Metcalfe Museum – Cheyenne Star

Metcalfe Museum – Cheyenne Star

For Augusta, the quest for artistic fame was a dream she had set aside decades before. She had, by all accounts, settled into a different kind of life—one defined by the demanding rhythms of a farm and the quiet satisfaction of a life well-lived. Yet, in the final stage of her life, from age 64 until her death, the very recognition she had long since given up on suddenly arrived, elevating her to a nationally known artistic figure. This turn of …