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Arcturus, Helsingfors, 1935
Born in New Hampton, Iowa, Eve Drewelowe graduated from Hampton High School in 1919 and then studied at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (Graphic and Plastic Arts). Drewelowe went on to become the first recipient of a Masters of Painting degree at the University of Iowa in 1924.
Following her graduation, Eve moved to Boulder, Colorado, with her husband, Jacob Van Ek, whom she married in 1923. In Boulder, her husband worked at the University of Colorado eventually becoming the Dean of Arts and Sciences. Drewelowe also taught at the University, first at the School of Engineering during 1927-1928, then in the Department of Fine Arts (summer sessions) during 1936-1937.
The couple traveled extensively beginning with a thirteen-month trip (1928-29) in which they visited twenty-three countries in the South Pacific, Asia, Africa, and Europe. During that time, Drewelowe filled seven sketchbooks. A trip in 1935 took them to Denmark, Finland, England, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Russia. The artist later spent two months in Mexico in 1967 and the following two years were spent traveling the South Pacific.
Though a number of her works in oil, watercolors, and pen and ink depict her travels, Eve's love of Colorado and the West is apparent through the number of pieces she created depicting the region.
Following her graduation, Eve moved to Boulder, Colorado, with her husband, Jacob Van Ek, whom she married in 1923. In Boulder, her husband worked at the University of Colorado eventually becoming the Dean of Arts and Sciences. Drewelowe also taught at the University, first at the School of Engineering during 1927-1928, then in the Department of Fine Arts (summer sessions) during 1936-1937.
The couple traveled extensively beginning with a thirteen-month trip (1928-29) in which they visited twenty-three countries in the South Pacific, Asia, Africa, and Europe. During that time, Drewelowe filled seven sketchbooks. A trip in 1935 took them to Denmark, Finland, England, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Russia. The artist later spent two months in Mexico in 1967 and the following two years were spent traveling the South Pacific.
Though a number of her works in oil, watercolors, and pen and ink depict her travels, Eve's love of Colorado and the West is apparent through the number of pieces she created depicting the region.
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