{"id":451,"date":"2009-10-10T13:04:42","date_gmt":"2009-10-10T20:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allentuppertrueanamericanartist.com\/?page_id=451"},"modified":"2012-02-19T14:18:32","modified_gmt":"2012-02-19T21:18:32","slug":"photo-gallery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/allentuppertrueanamericanartist.com\/?page_id=451","title":{"rendered":"News Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"
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KIRBY VISITED ATT ART EXHIBIT IN OKLAHOMA CITY<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On Monday, March 7, Victoria Tupper Kirby gave an illustrated talk about her grandfather’s life and work to over 150 docents at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, OK, followed by a book signing in the Museum store. She thought Allen True’s West<\/em> exhibition was beautifully installed and was impressed by the Museum guards’ interest in and knowledge of her grandfather’s work and pleased by the popularity of the exhibit.<\/p>\n

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Docent Audience in Lecture Hall<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

She also had time to enjoy the Museum’s permanent Western and Native American art collections as well as its unusual permanent exhibitions such as Prosperity Junction, a 1900 Western cattle town at dusk with full-size buildings including a saloon, school and general store; Western Performers Gallery that includes John Wayne’s personal firearms, kachinas and artwork, as well as film clips, posters, costumes & other memorabilia illustrating the history of Western movies; and the American Rodeo Gallery set in a lifelike 1950s arena & showcasing rodeo artifacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Bucking Horse in American Rodeo Gallery<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

On Tuesday evening, March 8, Victoria signed copies of the biography she co-wrote with her mother Jere True, Allen Tupper True: An American Artist<\/em>, at the local independent Full Circle Bookstore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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During the day on Tuesday, Victoria visited the Oklahoma Museum of Art, which has a large collection of Dale Chihuly glass as well as a collection of European and American art of the 19th and 20th centuries; then went to see the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum. One hundred sixty eight bronze and stone chairs are arranged in nine rows (according to the floor on which those killed in the bombing were working or visiting) on a small hill beside a large reflecting pool. Two Gates of Time frame the moment of destruction (9:01am – 9:03am) stand at the far ends of the pool. A tree that survived the blast still grows on another hill near the Museum. The Memorial is very serene and moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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The touring exhibit Allen True’s Wes<\/em>t continues at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum through May 15, 2011. It is the last venue for this show (due to the bankruptcy of the organization handling the tour).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center”<\/strong><\/h2>\n

<\/em>The touring exhibition Allen True\u2019s West <\/em>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. Victoria Tupper Kirby and her sister Joan True McKibben, both granddaughters of Allen True, attended the opening reception that was held on November 11 from 5-7 pm, followed by an illustrated talk and book signing from 7-8 pm by Victoria, co-author with her mother Jere True of the biography Allen Tupper True: An American Artist<\/em>. Please click on the thumbnail photos to get the full image<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Joan and Victoria visited the True family grave site in the Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs. They learned that in addition to their grandfather, Allen True\u2019s father Henry, his uncle Ira, his eldest son Frank and his first wife Donna Lea, as well as their two infant sons are buried there. In addition, Allen\u2019s two sisters Margaret and Katherine and their husbands are buried in the plot.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

ATT ART EXHIBITS OPEN IN DENVER<\/h2>\n

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009<\/h2>\n

Here is a series of photographs taken by Victoria Kirby during her week in Denver (September 28-October 4, 2009) to give a book talk at the Tattered Cover bookstore in downtown Denver, and to the attend the premiere of the PBS special on her grandfather Allen Tupper True and openings of the three exhibitions of his work and life at the Denver Art Museum, Denver Main Public Library and Colorado History Museum. Please click on the thumbnail photos to get the full image.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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True\u2019s biography in cake form courtesy of Edna Peltzmann at a party for the Colorado State Capitol volunteers to meet Victoria Kirby during her visit to Denver. <\/dd>\n<\/td>\n
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True\u2019s Seaside mural for Steele Elementary School in Denver. <\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Victoria Kirby giving a talk about the biography of her grandfather at the Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver. <\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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True's mural in the entrance lobby of the Quest building in Denver.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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