Shwayder Art Building (Denver, Colo.)
Biography
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 23 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Construction, 1979
Raising a sculpture into place near the University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado, near the time of the opening of that building.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Construction, 1978 September 21
Photoboard of exterior views of the construction of the University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. Students are included in some of the images.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Construction, 1978 February 9
Negatives and a photograph of the negatives depicting exterior views of the construction of the University of Denver's new Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Exterior, 1979 February
Exterior view of the University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. Students and cars in the foreground.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Exterior, between 1978-2008
Exterior view of University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. Students sit and walk on stairs.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Exterior, 1978 September 21
Photograph of 12 color negatives depicting exterior views of the University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Exterior, between 1978-2008
Exterior view of University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado; two students sit on a concrete bench in front of the building.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Exterior, between 1978-1999
Exterior view of University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. A female student reclines against a red banister, sitting on a concrete bench, while studying. Stairs and more red banisters are behind the student.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Exterior, between 1978-2008
Photograph of an artist's depiction of the exterior view of University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Exterior, between 1978-1998
Exterior view of University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. A male and a female student laugh and talk in the foreground.
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