Nationality
American
Title of Work
A Visit to Surprise Creek Colony
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Date of Work
1981
Medium
Watercolor
Signature
Lower right
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection
Status
Displayed: Room 322
Location
Gorecki Alumni Center
Artist Bio
Sallie Bowen, who currently lives in Butte, Montana, received a BA in Art History from Lake Forest College, Illinois. She then went on to study painting at the Art Institute of Chicago. Relocating to Montana, she completed a Master's degree in Education at the University of Montana-Billings and also continued her studies in studio art.
Additional Information
The agricultural subject of Bowen’s watercolor involves a group of children at a Hutterite colony located in Montana. To provide for their families, Hutterite’s farm, raise livestock, and manufacture articles for sale.