Posted February 29, 2008
Prescott, AZ - Beverly Swanson, widow of the late Ray Swanson will be speaking at the Phippen Museum at 1:00pm on Saturday, March 15, 2008. Beverly will lead a tour of the Museum's new exhibit, A Life Lived the Beauty Way, which chronicles the 45 year artistic career of Ray Swanson. Admission to the Conversation is free with your Museum admission.
In Navajo belief, the Beauty Way is the way through which beauty, balance and harmony are maintained in life. To "Walk in the Beauty" means to be at peace with all things and all people. Ray Swanson, respected member of the Cowboy Artists of America and the American Watercolor Society, definitely lived the "Beauty Way" in his career and personal life. His works can currently be seen in the Phippen Museum's exhibit, A Life Lived the Beauty Way: a Ray Swanson Retrospective, which runs from through July 6, 2008. This exhibit features over 60 of Ray's paintings spanning his entire career and includes a replica of his art studio.
The Phippen Museum opened in 1984 and was named after Prescott resident and founding member of the Cowboy Artists of America, George Phippen. The Museum's mission is to preserve and exhibit museum quality Western art, and educate the public about the unique heritage, history, legends, and influence of the art of the American West. Museum admission is $5.00 for adults; $4.00 for seniors, students, and AAA members; children under twelve and Museum Members are free. The Museum is located just a few minutes north of downtown Prescott, at 4701 Highway 89 North. For additional information please call (928) 778-1385 or visit our website at www.phippenartmuseum.org.
