Anne Evans, a pioneer in Colorado's cultural history : the things that last when gold is gone by Sternberg, Barbara, 1923-, Boone, Jennifer; Waldron, Evelyn; Center for Colorado & the West at Auraria Library instant download

Anne Evans, a pioneer in Colorado's cultural history : the things that last when gold is gone by Sternberg, Barbara, 1923-, Boone, Jennifer; Waldron, Evelyn; Center for Colorado & the West at Auraria Library instant download

xix, 556 pages : 23 cm, Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-546) and index, Who was Anne Evans? -- Patriarch John Evans : doctor, governor, Methodist, capitalist, philanthropist -- New England mother : cultural pioneer -- Life in Colorado Territory -- Sand Creek and after -- A birth in London and an uncommon childhood -- Denver school days, \"wild, free\" mountain summers -- Life lessons from cousin Nina -- Paris, Berlin, Denver, New York : the artist years -- Entering Denver's art world -- John Evans dies, William Evans' star rises -- The legacy of Margaret Evans -- Tribulations and resurgence of William Evans -- Anne Evans and the Denver Art Museum -- A center of public happiness : the Denver Public Library -- The dream of a civic center -- Anne Evans and the theosophical movement -- Anne Evans, Mary Kent Wallace and the Kent School -- New Mexico : advocate for the art of Native Americans and the preservation of mission churches -- Introducing Native arts at the Denver Art Museum -- You must have a good time! Summer life on the Evans Ranch -- The Evans/Denver University connections -- Saving Central -- Epilogue: Something so solid and substantial -- Appendices. I. Family tree ; II. Chronology ; III. Anne Evans' accomplishments and honors