Purple Mountain Majesty

Cottonwood Center for the Arts in partnership with the Purple Mountain Group at Morgan Stanley is pleased to present an invitational exhibition for the month of February: Purple Mountain Majesty.

In the summer of 1893, while poet and writer Katherine Lee Bates taught english at Colorado College, she ascended Pikes Peak. Standing upon the summit she was overwhelmed by the resplendence of the mountain, and the seemingly endless view of the nation she loved. This experience inspired her to compose the poem America the Beautiful, with Pikes Peak celebrated with the line “For purple mountain majesties, above the fruited plain...”

The Purple Mountain Group at Morgan Stanley commissioned this collection of works by local artists honoring Pikes Peak, lauding its renown as America’s Mountain, and its significance to our community and nation as a whole.

We invite you to come experience this installation and enjoy two floors of open studios + galleries this First Friday from 5-8 pm, and all month during normal business hours.