How the West Was Drawn

Although women artists captured the West for more than 150 years, most people are only familiar with Georgia O‘Keeffe. Brought to the western frontier by their husbands in the wake of the gold rush, women artists rarely had any formal training. Instead, their fascination with the beautiful, rugged country and its people pushed them to create and refine their talents. The women artists in this educational volume include Kathryn Leighton, Malvina Hoffman, Grace May Betts, and the best-known female artist of the West: Georgia O‘Keeffe. In this one-on-one tour of fourteen women artists, prompts draw the reader‘s attention to details that casual viewers may miss. These questions lead to further discussion. Readers gain a better understanding of each artist‘s life, inspiration, subject matter, and the techniques of looking at art. The introduction explains the forces that brought women to the West and the barriers they faced as artists. Fascinating facts will delight readers with additional information and encourage art lovers of all ages to learn more about the West‘s women pioneers. Linda L. Osmundson has written hundreds of articles for regional and national publications. A former presenter at the National Docent Symposium, she is the author of How the West Was Drawn: Cowboy Charlie‘s Art and How the West Was Drawn: Frederic Remington‘s Art. As a docent trainer, she taught how to interactively look at art to classroom volunteers. She herself has served as a docent in four major art museums and two galleries. Osmundson lives in Fort Collins, Colorado. Grace May Betts ï¿1/2 Alice Cleaver ï¿1/2 Blanche Dugan Cole ï¿1/2 Catharine Carter Critcher ï¿1/2 Edith Hamlin Dixon ï¿1/2 Jessie Benton Evans ï¿1/2 Lydia Dunham Smith Fabian ï¿1/2 Sally James Farnham ï¿1/2 Malvina Hoffman ï¿1/2 Grace Carpenter Hudson ï¿1/2 Kathryn Leighton ï¿1/2 Georgia O‘Keeffe ï¿1/2 Marjorie Reed ï¿1/2 Marjorie Holmes Thomas