Art
Found in 251 Collections and/or Records:
'The Face on the Barroom Floor'
Photograph of the face painted on the bar room floor by Herndon Davis in 1936. Davis was commissioned by the Central City Opera House Association to paint a few works for properties around Central City, Colorado. Painting is based on the poem by Hugh Antoine D'Arcy but is actually of Edna Juanita (Cotter) Davis, Herndon's wife.
The Harvest, 1980
This is the second copy we have of "The Harvest." It is numbered 17/25 and signed by the artist.
The Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts Records
"The Wall", 2008
Encaustic wax painting; black background with silver metallic paint on textured surface; some gold metallic paint as well. The artwork also includes a small wood shelf with a pair of toddler sized shoes (black patent leather Mary Janes). Shoes and woodshelf in Box 30.
"Think we could strike a deal?", circa 1960
Pencil sketch on tracing paper of a woman on a doorstep with a milk bottle in one hand and the outstretched holding money (presumably) toward the milkman. The milkman has a milk crate of bottles in each hand and his head is turned back toward the woman on the doorstep. The quotation at the bottom of the sketch states "Think we could strike a deal?"
"Transport", 2013
Multi-piece artwork consisting of an encaustic painting on canvas, pair of shoes and wood shelf for shoes. Canvas has floral patterned wallpaper with large red flowers, covered with wax. Canvas is surrounded by ash wood frame. Wax makes surface 3-dimensional.
"Transport" Shoes, 2025
A 10in X 10in wooden box with a pair of women's shoes for the "Transport" display.
University of Denver Art Class Portrait, between 1880-1915
11 women and two men pose for a portrait. In an enclosed handwritten note, the two men are identified as Professor Preston Powers and Mr. Thompson, and one of the women is identified as Miss Hilda Hager. The note and photo are both undated.
University of Denver Schwayder Art Building, Dedication, 1975 February 6
Still image of a statue in a mostly empty, white-walled, brightly lit gallery. Photos and other works of art lean against the wall, waiting to be hung. On the University of Denver campus, 2/6/1975.
University of Denver Schwayder Art Building, Dedication, 1975 February 6
Still image of art gallery on the University of Denver campus, 2/6/1975. The walls are white and bright lights are overhead. Pieces of art lean on walls and lay on the floor, prepatory to being hung.