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Full Name
  
Genevieve Adams

Movement
  
Modernist

Died
  
26 November 2007

Resting place
  
Bozeman

Nationality
  
American

Spouse(s)
  
Robert "Bob" DeWeese

Period
  
Modernism

Books
  
Hamlet's planets

Born
  
January 10, 1921 (
1921-01-10
)

Known for
  
development of the Montana contemporary arts community

Mam cam behind the vault doors gennie deweese painting


Genevieve "Gennie" DeWeese (née Adams) (10 January 1921 – 26 November 2007) was a modernist painter and prominent member of the art community in Bozeman, Montana. Gennie and her husband, Robert "Bob" DeWeese (d. 1990) were notable for the major role they played in the development of the Montana contemporary arts community.

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DeWeese graduated from Ohio State University and received a teaching certificate from the University of Michigan. DeWeese settled in Bozeman, Montana in 1949 with her husband Robert "Bob" DeWeese, who was an Instructor of Art at Montana State University.

Gennie DeWeese's early work is characterized by thick brushwork and domestic subjects. Later in her career, she moved toward landscapes and non-objective abstractions. In 1977, DeWeese and her husband made their Bozeman home into a gallery, where they exhibited work by local artists. In 1995, DeWeese and her husband received the Montana Governor’s Award for the Arts, and DeWeese was awarded an honorary doctorate of fine arts from Montana State University.

The DeWeeses were mentioned by Robert Pirsig in his book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. The narrator of the book (Pirsig) stayed with them during his journeys and they discussed his philosophy of Quality.

Gennie deweese the process of painting


References

Gennie DeWeese Wikipedia


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