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Eiteljorg Insider: Five Questions with Johanna M. Blume, Curator of Western Art, History, and Culture
Johanna M. Blume By: Sophia Holt-Wilson, Eiteljorg Marketing and Communications Intern Johanna M. Blume was recently promoted to the position of Curator of Western art, history, and culture at the Eiteljorg. She has been at the museum for almost 10 years and has...
Eiteljorg Insider: Five Questions with Alisa Nordholt-Dean, Beeler Family Director of Education and Public Programs
Meet Alisa By: Sophia Holt-Wilson, Eiteljorg Marketing and Communications Intern Alisa Nordholt-Dean, who will be celebrating 15 years at the Eiteljorg in June, is the Beeler Family Director of Education and Public Programs at the Eiteljorg. She oversees public events...
Sculptor Michael Naranjo portrays incredible ideas in bronze, by touch
By Bryan Corbin, Storyteller magazine editor Artworks on exhibit in museums often are accompanied by signs that say, “Please do not touch.” But in the exhibition Please Touch! The Sculptures of Michael Naranjo, Eiteljorg visitors can experience remarkable bronze...
Case, Russell G.
G. Russell Case Born 1966 in Cedar City, Utah; lives in Brigham City, Utah OUT OF NORTHERN UTAH, G. Russell Case makes his home in Brigham City, Utah. Although surrounded by the Rocky Mountains, Case’s passion lies south in the desert. Vast mesas and endless skies are...
Cotton, Brent
Brent Cotton Born 1972 in Blackfoot, Idaho; lives in Stevensville, Montana BRENT COTTON is an award winning, nationally recognized artist who prefers to paint in the Tonalist/Luminist style made popular in the late 1800s. He seeks to create works that evoke a mood,...
Fellows, Deborah Copenhaver
Deborah Copenhaver Fellows Born 1976 in Torrance, California; lives in Sonoita, Arizona DEBORAH IS A HORSEWOMAN, raised on a cattle ranch in northern Idaho and brought up in a competitive family of rodeo champions. She holds a BA degree with a fine-art major following...
Santillanes, Dave
A NATIVE OF COLORADO, Dave Santillanes grew up at the base of the Rocky Mountains. Early family trips into the mountains fostered a deep love and appreciation for the wilderness and probably influenced his later preference for outdoor work, such as wildland...
Howell-Sickles, Donna
DONNA HOWELL SICKLES, a Texas-based artist, has taken the image and idea of the cowgirl beyond charcoal lines and into reality. In the Western art genre, she has been exploring the layers beneath the cowgirl’s engaging exterior for more than 40 years. Howell-Sickles...
Kelso, Mark
MARK KELSO IS A NATIVE-BORN HOOSIER, educated in Indianapolis, IN, at John Herron School of Art. He began his professional career in 1992. Mark’s art has since gained worldwide attention and been exhibited and collected globally. His paintings have sold through...