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Shwayder Art Building (Denver, Colo.)

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University of Denver. 2121 East Asbury Avenue, Denver, Colordao 80208. Date built: October 26, 1978. Gross square feet: 46,456. The Shwayder Art Building opened in 1978 and dedicated on May 15, 1979. It is named for the Jesse and Nellie Shwayder Foundation, which donated $1.7 million in stock toward the building project.

The Shwayder Art Building contains the Victoria H. Myhren Gallery, the principal exhibition venue of the School of Art and Art History.

Citation:
Breck, A.D. (1996). From the rockies to the world (pg. 181); University of Denver. Special Collections and Archives. University of Denver Buildings Collection. Groundbreaking invitation. [U123.01.0008.0024].

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

University of Denver Shwayder Art Building Dedication, 1977 October 26

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Identifier: U201.01.0012.0018.00003
Abstract

University of Denver Chancellor Maurice B. Mitchell and King Shwayder pose with a plaque at the dedication ceremony for the Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. Jesse and Nellie Shwayder Inc., a family foundation, donated $1.7 million toward the construction, the building's architect was Slater-Paull and Associates, and the firm Gerald H. Phipps Inc. was awarded the rights to construct the building.

Dates: 1977 October 26

University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Gallery, 1977 October

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Identifier: U201.01.0012.0019.00027
Abstract

The commemoration service for the University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. Chancellor Maurice Mitchell, an unidentified woman, and an unidentified man stand by a plaque which reads: "Shwayder Art Building In memory of Jessie and Nellie Shwayder In recognition of their love of the arts, belief in young people and their profound interest in the ultimate importance of education Commemorated October 26, 1977"

Dates: 1977 October

University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Gallery, 1996 March

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Identifier: U201.01.0012.0019.00030
Abstract

Negatives and a photograph of the negatives depicting the Chancellor's gift of new computers for the Art School at the University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. Two male students sit in front of a computer terminal, talking and pointing at the monitor, from varying angles.

Dates: 1996 March

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