ART EXPRESS TO VISIT CARBON COUNTY MUSEUM

University of Wyoming Art Museum’s Traveling Exhibition
comes to town

The University of Wyoming Art Museum exhibition  Avian Wildlife of the Northern Rockies: Prints by Hans Kleiber will be on view at The Carbon County Museum from August 5, 2008 to September 30, 2008.

Drawn from the University of Wyoming Art Museum's collection of more than 400 works by Hans Kleiber (1887–1967), Hans Kleiber: Avian Wildlife of the Northern Rockies conveys Kleiber's love of wildlife, and birds in particular. He had a special fondness for ducks, which he depicted more often than any other bird.

Born in Germany, Kleiber immigrated with his family to the United States in 1900 when he was thirteen years old. He arrived with an abiding love of the outdoors and a desire to see the wild terrain of the West. His opportunity came in 1907 when he took a job with the newly-formed U.S. Forest Service and relocated to Dayton, Wyoming. His work with the Forest Service took him all over the Northwest, from eastern Washington to the international boundary of northern Minnesota, a diverse and beautiful region that would eventually inspire his artwork.

Kleiber did not have any formal art training, however, in the 1920s, he learned printmaking to earn extra money for his family. He built a press and began producing and selling his illustrations. His imagery of nature and wildlife was popular among outdoor enthusiasts in both the United States and England. In 1924, he resigned from the Forest Service and devoted all his time to art. By 1929, Kleiber was exhibiting widely and developing a reputation as an important Wyoming artist.

The Touring Exhibition Service is celebrating 25 years of service throughout Wyoming.  It is made possible by FMC and the National Advisory Board of the UW Art Museum.

The Carbon County Museum is open 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Tuesday – Saturday, located at 904 W. Walnut, Rawlins, WY.  Admission is free.  For more information, please call 307-328-2740 or visit www.carboncountymuseum.com. 

Image: Hans Kleiber, Pheasants III, Etching, 9 3/4 x 7 5/8 inches, Gift of William and Carole Ward, University of Wyoming Art Museum