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S. R. DeBoer
Artist John Edward Thompson worked in and out of his mural studio on the DeBoer property.
Thompson studied in Europe and absorbed Cezanne's cubist influence prior to coming to Denver and is known as the "Dean of Colorado Painters" and Colorado's first modernist.
Thompson's Mural Studio within the DeBoer Historic District
Thompson studied in the south of France. His studio, designed by noted architect, Arthur Fisher, is reminiscent of the building style found in the Provence region.
John Edward Thompson, his mural studio, 1942.
Starting in 1923, Thompson collaborated with the architectural firm, Fisher & Fisher, and painted murals and decorative art in many public buildings and private homes. Murals in the University of Denver theater and the Polo Club were destroyed; however, beautiful examples of Thompson's architectural decorations and murals exist in the Waring House at the Denver Botanic Gardens and, a few block away, in St. John's Episcopal Cathedral (in St. Martin's Chapel).
Thompson frequently portrayed the cottonwood trees, bridges and footpaths on the DeBoer property.
Thompson was Colorado's first modernist and chaired the Art Departments for the University of Denver and Colorado Women's College before his untimely death in 1945.
Thompson's work was first displayed in the Armory Exhibition in 1910.
The exhibit drew scandalous reviews for the avant garde work of the European-trained artist.
Thompson lived in the Dutch cottage. In summers, he taught art to students on the property.
DeBoer collected Thompson's work and proudly proclaimed that hundreds of artists had painted the cottonwood trees on his property
"Windy Peaks" by John Edward Thompson
DeBoer's Tudor studio features beams that were hand-painted by Thompson
Noted Artist, Jozef Bakos, in his rendition of DeBoer's Dutch cottage
Bakos, along with other artists known as Los Cinco Pintores, famous for their work in Taos and Santa Fe, were introduced to the West by John Edward Thompson. Some of their work portrays the cottonwoods and cottage of the DeBoer estate. Bakos taught art at the University of Denver from 1931 to 1933.
Sunken Gardens Park
DeBoer's first park in Denver under Mayor Speer
DeBoer's First Studio
DeBoer worked his magic and created his original studio out of a chicken coop already on the property.
DeBoer's studio and front showplace garden
DeBoer's studio was set back from the street to provide space for the showplace garden that DeBoer designed featuring his trademark stepping stones, a large sunken garden flanked by narrow planting beds, and a border of densely planted evergreens.
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Deboer's studio became his logo
Cottage in DeBoer's Birthplace mirrors cottage on DeBoer estate.
DeBoer based his own Dutch cottage (adjacent to Thompson's studio) on the Dutch vernacular style
DeBoer's hometown in Holland
Ureterp Street Scene
DeBoer's Inspiration
Tower in Ureterp, Holland
DeBoer's Design
Stream in Denver City Park
The Lariat Trail
Deboer's layout for mountain parks road
DeBoer introduced many new tree varieties
White pine planted by DeBoer
Modernist home was ground-breaking in 1954 Denver.
Deboer built the home for his only daughter and son-in-law. Its orientation of the backyard enclosed by a forest of evergreen trees, its clerestory windows bringing light into the home's interior and the wall of south-facing windows were cutting-edge design and highlight DeBoer's architectural sensibility.
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