Title
Genevieve “Anne” Armstrong
Subject
Genevieve "Anne" Armstrong
Painting
Painting
Creator
Augustus W. Dunbier
Date
ca. 1950s
Format
.jpg image of painted portrait hanging in Clarkson College Library
Coverage
This is a painting of Genevieve "Anne" Armstrong. Her husband, Theodore “Ted” Armstrong was vice president at Kiewit Construction working directly for Peter Kiewit, the founder, until Mr. Armstrong retired in 1970. Mr. Armstrong served on the board of trustees for Bishop Clarkson Memorial Hospital Corporation and on the board of the Peter Kiewit Foundation. Anne was a member of the Clarkson Service League. Sadly, Anne Armstrong died in 1958 so the portrait was painted prior to that year. In 1960 her estate donated $30,000 to provide scholarships for Clarkson students.
The portrait of Mrs. Armstrong was painted by Augustus W. Dunbier, a noted Omaha artist. Dunbier was educated in Germany and also attended the Art Institute of Chicago. He often worked in the southwest United States but always returned to his home in Omaha at 914 N. 49th Avenue. He taught art classes at the Joslyn Art Museum periodically and private classes often outdoors. The Joslyn’s Abrahams Library has a photo of one of his classes painting at Spring Lake Park in South Omaha. Dunbier painted landscapes, still-lifes, and portraits. He refused to paint portraits from photographs insisting that the subject sit for him. Dunbier lived to the age of 89 and worked until about a year before his death.
The portrait of Mrs. Armstrong was painted by Augustus W. Dunbier, a noted Omaha artist. Dunbier was educated in Germany and also attended the Art Institute of Chicago. He often worked in the southwest United States but always returned to his home in Omaha at 914 N. 49th Avenue. He taught art classes at the Joslyn Art Museum periodically and private classes often outdoors. The Joslyn’s Abrahams Library has a photo of one of his classes painting at Spring Lake Park in South Omaha. Dunbier painted landscapes, still-lifes, and portraits. He refused to paint portraits from photographs insisting that the subject sit for him. Dunbier lived to the age of 89 and worked until about a year before his death.
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