'Heavenly Horses' opens Saturday in the Sandoz Center

Chadron State College graduate Holly Counts poses with a circa 1940 photo of Mari Sandoz riding an Arabian horse owned by Lynn and Rose Van Vleet at their Nederland, Colorado, horse farm.
Chadron State College graduate Holly Counts poses with a circa 1940 photo of Mari Sandoz riding an Arabian horse owned by Lynn and Rose Van Vleet at their Nederland, Colorado, horse farm. A free, public exhibit opening April 13, 2019, in the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center will feature photos of Sandoz at the vacation site, paintings and sculptures by Tami Bauer of Edgemont, S.D. and customized Breyer horses by Lori Fisher of Chadron. (Tena L. Cook/Chadron State College)

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CHADRON – A show dedicated to the equine species will open Saturday with a reception in the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center. “Heavenly Horses,” an exhibit comprised of 17 photos of Mari Sandoz visiting the Lazy VV horse farm near Nederland, Colorado, in the 1940s, also includes mixed media artwork from Edgemont, South Dakota, artist Tami Bauer, and customized Breyer model horses by Chadron resident Lori Fisher.

The reception, which is free and open to the public, is from 1 to 3 p.m. To learn more about the show that closes May 31, call the Sandoz Center at 308-432-6401. 

Sandoz’s posthumously published “Foal of Heaven” was inspired by her month-long annual summer visits to the Colorado horse farm owned by Lynn and Rose Van Vleet, according to Rangeland Program Coordinator Laure Sinn, who organized the exhibit with CSC alumna Holly Counts. Sandoz was one of many international luminaries photographed socializing and riding the Van Vleet’s Arabian horses.  

In addition to exhibiting her work in the show, Bauer will conduct a free, public demonstration of her artistic techniques Monday, April 29 from 10 to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. in the Sandoz Center.

-CSC College Relations

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