It’s known as Colorado’s Art War. In 1948 modern artists broke off from the Denver Artists Guild to hold their own show at the Denver Art Museum. There was name-calling and a lot of newspaper coverage. Now an exhibit at the Kirkland Museum in Denver tells the story of this war. Hugh Grant and Deborah Wadsworth are co-curators for the exhibit. Grant talks with CPR's Ryan Warner. (Interview originally aired June 16, 2011)
[Images: Oil painting, "Burlesque," by Angelo di Benedetto, courtesy of Kirkland Museum; Oil painting, "Unicorn With a Friend," by Vance Kirkland, courtesy of Kirkland Museum; Oil painting, "Transfigured Night," by William Sanderson, courtesy of Northeastern Junior College Foundation]
