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Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

1311 Pearl St, Denver, CO

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Hours Tues–Sun 11am–5pm. Guided tour Wed–Sat at 1:30pm
Phone 303/832-8576
Web site www.kirklandmuseum.org
Prices Admission $7 adults, $6 students, teachers, and seniors
Closed Closed major holidays
Other Children 13–17 must be accompanied by an adult. Children 12 and under are not permitted due to the fragile nature of the collection

Review of Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art

This terrific museum covers Colorado’s most illustrious artist, Vance Kirkland (1904–81), in grand fashion, while also presenting a world-class collection of decorative arts. Kirkland was a watercolor painter focused on Western landscapes when he started experimenting, combining oils and watercolors on one canvas. The Denver arts establishment discounted his modern ideas, but Kirkland later won accolades for creating his own artistic universe in his stunning paintings, about 60 of which are on display here. First built in 1911, his preserved brick studio has an unusual harness he used for painting on flat canvases facedown (dating from his “dot” period). The museum’s decorative-arts collection, located here and in a separate gallery across the street, includes more than 3,300 pieces ranging from teacups to armchairs, and there are also more than 700 works by notable Colorado artists other than Kirkland.

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