Victoria on June 24th, 2014

The Former Colorado National Bank is transformed into the  Renaissance Marriott Downtown Denver and Allen Tupper True’s Murals are Preserved Report and Photos by Joan True McKibben, Granddaughter of Allen Tupper True Having seen the Colorado National Bank (CNB) building in her saddest state, it was with utter joy that I walked into her lobby […]

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Victoria on February 2nd, 2011

Due to a winter storm affecting the Oklahoma City area, the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum will be closed to the public Tuesday, February 1, through Thursday, February 3, 2011. In addition to the galleries, this closing includes Dining on Persimmon Hill restaurant inside the Museum, The Museum Store and the administrative offices. Please […]

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The touring exhibit Allen True’s West opens next at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, 1700 NE 63rd Street in Oklahoma City, OK,  on February 4 and runs through May 15, 2011. It is the last venue for this show (due to the bankruptcy of the organization handling the tour). There is a preview […]

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Victoria on November 26th, 2010

ALLEN TRUE WAS A FAMILY MAN Victoria Tupper Kirby says her grandfather taught her to fly fish, play chess and draw horses. She recalls less about his work in the studio than she does about True gently training the family dog. “He was a very patient man, my grandfather, with children and animals,” she says. But […]

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Victoria on November 21st, 2010

Allen True’s West: New touring show celebrates Western art “Allen True’s West” When: Through Jan. 9 Where: Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St. Admission: $10, $8.50 seniors, military personnel with ID and students, members free; 634-5583, csfineartscenter.org Something else: From 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Victoria Tupper Kirby, co-author of “Allen Tupper True: An […]

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Victoria on November 21st, 2010

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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 […]

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Victoria on September 25th, 2010

Victoria Kirby will give an illustrated talk about the life and work of her grandfather Allen Tupper True at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, 30 West Dale Street in Colorado Springs, on Thursday, November 11, 2010, at 7 pm as part of the opening events of Allen True’s West, a touring exhibition of forty-two works, […]

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On Thursday, July 8, 2010, at 6 pm, the Nicolaysen Art Museum, 400 E. Collins Drive in Casper, WY, will co-present with Hilltop National Bank “The Conservation and Restoration of Allen True’s Murals,” a lecture by Carmen F. Bria, Jr., Director and Chief Conservator at the Western Center for the Conservation of Fine Arts in […]

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