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 216 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Gallery, 1996 January
Interior view of University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. Installation of a gallery exhibit with sandbags and ropes crisscrossing the gallery, holding up a piece of artwork.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Gallery, 1977 October
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"
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Gallery, 1996 January 9
Negatives and a photograph of the negatives depicting interior views of the installation of an art exhibit in the gallery of the University of Denver, Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Gallery, between 1978-2008
Exterior view of University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Gallery, between 1978-2008
Interior view of University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. During formation of the art gallery
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Gallery, between 1978-2008
Interior view of University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. Yellow structure in the foreground.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Gallery, between 1978-2008
Interior view of University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado. Yellow structure in the foreground.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Gallery, between 1978-2008
Exterior side view of University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Gallery, 1995 December
Negatives and a photograph of the negatives depicting interior views of the empty gallery before it was renovated in the University of Denver's Shwayder Art Building in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Shwayder Art Building, Gallery, 1996 March
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.
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