/coloradan/ en /coloradan/2024/07/16/muriel-sibell-wolle-artist-professor-ghost-town-guide <span>Muriel Sibell-Wolle: Artist, Professor, Ghost Town Guide</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-07-16T00:00:00-06:00" title="Tuesday, July 16, 2024 - 00:00">Tue, 07/16/2024 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/heritage_center_muriel_sibell-wolle.jpg?h=1fa2f1fb&amp;itok=g0wm428Z" width="1200" height="800" alt="Muriel Sibell-Wolle"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/72"> Old CU </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/444" hreflang="en">Art</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/182" hreflang="en">History</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1561" hreflang="en">Museum</a> </div> <span>Kelsey Yandura</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/heritage_center_muriel_sibell-wolle.jpg?itok=sDdqlJ7d" width="1500" height="1013" alt="Muriel Sibell-Wolle"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><h3 dir="ltr">1942</h3> <p dir="ltr">When Muriel Sibell-Wolle traded the East Coast for the foothills of 51´«Ă˝ in 1926, she was immediately spellbound by the region’s rich natural beauty, declaring she planned to stay "until they kick me out." She began teaching fine art at CU 51´«Ă˝ and went on to lead the department for nearly 20 years.&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr">One of the first and most prolific ghost town guidebook writers in the nation, Sibell-Wolle visited and sketched over a thousand mining towns in the American West. Here, Sibell-Wolle is pictured with her lithograph “Gladstone, Colorado,” which is now part of the CU Art Museum collection.</p> <p dir="ltr"></p> <hr> <p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-gold ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/coloradan/submit-your-feedback" rel="nofollow"> <span class="ucb-link-button-contents"> <i class="fa-solid fa-pencil">&nbsp;</i> Submit feedback to the editor </span> </a> </p> <hr> <p>Photo courtesy Floyd Walters Colection, CU Heritage Center</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>CU fine arts professor Muriel Sibell-Wolle visited and sketched over a thousand mining towns in the American West. She is now known as one of the first and most prolific ghost town guidebook writers in the nation.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 16 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 12340 at /coloradan