Ghost town drawings 1940-1975.

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Ghost town drawings 1940-1975.

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This collection contains thirty drawings by Muriel Sibell Wolle of old Colorado mining and mill sites and ghost towns, contained in two oversized boxes. The sizes of the drawings range from 12" x 16" to 16"x 22" and are on paper, executed in a variety and/or combination of media, including charcoal, colored pencil, watercolor, crayon, ink and lithographic crayon. These drawings were completed between 1941 and 1975, and portray buildings that were changed or restored, as in the case of Cripple Creek and Central City, or deteriorated or destroyed. Many sites have been destroyed by man, landslides or general deterioration caused by weather and neglect.

2 boxes (30 items)

Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Alfred M. Bailey Library

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Alfred M. Bailey Library

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Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977

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Colorado author, artist, historian, and lecturer. Born April 3, 1898 Brooklyn, N.Y. Long-time resident of Colorado and art professor at University of Colorado. Died January 9, 1977 Boulder. From the description of Papers, 1926-1976. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 14117123 Muriel Sibell Wolle was a renowned artist and writer who captured pictorially and in words the spirit of hundreds of old mining towns and mining camps in the American West. Her paintings and s...