~*VERONA L BURKHARD*~ *Listed*Two Wyoming Paintings*~NR ~Wyoming Valley & Evening Range~Outstanding! WPA Artist Start Price USD 2,250.00 Current Price USD 2,250.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 2,500.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, May 08, 2008 End Time Sunday, May 18, 2008 Location Gold Rush Foothills, CA See more about '~*VERONA L BURKHARD*~ *Listed*Two Wyoming Paintings*~NR' Description     *~VERONA L BURKHARD 1910-2004 Two Wyoming Paintings*~NR       Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image  Hello. Thank you for your time!   Even if you aren't buying, enjoy the pictures. You don't often get a chance to see her beautiful work!  VERONA LORRAINE BURKHARD b.1910-d.2004 in Grand Junction, Colorado. Miss Burkhard's paintings very rarely come up for auction! I'm selling this pair of paintings together, for one price. They go together! One is titled "WYOMING VALLEY" the other is "EVENING RANGE". These are absolutely beautiful! A little background information in case you're unfamilar with Miss Burkhard: She was born in Paris in 1910 to Vee and Henri Burkhard. Vee was a fashion artist and Henri, a noted painter. Verona was a devoted student of Frank Mechau along with well know artists Ethyl and Jenne Magafan and Ed Chavez. Verona like Mechau expressed the landscape and lore of the West. There is much information to be found on Miss Burkhard on the internet. BOOK REFERENCES: Who's Who in American Art, Davenport's {Gold edition}, Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West and the Artist Bluebook {American Artists}. She is most often known for her mural-western scene, landscape. Her strongest affiliation is NY and Colorado. If you have time, check out the beautiful mural of hers on the Montana website: http://www.visitmt.com/history/Montana_of_Western_History/fall2003/madeinmontana.htm . I could go on all day about these beautiful paintings. They are outstanding! Each frame measures 18 x 15 3/4". The actual painting showing measures approx. 11 1/2" x 8 1/2". The watercolors are in excellent condition. The back paper has never been removed. I will entertain serious offers. I 100% guarantee authenticity. Thank you everyone for viewing my auctions! I appreciate your business and will make it a pleasant buying experience for you! Don't miss your chance to acquire not one, but two of her paintings!  I will pay shipping in the U.S. No hidden fees to look for. You may inspect these paintings by appointment. Also, I prefer not to take Paypal on this auction but may consider it. Email me! Thank you for looking! ******************************************************************************** I have added more info below from Askart. Some is repeat but I'm adding it to save you a little time on research. Thanks! Obituary For Verona L. Burkhard, submitted July 2004 by Michelle Sulley, Callahan-Edfast Mortuary, Grand Junction, Colorado. Miss Verona Lorraine Burkhard, artist, designer, teacher, and selfless contributor to her community, resident of The Fountains since its opening, died July 16th after a brief illness and a long and productive life. She was born on June 8, 1910 the daughter and granddaughter of artists: her mother Vee, a fashion artist, her father Henri, a noted painter, and her maternal grandfather Giovanni Turini, the sculptor of the statue of Garibaldi in Washington Square. Raised in New Jersey and New York, she studied art at the Art Students' League under Boardman Robinson, at Cooper Union, and at Columbia University under Colorado artist Frank Mechau. An accomplished painter as well as a ceramist, Verona also worked in enamelware, glass, copper, and stitchery, winning many competitions and prizes. She was awarded seven U.S. Government mural commissions in national competitions for public buildings in Wyoming, Montana, North Carolina, and Washington, D.C. She designed fountains for Main St. in Grand Junction and the Regional Center, and did interior design for Mesa and Rangely Colleges as well as many homes in Grand Junction. In 1949, after heading the art program at the Potomac School in Washington D.C., Verona was drawn West where she had often traveled. She chose Grand Junction as home for herself and her beloved mother, settling on 2nd Fruitridge where she built a ceramics and painting studio out of an old barn behind her house and opened an art school downtown. Later, she designed and built a beautiful adobe home on Little Park Road. Through her art classes and public school projects to which she gave a lot of hard work and infectious enthusiasm, Verona succeeded in expanding and deepening the interest in art in this community. She was one of the founders of the Art Center and served on its board for years. She designed and built its unique copper doors. In recognition of her extraordinary achievements as an artist and teacher, in 1965 she was honored as Colorado Woman of the Year. Verona had many friends with whom she shared her love of art and nature. She particularly loved exploring the desert canyons of the region. Verona never married. She is survived by her niece, Judith Burkhard of Florida. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A painter, muralist and potter, Verona Burkhard grew up with artistic parents, who had immigrated from Europe to New York City. After studying with Boardman Robinson at the Art Students League, she worked in freelance advertising and then won a government commission for murals in public buildings in Wyoming, Montana, North Carolina and Washington DC. After completing these projects for the WPA, she enrolled in the division of drawing, painting and sculpture in the School of Architecture at Columbia University and studied with Frank Mechau and Wallace Harrison. In the 1930s, she also began traveling in the West including Arizona for two weeks in 1929. From 1945 to 1946, she headed the art department of the Potomac School in Washington DC, and in 1949 settled in Grand Junction, Colorado. From there, she continued treks into the western landscape with the Four Corners area being a favorite destination. Source: Phil Kovinick and Marian Yoshiki Kovinick, "Women Artists of the American West" - 2004 (Grand Junction, Colorado)New York/Coloradomural-western scene, landscape Methods * Commercial Artist * Mural Painting * Painter/Artist * Potter/Ceramist Mediums * Ceramic/Porcelain * Copper * Fresco * Oil * Textiles/ Fabric Styles * Realism/Impressionism Subjects * Advertising/Commercial Art * Commercial/Illustration Art * History * Landscape * Statue-Sculpture * Western Genre Geography/Places Visited * Arizona Before 1940 Exhibitions * Nat'l Association Women Artists-Exhibit * National Academy of Design-Exhibited * Pennsylvania Academy-Exhibited Teachers * Boardman Robinson Schools * Art Students League of New York-Student * Columbia University-Student Added Description * Art Educator Thank you for visiting my auction! 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