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Sep 27, 2019
2 minutes
—KIM HABICHT
OCT. 12
COMING OF AGE
pencer and Julie Penrose, founders of the Broadmoor Hotel, started the Broadmoor Art Academy in 1919 in hopes of creating an institution that would garner national recognition. The school delivered on that ambition by attracting legendary en plein air artists—such as John F. Carlson, George Biddle,, the center is returning to its roots by showcasing a gallery of masterpieces created during the school’s earliest years. The collection includes Ernest Lawson’s painting of Cripple Creek, on loan from the Smithsonian American Art Museum. One hundred never looked so good.
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