by Thordis Simonsen | Oct 5, 2020
With curiosity, many of you have peered—literally and/or figuratively—through the windows under the sign MUSEUM OF AUTHENTICITY mounted on the building at 124 E 2nd Street, Salida, Colorado. The Museum is thrilled beyond measure to finally welcome you in! Please join...
by Thordis Simonsen | Dec 21, 2018
The Museum of Authenticity Gatehouse opened to the public on 21 June 2018, the first day of Salida’s 26th annual Art Walk. The Museum opening was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting at 4:00 pm on Saturday, 23 June. The first exhibit, “Dances in Two...
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by Thordis Simonsen | Aug 12, 2018
Irving George Lehman, Russian/American, 1900-1983 painted metal assemblage on wood base, 19 in. american artists early to mid-20th century works on paper This collection includes etchings, lithographs, watercolors, block prints, and photographs depicting landscapes...
by Thordis Simonsen | Aug 12, 2018
Eirini Koroki, Greek, contemporary paint on re-purposed board, 15.5 x 19 in. greek art & handcraft metal, wood, fiber, clay The collection of handmade utilitarian objects from Greece includes ceramic jugs from Florina, textiles from Metsovo, finely carved spinning...
by Thordis Simonsen | Aug 12, 2018
Michael Mrowka, American, 1955-Dances in Two Worlds, wood, 1991, 45 x 21 in. June 2018–June 2021 When the Museum of Authenticity Gatehouse neared completion at the beginning of 2018, I began to search for the focus of an exhibit that could be installed there while the...
