“Allen True’s West” Opens at Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

Allen True’s West opened on November 12, 2010, and will run through January 9, 2011, in the El Pomar Gallery of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Museum, 30 West Dale Street in Colorado Springs, CO.  A well-attended opening reception was held on November 11 from 5-7 pm, followed by an illustrated talk and book signing from 7-8 pm by True’s granddaughter Victoria Tupper Kirby, co-author with her mother Jere True of the biography Allen Tupper True: An American Artist.

Allen True’s West is a touring exhibition organized by the Denver Art Museum consisting of 42 works ranging from original oil paintings and mural studies to periodical reproductions. The Fine Arts Center has supplemented its exhibition with three additional easel works borrowed from local collectors.

Allen True’s West is sponsored by El Pomar Foundation, UMB Bank Colorado Springs, KKTV and The Gazette.