True, Allen Tupper, 1881-1955
Variant namesMural painter, illustrator; Denver, Colo.; b. 1881; d. 1955.
Studied at the University of Denver, the Corcoran School of Art, 1901-1902, and with Howard Pyle, 1902-1908. From approximately 1913-1915, True worked with Frank Brangwyn, assisting him in the execution of murals at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. True specialized in Western themes, and his most notable murals decorate the state capitol buildings of Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, and Wyoming. From 1934-1945, True acted as consultant for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, in charge of and designing all decoration and color schemes for the Boulder Dam power plant, Grand Coulee Dam, and the Shasta Dam, among others.
From the description of Allen Tupper True and True family papers, 1841-1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78587862
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Allen Tupper True and True family papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | True, Allen Tupper, 1881-1955. The Hopi potter [art original]. | Denver Public Library, Central Library | |
| creatorOf | True, Allen T. [Mountain scene [art original]. | Denver Public Library, Central Library | |
| creatorOf | True, Allen Tupper, 1881-1955. Commerce of the prairies [art original]. | Denver Public Library, Central Library | |
| creatorOf | True, Allen T. Saint Francis of Assisi Church, Taos, N.M. [art original]. | Denver Public Library, Central Library | |
| creatorOf | True, Allen Tupper, 1881-1955. [Man in red cape] [art original]. | Denver Public Library, Central Library | |
| creatorOf | True, Allen Tupper, 1881-1955. The cliff dwellers [art original]. | Denver Public Library, Central Library | |
| referencedIn | Unknown,. Christmas card collection, 1918-2009 1918-1951. | Denver Public Library, Central Library | |
| referencedIn | Philip R. Goodwin Collection, 1893-1935 | McCracken Research Library - BBHC |
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| Relation | Name | |
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| associatedWith | American Smelting and Refining Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941. | person |
| associatedWith | Brangwyn, Frank, Sir, 1867-1956. | person |
| associatedWith | Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911. | person |
| associatedWith | True, Harry A. | person |
| associatedWith | True, Margaret Tupper. | person |
| associatedWith | Tupper, Ellen Smith. | person |
| associatedWith | Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers), 1882-1945. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Taos (N.M.) | |||
| Colorado--Denver | |||
| New Mexico | |||
| New Mexico | |||
| New Mexico--Taos | |||
| West (U.S.) |
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| Adobe churches |
| Artists' studios |
| Church buildings |
| Cliff-dwellers |
| Hopi art |
| Hopi pottery |
| Illustrators |
| Indians in art |
| Indians of North America |
| Indians of North America |
| Mountains |
| Muralists |
| Mural painting and decoration, American |
| Painting, American |
| Painting, American |
| Prairies in art |
| Women and religion |
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Person
Birth 1881-05-30
Death 1955-11-01
Americans
