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Timeline and Map

Timeline

A Brief Overview of the History of Utah Women in Art

Below are articles written by Dr. Heather Belnap who is spearheading this project. They are overview summaries of each decade from the 19th century to present.

The 1920s: Utah Art on the Edge of Modernism

The early 1900s were marked by monumental change. Modern inventions — electricity, the automobile, assembly line production, sleek airplanes and skyscrapers — revolutionized the American way of life. Social developments, such as the women’s suffrage movement, had a…

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