| [- Gennie & Bob DeWeese. Photo by Robert Pirsig On Hike To Fox Creek Meadow. Yellow Flower Is Alpine Lilly.
Photo Is From http://www.deweeseart.com/ -]

Who Were Robert (Bob) DeWeese & Genevieve (Gennie) DeWeese.

Photo 1) => A 1980’s Photo of Bob & Gennie, Plus The ZMM Book Narrator’s
Answer To Question ~“Who Are The DeWeeses?”.
Click here for Largest Version of this Chronicle photo of Robert & Gennie DeWeese,
in their art studio at their Cottonwood Canyon home in the 1980’s

See Also => “Montana’s Legendary Art Pioneers: Bob and Gennie DeWeese”
by Gail Schontzler. Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Dec 25, 2011.
Special thanks to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle.
Click Here To Read Article Which Has A Smaller Version of Photo.

Photo 2) => Robert DeWeese (1920 – 1990): Portrait (~1988?) By DeWeese’s
Friend &Neighbor Sil Strung.
Click Here For This Portrait Photo Of Robert (Bob) DeWeese.

See Also => “Robert DeWeese: A Look Ahead” 2006 Exhibition Booklet (PDF file),
This Exhibit is] drawn from 1,000 pieces of art by Robert DeWeese donated posthumously by
the family to the Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT.

Photo 3) => Genevieve "Gennie" DeWeese (née Adams) (January 10, 1921 –
November 26, 2007) Was A Modernist Painter And Prominent Member Of The Art Community
In Bozeman, Montana. ….Concerning Her Art Work: Gennie says “I paint as I see!”
Click Here: Article & Photo of Gennie With Canine Friend Pepper, & Her Painting of Pepper.

See Also => Much Re DeWeese Family In Article Titled => “The Art Of Living”
by Marjorie Smith, Montana State University Communications, November 24, 2008.
… ”It has been months since Gennie DeWeese put down her paintbrush for the last time
and died in her sleep at age 86, and still they come to find her. …. ” (NOTE: Unfortunately this
article no longer has its original imbedded photos. Perhaps Tina DeWeese has these.)
https://www.montana.edu/news/9132/the-art-of-living

Photo 4) => Three DeWeese Homestead Color Pictures Taken By Robert Pirsig's Very
Own Camera As He, Chris, Sylvia, And John, Made That 1968 Original Epic Voyage:

The Blue Link Below Shows Three Of Mr. Pirsig’s Twelve Color Photos, That Were
Taken At The DeWeese Cottonwood Creek Canyon Homestead July 1968.
… You Will See Gennie & Bob, As Well As Their Youngest Child Josh DeWeese.
Right Click & Select New Tab. … THEN => AFTER this 5 Albums Page Comes up,
Scroll down To => “Pirsig’s 12 Pictures”, And Click On It.
AFTER the page of 9 small photos comes up, scroll down to the bottom: Click
on any of the LAST THREE small photos. ]]
NOTE: All 12 Of These Above-Mentioned Robert Pirsig Photos, Are Written Into
His Book "Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance" (ZMM).

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A) The DeWeeseArt.com Website Has Excellent Descriptions Of =>
“Who Were The DeWeeses:”
… In Email Jan 26, 2022, Concerning Their DeWeeseArt.Com WebSite => Youngest
daughter, Tina DeWeese, says =>“We consider this website
the primary archive for Robert & Gennie DeWeese art work to date…” Click Here.
where people can actually see their work that is their legacy as artists. Part of my
frustration is that there are many more files of “Gallery Photos" to up-load for both
of their work, and I’ve lost momentum to get that done.
Tina continues =>
… '' “It’s intended as both an archive of their work and to educate the public of who they
were and their historical contributions. We hope it will be used for educational purposes in
interested and educational communities That’s why we made it!." ''

B) Cont From Above: Tina (In Looking At THIS PAGE You Are Currently Reading),
… Brings Up An Old Memory … So Tina Then Adds =>
“Looking through your list.”
“You might be interested in this note FROM RP when I sent the link for the”
“www.deweeseart.com website to him and Wendy back in 2016 ” …
“XXT ”
THEN Tina Adds This Email From Robert Pirsig, April 2016. =>

[This Mr. Pirsig’s Photo of Gennie & Bob, Is Shown At The TOP Of This Page (Which you
Are Currently Reading.) … Later we learn from Tina, That this photo was taken when Robert &
Wendy Pirsig Mountain Hiking with Bob & Gennie, high up to Fox Creek Meadow, in Gallatin
National Forest, not very far from DeWeese home.
… AND As You Can See The Primary DeWeeseArt WebSite => Opens To SAME Excellent Photo
Which Is Yes Indeed, Showing Bob DeWeese & Gennie DeWeese Holding A Yellow Alpine Lily Flower!
DATE-LINE: April 25, 2022, by Henry Gurr. Concerning The Photo of => Bob
DeWeese & Gennie DeWeese Holding A Yellow Alpine Lily =>

page you are currently reading. Here is her reply => Sun, Apr 24, To Henry Gurr
Dear Prof. Gurr,
Glad the book [ “On Quality” ] arrived. Thanks for the link to the ['' “Who Are The
DeWeeses.” ''] updated website.
By the way, the large photo of Bob and Gennie DeWeese was taken by me when Bob,
Nell and I visited and hiked with them in June 1990. I shared it with Tina and so you
found it on DeWeese websites.
Thanks again for all the attention to detail!
Wendy Pirsig
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Later Tina adds =>
C) “As You Know, I Have [Put In] A Lot Of Personal Writing About Both
Bob And Gennie On http://www.deweeseart.com, As I Created Each Section.”

D) Concerning Interesting “Scenes” On Their DeWeeseArt.com, Tina Suggest These
Old Photos, One Of Which Looks Like Tina’s Mom & Dad “Cutting Their Wedding Cake”!!
… Some place old legend has it that, Bob & Gennie’s parents suggest they really ought
to be married, because lower income tax for married couples, would help their cramped budget.

E) In Email Feb 23, 2022 Tina DeWeese Said
… “Truthfully…I don’t know where the “old legend” that you refer to comes from, in
fact, is simply not accurate.”
… ”Mom and Dad lived together for a short period after Dad returned from his time
in Hawaii during the war. They weren’t much concerned with convention at the time,
although I remember Mom saying that Dad was more self conscious about living
together than she was. She’d always been a renegade, the black sheep in her family of
3 conservative sisters...he was more constrained by traditional values; he thought it was
a better idea to be married for conventional standards. But he came home in ’46 and my
sister Cathie was born in ’47, and they were married before that…not a big wedding, but
adequate for following through with their exploration of relationship with one another.
… They stayed in correspondence through the war, but as friends and classmates
from their days as art students at Ohio State University. They communicated
(commiserated) quite a lot through letters, but not as sweethearts at that time. Not until
Dad returned from Hawaii did they become “romantically” involved…and even then, it
was not so much about romance as it was about sustaining their mutual passion about
how to carve out a life as artists that brought them together for a lifetime, 5 kids along
the way.
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F) In Her Email of Mar 12, 2020, Tina DeWeese Adds =>
On the DeWeese website, … there is [a 2017 description of the planned thesis work for =>]
“Michele Corriel’s Master’s Thesis => “The Emergence of Modernism in Montana.”
… '' “As long as you are republishing some of these other articles, this is the most
scholarly historical record of their contributions. Michele will send me the link to her
Doctoral thesis when it is available. She graduated last fall/winter with a doctorate in
American History. The thesis is an extension of this one, looking more closely at both
Bob and Gennie as well as Bill Stockton, Jessie Wilbur, Frances Senska, Isabelle
Johnson.” ''
This DeWeeseArt Page Gives Michele Corrier’s Thesis Plans As Of April 2017.
Please See UP-TO-DATE Information In “DATE-LINE” Below.

A NOTE By Henry Gurr:=> On June 7, 2020, Tina DeWeese sent Photo Copies of => '''
The Complete Art Museum CATALOGUE Pages Of Missoula’s 1996 =>
“Gennie DeWeese Retrospective” Art Show. '''
…. Full Instructions How To See These CATALOGUE Pages =>
On this page you are currently reading, scroll down to where see bolded words =>
….For The => “Gennie DeWeese Retrospective” Art Show CATALOGUE”.

G) In Email Of June 5, 2020, Tina DeWeese Adds =>
Greetings all,
… “Michele Corriel sent this recently, it’s now at MSU Library….you can share the
link with whoever you want to. https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/
… ”She’s working toward expanding this into a book to be published…with more
photos etc…i just joined her (and Josh and Sara Mast) for my very first Zoom meeting
with more than 2 people! I miss face to face…
… ”Not exactly the time to pass along such academic stuff…but it’s available
now…and an important piece of Montana history. We love her for doing this!
… Tina ”
. “PS: If you have feedback, she’d be receptive. .”
Click Here. You Will Find Michele Corrie’s Email Address (small font) =>
… At Very Bottom Of Her WebPages.

H) Michele Corriel, January 7, 2022, On Tina DeWeese Facebook Page says =>
… “I am overjoyed to announce that Washington State University Press is
publishing my book on the Montana Modernists! ”
… ' Concerning Michele Corriel’s Above Announcement =>
Tina DeWeese January 8, 2022, On Her Facebook Page Adds The Following
… ' “Long awaited and well deserved!! We are so grateful for this contribution of
historical acknowledgment for that generation of Montana Modernist pioneers! From
back in the early days of a long strand on the timeline of Montana Modernists, Michele
pays tribute to a spirit of vitality generated from these artist's contributions, a spirit still
energized through multiple generations of students, family and friends, to the present.
Many thanks and congratulations, .” ''
''' DATE-LINE: April 23, 2022, by Henry Gurr. Concerning Michel Corriel’s Thesis
To Be Published As A Book => '''
… As of this writing, Google does not find any Washington State University Press
information about this book => “The Montana Modernists: Redefining Western Art” .
However => Montana State University Library Well Explains Re Michel Corriel’s Thesis,
from which you can learn about the content of her future book, since likely similar.
… Google for … Washington State University Press “The Montana Modernists:
Redefining Western Art” …. Finds This =>
Michele Corriel "The Montana Modernists: Redefining Western Art"
''' Since my graduation in December, 2019, I took a position as Assistant Teacher
Professor in the MSU Honors College. I also started an art consulting business working
with artists and families of deceased artists concerned with legacy issues, and I have
been a contributing writer for various regional and national magazines. My disser-
tation, "The Montana modernists: redefining Western art", talks about the first
generation of modern artists in Montana and their influence on the way Montanans
looked at themselves. That manuscript is currently being considered by Washington
State University Press for publication in the Spring of 2022.
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I) The OLDER DeWeeseArt.com WebSite Offers Another EXCELLENT Illustration Of =>
“Who Were The DeWeeses”, Because It Showed The Art Of Family Members
Gennie, Tina, & Josh, At Blue Link Below.
….The Web.Archive.Org/ actually has their entire OLD Site, where you will also see
An Example Of Tina’s Wire Horse Sculpture, like the ones Tina gave to me, Henry Gurr.
To See “Wire Sculpture, Right Click & Select New Tab:
AFTER “Archive” DeWeese WebSite comes up, Please Click “Next” or “Back”, for more
examples. ALSO you may click other places to explore this complete older DeWeese Site.

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SENT BY TINA DEWEESE ARE 4 PHOTOS OF => “Friends Reunited,”

This Was A Special Art Show At The Marguerite Kirk And Paul Harris Gallery
In Belgrade, MT: Featuring '' “The Art Of Both Robert And Gennie DeWeese
And Their Friend Paul Harris," '' Oct 17 Thru Dec 19, 2022.

NOTE: Each Of The 4 Photos Below, Have Explanation Captions Beneath. But
For EVEN MORE Information > Please > Scroll Down To Words =>
……… 3) A Special Art Show “Friends Reunited”

| [- Announcement Of Show Featuring Works By Robert DeWeese, Gennie DeWeese & Paul Harris," at the Marguerite Kirk & Paul Harris Gallery
in Belgrade, MT Photo From Paul Harris Gallery.-]

Click To See Video => Art Historian Michele Corriel Takes Us On A Tour of "Friends Reunited”:
This Is An Art Gallery Show Featuring Works by Robert DeWeese, Gennie DeWeese
& Paul Harris," at the Marguerite Kirk & Paul Harris Gallery in Belgrade, MT ]

A) Above Is A Paul Harris Gallery Photo, Of The Entrance-Way Into The
"Friends Reunited” Exhibit: … At Left is A Paper Collage by Robert DeWeese =>
“Taped Up Tie.” Mixed Media Scroll On Paper, 67 X 42, 1986 – Signed.
… In Email Feb 23 Tina DeWeese said => “My Dad loved to play with variations on a
theme, the "Neck Tie” was one of these themes. They were hugely varied in
construction as collaged assemblages, or painted, usually mixed media.
…Images of ties kept him occupied for 5 or 6 years in the late 80’s, many of which are
undated. I have around 100 images of the ties in my computer files, dated from 1984 to ’89.”
…”The Neck Ties, the Wolny Hill series, the Flight series, Homages, Constructions and
thousands of drawings of various themes … were all visual variations that he played with,
in both idea and form. As Bob was both a painter and a printmaker, these themes
emerged in both media.”.
…”More important to share, is the historical writing by Elizabeth Guheen that follows.” =>
B) Elizabeth Guheen, Writer And Art Historian Writes
..The Following About Bob’s Ties In “The Retrospective Catalog” => “A Look Ahead:”
…… ”People who saw them exhibited or in his studio wanted to ascribe a serious meaning
to them [The Neck Ties]. At the very least most people thought DeWeese just wasn’t
explaining what they [the ties] really meant.”
… ”In 1982, he wrote: => ‘Why the ties? Well, altogether I wasn’t thinking about it at the
time. It must have been that I looked for a single simple form (no matter if they became
an interpreter’s delight). For me, the ties seem something I can count on, something
light to play on, something really there.’ ” ]
… ((NOTE: In Chrome Browser => The Above Blue Link will correctly go to this
Catalogue.pdf. BUT ATTENTION => IN EDGE BROWSER, ONLY an Introductory page
will come up. To get the Catalogue.pdf you MUST click Upper Left on =>
… “Robert DeWeese: A Look Ahead.” ))

C) Even “A Gangster Neck Tie” Creation! (Right Click & Open New Tab,)
…1) Click Here: To Read More About Bob DeWeese “Gangster Tie”, But NO PHOTO.
…2) To See Photograph Of Bob By Artist Who Knew Him Well. Michael Crummett’s
Photograph of Bob DeWeese Holding His Framed Composite Artwork} And A Closer
Color View of His Colorful “Gangster Tie”.
…AFTER This Page Of 18 Small Photos Comes Up, Scroll Down To &
Click On Last Two Small Photos.
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Click To See Video => “Art Historian Michele Corriel takes us through "Friends Reunited: A show featuring works by Robert DeWeese, Gennie DeWeese, & Paul Harris," ]
… The Paul Harris Gallery Photo /\ Above /\ Shows => The Marguerite Kirk & Paul Harris
Gallery’s Art Show in Belgrade, MT.
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A Post Card Invitation To The Closing Reception => "Friends Reunited”: A show featuring works by Robert DeWeese, Gennie DeWeese & Paul Harris,
at the Marguerite Kirk & Paul Harris Gallery in Belgrade, MT Photo Is From Paul Harris Gallery ]
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A HISTORY OF HOW THE WORLD SUDDENLY BECAME AWARE OF THE DEWEESES:
… Back in 1959-61, when Robert Pirsig Taught English at Montana State University ,
he became good friends with fellow MSU Faculty & Abstract Art Teacher Robert
DeWeese and his wife Gennie. This was the time of Mr. Pirsig’s early development of
his Metaphysics Of Quality' (MoQ), as it was eventually named and fully explained in
his book Robert Pirsig ’s Book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (ZMM).

Nearly ALL Of ZMM’s Chapter 14 Is Devoted To Events That Took Place When ZMM
… Book Author Robert Pirsig Comes Back To Visit The DeWeeses,July 1968.” '''
And with their encouragement Pirsig expands on his MoQ, which eventually become
formative parts of the finished ZMM.
Thus It Was, In 1974, With This ZMM Chapter 14 Published And Suddenly
Arrived On Bookstore Shelves, In The Freshly Printed Copies of The ZMM Book
… THEN =>
…….. The World Suddenly Becomes Aware Of The DeWeeses!
.
Please Remember => The Name “DeWeese” Appears In ZMM 91 Times!
….Thus the ZMM Enthusiast should learn about the Gennie & Gob DeWeese, by
reading => All the Internet Links (Blue) on this page you are reading now!
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…. A HISTORY OF HOW ZMMQ SITEMASTER HENRY GURR CAME TO
PERSONALLY KNOW THE DEWEESES:

….A) In Summer Of 2002, For My ZMM Field Research, I Travel The Same
ZMM Route Highways So Well Described By Robert Pirsig,
….My goal was to find, photograph, GPS locate, and document the actual physical
places he describes. My own ‘ZMM Trip’ started at the University of Chicago 9, June
2002 and ended when I arrived at the San Francisco. Golden Gate Bridge July 8, 2002,
30 days later. In essence, I did ZMM literary field research and that’s kind of funny
because, you know, I’m a physicist. What am I doing involved in literature?
….On my Research Trip 2002, I took a total of 1901 photographs. And on a follow-
up Research Trip, Summer 2006, I took an additional 800 photos.
… Of these, 915 photos have been selected to be shown in my Photo Album for
Zen and Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. By viewing these photos, a person can re-live
what the Narrator and Chris saw on their 1968 trip. Not a single ZMM Travel Narrative
Passage has been left out.
To View My ZMM Field Research Photos =>
… Right Click & Open In A New Tab. And AFTER The 5 Albums Page Comes Up,
….Focus Your Attention On All Of The Information For The TOP Album. When Ready,
Click On The Small Photo (at right) to enter this album: And AFTER The 4 Sub-
Albums Page Comes Up, you will see four sub-albums which have my photos
for respectively Parts I, II, III, & IV of ZMM. You may click to enter these in
any order. (Since ZMM has 373 pages, my photos average to well over two
pictures per page of the book!)

….B) As Part Of My Summer 2002 ZMM Book Field Research, I Traveled To
The DeWeese Home, And Interviewed Gennie DeWeese, Who Was Accompanied
By Daughters Gretchen & Tina: Thus I Got To Know “The DeWeeses! =>

In Henry Gurr’s Personal ZMM Route Experiences Album => Right Click And Select “New Tab.

…. C) In The Summer Of 2006 ( A 2nd Time), Henry Researched The ZMM Book Route.
Of Travel, From. From Minneapolis To Bozeman, MT, This Time With His Son David.'''
….The original plan was to help show Pirsig Pilgrim Locations & Scenes to MoQ
Philosopher Enthusiasts Anthony McWatt, Rebecca Temmer, David Buchanan, and
Gavin Gee Cough.
….When we got to Bozeman MT, our plans included all of us to visit to the
DeWeese Homestead. Henry collected take-out food, enough for all, from Gennie’s
favorite Bozeman Chinese Restaurant. We all had a grand reunion party with Gennie,
and her Daughter Tina, IN Gennie’s (at that 2006 time) =>
Grand & Brand-New Studio 32 X 48 Pole Building! Click Here To See This On Her Website.

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….D) MSU CHAUTAUQUA, Dec 7-8, 2012: A CELEBRATION OF ROBERT M. PIRSIG
THE FOLLOWING MSU EVENTS SHOWS MORE OF HOW TINA DEWEESE IS
BECAME SO MUCH PART OF HENRY GURR’S LIFE:

attentive Session Chair for Henry Gurr’s Presentation, Saturday Dec 8, at 5:00 pm & 8:30 pm.

Click Here For Archive.org Montana State University Schedule Of Events AND
If It Works, You May Click On => “Speakers Bios/Abstracts” In The Column To The Left.

E) “Chautauqua 2012: Montana State University Honors Robert Pirsig,”
… This Video Titled => "Chautauqua 2012: MSU honors Robert Pirsig" records
events at a symposium which took place Dec 7th-/8th, 2012 on the Bozeman campus
of Montana State University, where ZMM Book Author Robert Pirsig, taught creative
writing in 1959-61.
… At This MSU Event => Michael Sexton, was Master of Ceremonies, Where
Speaking At “Open Microphone” Were => Charles Pinkiva, Tina DeWeese, Anthony
McWatt, Henry Gurr, and filmmaker Lee Glover (among others).
… Also Mentioned In Mr. Forrester’s Video => Lee Glover premiered his feature-
length video entitled "Meridian" which examines Pirsig and his classic work
"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance".
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In This 39:50 Minute Video Made By Film Producer James Forrester, You Can
… See & Hear The Following =>

Lakefield, Ontario, Canada: The opening scene shows the views he saw out the
airplane’s window, which are Montana Mountains and Bozeman’s Wide Gallatin Valley,

State University’s Montana Hall.

Library Doorway, showing the Gateway Posts. Then moving to “Pirsig Memorabilia
Display”, much of which was donated to the MSU Archives by the DeWeese Family.
Tina DeWeese talking to Henry Gurr, then Lee Glover discussion.

Bronze Plaque, which MSU students of MSU Professor Chas Pinkiva created, to honor
Robert Pirsig. Then camera moves to close view of Plaque.

Building, where the Saturday Dec 8, 2012: Pirsig Chautauqua Meetings were held.

Photos Of Recent MSU Accomplishments.

Participants Sign In, Get Name Tag & Schedule Information.

excitedly talks to appreciative Henry Gurr, about actions of our mind.
Wherein, discoveries come in a “Flash of Insight”, and person suddenly says
“OH! I know why you did that!” “Suddenly it clicks, and it all comes together
perfectly!”
NOTE: Henry Gurr’s considerations about such Sudden Mental Arrivals
Are In Video “The Best Available Theory Of How Our Mind Works”.

and camera swings to entranceway into The Strand Student Union
Ballroom, for scenes of the morning session: Camera then moves to Lee
Glover’s Honda Super Hawk Motorcycle, which closely matches Robert
Pirsig’s Honda 305 Cycle:

Bricks: Although never discussed, these bricks were symbolic of a scene
Pirsig’s ZMM Book, where the very frustrated Narrator says to a lackluster
MSU English Class Student: '' “Narrow down your writing to the front of the
Bozeman Opera House! Start with the Upper Left Hand Brick!!” ''

his idea of having these “Fire Bricks”, by dancing on them. Cameraman
James Forrester, speaking from behind camera, coaches Anthony’s prancing!

Super Hawk Honda Cycle was High Quality, because its Japanese creator, Mr
Soichiro Honda was himself a Man of Quality!

able to porches his own Honda Super Hawk Cycle, shown in this Video.

to next speaker.

Super Hawk Cycle was High Quality, because its Japanese creator, Mr
Soichiro Honda was himself a Man of Quality! Click Here: And AFTER Page Is Up: Scroll To Soichiro Honda
Here You Will Find Full Information Concerning, “A Man Who's Efforts
Produced Motorcycles Of Quality!!

Henry Gurr’s ZMMQ Extensive Website … Saying that => '' “You will never

 get out, it’s so complete!” ''   

into being the “Pirsig Chautauqua Correspondent”: Stating with her parents,
who so readily welcomed & enjoyed ZMM Book Enthusiast Travelers to their
Cottonwood Canyon Home, she has continued this welcome, and enjoys the
persons who come to her door!

DeWeese & Henry Gurr, listen in as Tina compliments Anthony McWatt’s own
Robert Pirsig Video Productions! Tina says the art background of Anthony is
seen in his Videos.

Fire Brick display, with Cameraman James Forrester’s commentary.

Forum''', Chaired by Michael Sexson: Lee Glover expresses words of
Appreciation & Special Thanks to Tina DeWeese for all her contributions to
this MSU “Chautauqua 2012: Honoring Robert Pirsig,”

DeWeese explains further about her parents [Gennie & Bob DeWeese]
openness and complex social environment, parties, plays, art exhibits, &
intellectual discussions, exchange ideas, etc , much of which was at Bob’s
Downtown Bozeman Art Studio. And how this was this ~fluid context, in
which they knew Robert Pirsig.

out how (and why) Bob & Gennie were “Dionysian Twins”! And Tina
immediately & enthusiastically agrees.
Google Finds =>
… A) Dionysus (/daɪ.əˈnaɪsəs/; Greek: Διόνυσος Dionysos) is the god of
the grape-harvest, winemaking, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility,
insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, festivity and theatre in ancient
Greek religion and myth.
… B) Greek Mythology › Olympia › Dionysus Family: Dionysus was the
Olympian god of wine, vegetation, pleasure, festivity, madness and frenzy. This page provides an overview of the god's divine and mortal. ...

Sexton restates the rules for this “Open Microphone Session” (This is
because Michael fears Henry will be pretty longwinded!)

introduction to ZMM Book, and how it has had a big impact on how he
conducts his life ever since.

having read & discussed the ZMM Book, moved on to promote Pirsig
awareness, and eventually created the Bronze Plaque now posted in MSU
Renne Library.

does & does not fit-in at university education. It’s Quality vs Montana Mountains & Minds way of understanding life & world. Related to getting
Robert Pirsig’s ZMM Book to be publicly recognized as a outstanding
intellectual accomplishment.

discussion that effectively was his introduction to the next speaker: This speaker, who is a teacher of the ZMM Book, gives his judgements about teaching.

lead Robert Pirsig’s mental breakdown: This was officially diagnosed as
“insanity”, and even called that in ZMM Book. But considering other cases of
extreme mental over stress such as => a) WWI “shell shock”. b) WWII
“battel fatigue”. or c) In later wars “post-traumatic stress syndrome”, where “mentally healthy young men suffered severe & total breakdown. These
should NOT be considered “insanity”, and for same reasons Pirsig severe
breakdown in Chicago was not insanity. Audience discussion follows.

volunteer.

his recent personal journey, that powerfully relates to the electric shock
treatment of Robert Pirsig. Something Lee “had to learn the hard way”.

speaker, but Video jump to this person.

cycle that’s running under you, and notice it’s pleasures”! ''

Session, with Premier of Lee Glover’s new Video Documentary “MERIDIAN”.
Tina DeWeese gives the introduction and the significance.

his new Video Documentary.

Silver Screen, we can momentarily see the “Credit Lines” that were very end
of the “MERIDIAN” Premiere. Tine DeWeese calls Henry Gurr, but the Scene
Abruptly Switches to an earlier time in the Strand Ballroom, and shows Lee
Glover and his Honda Super Hawk. Soon we see (and hear Cameraman
James Forrester’s comment that this is) Lee’s Son & Son’s Wife.

VIEWING SUGGESTION: As You View This Video, You Will Want To Have Handy
The Above 8 Inches of Play List Who Is Who: … Now, To Do This You Might =>:
A) Print It On Paper. B) Have It On Screen of a Second Computer, Or
C) Have It On Screen of Your Cell Phone.
… NOTE: This Video Was Originally YouTube Posted April 29, 2013, and
as of Jan 22, 2022, showed 9,185 views. Since the original version is no longer
available, please view at Archive.org =>
Right Click & Open New Tab. Please Enjoy, and Send Email What You Think.
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F) A NOTE OF SPECIAL APPRECIATION => Tina DeWeese Has Been A
Constant Source of Extensive & Continuing Inspiration & History
Information Re (Robert Pirsig + ZMM + MSU + Bozeman-Personalities)
For Henry Gurr’s ZMM Book Work, ESPECIALLY See Tina’s Discussions Here =>
Sarah Vinke Biography Resource Page.

END => TWO “HISTORYS”

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| [- http://www.deweeseart.com/ ]
A 2002 Photo Of Gennie DeWeese, And Her Daughters Tina & Gretchen.
….Taken in the DeWeese Home Dining Room, Which Continues To Look Much The
Same Through The Years I, Henry Gurr, Have Been There. ]] Photo by Henry Gurr,
as part of his 2002 ZMM Route Research.-]

PERSONAL NOTES AND REFLECTIONS FROM DEWEESE FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
… TO ALL READERS, PLUS FAMILY & FRIENDS OF THE DEWEESE FAMILY
You are hereby invited & indeed urged to => Please send your OWN Reflections, Memories,
Concerns. We will consider adding theme below. Below please find the contributions of =>…

“Memories Of Mom & Dad” By Daughter Gretchen DeWeese Bainum,
Wallingford, Kentucky. (See 4 Inches Below => )
… EXPLANATION:
Tina DeWeese Said The Following About Her Sister Gretchen’s
“Memories Of Daddy & Mom”.)
… “These pieces that Gretchen wrote are very personal. These are so,
moving. Both brought me to tears when she wrote [and sent] them last summer.”
… These Personal Reflections Have An Impact Similar To Tina’s Dad’s
Poems She Referred To Earlier =>
[[http://www.deweeseart.com/new-page-9 |.”Dad wrote a poem about The Studio,
you can see here, together with poems ]] that were written by their granddaughter,
Mira Shimabukuro, which are about her Grandparents =>
These “Grampa Bob” & “Grama Gennie” Poems are wonderful character studies
of these enigmatic folks, her grandparents.”
Tina Continues:
… ”The image on this page [Blue Link Above] is from a painting he [my Dad} made
of an earlier studio on Main Street Bozeman, before they moved to Cottonwood in 1965.
It was once upon a time the old Moose Lodge, the entire floor of the building and situated
above the VFW. This was the studio where the famous “studio parties” happened, the
congregation of artists and intellectual “radicals” from MSU, one among whom was Bob
Pirsig on occasion. This was also the studio in which they, among MSU friends, directed
and performed a tremendous production of Kurt Weil’s Three Penny Opera ..
“(Remind me to share pics with you another time.).”
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“MEMORIES OF DADDY & MOM”. AN EMAIL FROM GRETCHEN DEWEESE BAINUM, FEB 2, 2022:
… I have a couple of pieces of writing, memories really, of Mom and Dad that I wrote mostly
for my children and grandchildren. They might offer one more tiny insight into who they
were. You are welcome to include them if you wish.
Daddy by Gretchen DeWeese Bainum, Emailed Feb 2, 2022.
… It has always made me sad to think that my children and grandchildren know so little
about my father. My children at least had two years to get to know him when we were in
Montana, but they were still pretty young, too young to really know him, and my grandchildren
knew him not at all. So I will write this for them to have a glimpse of who he was.
… When Daddy died it broke my heart. It was my first experience with death, and it sent
me into a black hole, a turning point from which I could never return. It is said that a person
never becomes an adult until they lose a parent. Perhaps that is what happened when my brothers
and sisters and mother and I were all gathered to send him across that river.
… Daddy was every inch an artist. He couldn’t help himself! He always had a sketch pad of
some kind, and never went anywhere without it. A party, a concert, a play, he was always
sketching. I’m sure if he had ever gone to church, he would have sketched his way through the
service. When he was at the beach, he drew in the sand. Once, when he was at the dinner table,
he made a drawing with orange peels! He drew the places and people he loved, or not. He drew
strangers in a crowd. He drew landscapes from the car as he traveled. He used every medium
there was, including plastic jelly cups, trash bags and wrappers, wood scraps, xerox copies.
Sometimes he would use his sketches to create larger masterpieces or murals. It was not unusual
for him to be downstairs working in his studio, you could hear him chuckling and giggling as he
made his creations. Or sometimes you could hear him curse and throw a paintbrush across the
room. One time somebody put a plastic pile of poop on one of his paintings. What a commotion
came from his studio! “Goddam cats!” Stomp, stomp, stomp, crash! (We all giggled as he came
stomping upstairs!)
… Sometimes, when I was having trouble sleeping, I would tiptoe downstairs to where
Mom and Dad were sitting at the table, talking or paying bills or maybe reading. “I can’t go to
sleep,” I would whine. Then Daddy or sometimes Mom would get out a sketchbook and draw
me. It wasn’t long before my eyelids would droop and I’d crawl back up to bed!
… Much of his art revolved around his family. There are many, many portraits of all of us,
and pictures of family gatherings. Daddy always made a book for each of us on our third
birthday. They were just simple little things, made from a wide selection of materials. Mine was
made of old floor tiles. I sill have it. I believe Nathan has the last one he made. I have tried to
carry on this tradition with my own grandchildren.
… Yes, Daddy was first and foremost an artist, from the time he was a little boy. (His mom
kept a scrapbook of much of his early drawings.) But he was also a teacher, a beloved art teacher
at Montana State University for 37 years.( Montana State College when he was hired in 1949.) It
is a part of his life that I have only a small window into, since I was his daughter, not his student.
I always wished I could have been his student too, as I know how much he was loved and
admired. But I do know that he frequently had students come to our house to visit, friends as well
as students. Sometimes he would bring his class out to draw or paint. Sometimes we would all
get to go to art club picnics. I remember one time when I was maybe ten or eleven, he let me
come to his class and pose for his students. And I have several memories of going with him to
the art department when students were not there. He loved showing us where he worked,
especially the drawing studio, way up on the top floor, with skylight windows on the ceiling so it
was really light and bright in there, light enough to be the home of a large cactus, perhaps a
saguaro, that he had to remind us not to touch as the smaller spines would get in our fingers.
… He had several students over the years that became lifelong friends. When he first
arrived in Bozeman, two of the undergraduate art students helped him, Mom, Cathie and Jan get
over the Bozeman pass. They were coming from Daddy’s previous teaching position in Lubbock,
Texas, ( a place they did not love!), pulling a trailer with an old Jeep that overheated coming up
the mountain road. These two students were Pete Voulkos and Rudy Autio, both of whom went
on to be well known artists as well as good fiends. The Autio family was like a second family to
me, as I lived with them for a time when I was in high school, and their daughter Lisa, is still one
of my closest friends today.
… Among his other students over the years were three that were frequently at the house and
especially remembered. One was Neil Parsons, a student from the Blackfeet tribe who later went
on to teach on the reservation. Another was Zachovi, we called him Zack. The third was Jim
Reiniking, who later went to Germany and became a well known sculptor there. These three
students were like part of the family, they spent much time at our house.
… Daddy was also a musician and loved playing the flute. He was part of the army band in
Hawaii during WWII, and when he was discharged, his MO was “plays flute while marching”,
for which he took lots of teasing. (He also made posters and cartoons for the newspaper when he
was in the service.)
… Living in Montana was in some ways a bit of a challenge for Daddy. He was not the
rugged outdoors type that people often think of living in Montana. He did not ski or hike, he was
not a hunter. Watching him trying to split firewood was pretty funny. When he’d swing the ax,
his feet would actually leave the ground! His mechanical ability was nonexistent, Mom usually
did all the “fixing stuff.” One time when they were having car trouble, Daddy in an attempt to fix
the problem, actually tried to reach his arm down along side the radiator fan. There was an awful
sound as it grazed his sleeve. With eyes as big as saucers and his mouth sucked in tight, he
jerked it out, clasping it tight against his chest under his jacket. His terrified gaze met Moms
eyes, and she was sure he had nothing left of his arm but a bloody stump! Then Daddy carefully
pulled it out from under his jacket to reveal a perfectly uninjured limb. Mom said she didn’t
know whether to laugh, cry or thump him!
… Mostly he was good natured about his lack of “manly” abilities, but sometimes he would
be defensive about it. I remember one year when hunting season rolled around, he decided he
would try to get a deer, like many of his friends and neighbors. He asked me if I knew a good
place to find a deer, since I had been riding frequently on the adjacent National Forest land
nearby. I told him yes, I’d seen some recently, and would go with him if he wanted me to. So we
got up before daylight, Daddy with a borrowed rifle, and set off up the hill toward the drainage
where I had been seeing deer. It was a pretty good hike, especially for Daddy, who was not an
active person. It was beautiful walking through the light mountain snow, and oh, so quiet. Daddy
was enchanted! By late morning we still had seen no sign of deer, not even a track. Reluctantly
we circled toward home, as it was not likely we’d seen anything that late. I was feeling sorry that
I wasn’t able to help Daddy get his deer, but when we got home, he said, “oh, I’m so glad we
didn’t seen anything! I didn’t want to kill a poor deer! “ He was genuinely relieved!
… He had such a kind heart! Once on a camping trip my brother and his buddy caught a
bunch of frogs. Everyone was excited that we would have frog legs for supper. Daddy took the
bucket of croaking little creatures back in the woods to butcher them, but soon returned with an
empty bucket, saying “I just couldn’t do it! I let them go!”
… When I was a teenager, butting heads with Mom, as teenage girls so often do, I always
felt like Daddy was kind of a refuge. Once when I really provoked her ire, we got into a shouting
match and I ran out the door and down the road. I did not want to go back home, and just sat
down along the side of the road sobbing. It wasn’t long before Daddy came along, took my hand
and said, “ come on, honey, let’s go home.” I felt so relieved, so safe! Mom’s menopause and
my puberty were a bad mix, but somehow Daddy could patch it all up!
… His sense of humor is one of the things I miss the most. He and his good friend Rudy
Autio created an ongoing correspondence as Captain William Clark and Merriwether Lewis,
imitating these two historical characters that went on for several years. The letters were hand
written in old fashioned script, and were hysterical.
… After my kids were born and we moved to Kentucky, Mom and Dad would mail
Christmas packages to us. Daddy would write “do not open before Christmas “ on all of them.
When the first folded flap was pulled open, there was another warning,” no, not until
Christmas!”, and again as each flap was pulled open, “no, no!”, just in case someone decided to
peek early.
… His sense of humor was often reflected in his art. One of his pieces included several
pages of xeroxed text from a book he had read collaged onto the canvas. For anyone looking at
the piece it would take a good deal of time to read it all, so he took an old stool from his studio
and attached it to the canvas with a chain.
… Another piece had xeroxed instructions for putting together something he bought.
Printed clearly on the paper it said, “So easy, anybody can do it!” On top of all the text he
stamped “Sure! sure! Sure!” In various sizes, places and directions!
… Like everyone, Daddy had his dark side, mostly born of his frustrations to exist in a
world not made for his gentle sensitivity. When he reached his limit, he would cuss a blue streak,
slam doors, stomp off in anger, even throw things across the room. He suffered from insomnia
and depression, especially in his later years, often frustrated by his inability to understand Mom.
Even little things would cause him great annoyance. One time he opened the refrigerator and all
of the crammed shelves in the door ca me crashing to the floor. We all heard the crash, and then
“ shi_! Shi_! Shi_! Shit_! FU__!
… Another thing that caused him great anguish was the lack of recognition of his life’s
work in art. Many of his friends and peers had gone on to a degree of fame that Daddy never
achieved. My brother Josh said one time of Daddy, “ He’s probably the best artist around but he
will never get the recognition because he always has his head up his ass!” Of course he was just
being funny, but I think what he really meant to say was for Daddy, it was all purely about the
art itself, not the frame or the presentation or how shiny and pretty it was, not how appealing it
was to the public. Instead he believed it had to be an honest response to his perception of the
world, portrayed in the visual language of art. His work was often messy, his frames minimal. It
happened more than once that he would get a call from a gallery asking him to come and repair
one of his raggedy frames. But the sensitivity of his work was unparalleled! He could capture an
emotion or a likeness with just a few lines. His portraits, abstract as they were, always captured
the essence of the subject.
… Oh, my how I miss that sensitivity, not just in his work, but in his perspective on life! He
had such an authentic curiosity about the world, almost childlike in many ways. Our world
changed with his passing, and not for the better. I truly wish my grandchildren had known him!
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Mom by Gretchen DeWeese Bainum, Emailed Feb 2, 2022.
… Mom had somewhat of an obsessive phobia of suffering. Not of death, just pain and
suffering. She was a great proponent of euthanasia, and spoke often about wanting her “black
pill” if need be when the time came. My siblings and I did not want to even discuss it at the time,
but Tina’s partner Tim, who hardly ever entered these conversations, said with a sly grin on his
face, “Don’t worry Gennie, I’ll get you your black pill!”
… But it wasn’t just her own pain she was concerned about, it was suffering in general. She
could not tolerate it in any living creature. I remember two instances that made this clear.
… The first was when Mom decided to go fishing. Now, neither of my parents were into
outdoor sports. They did not hunt or fish or hike or ski as many Montanans do, although they did
like to camp occasionally. Mostly their love of their home state was about the visual feast of that
spectacular landscape. However, it just so happened that one of the most pristine, picturesque
trout streams that you could possibly imagine flowed through their tiny, nine acre parcel of
Montana. The icy, crystal clear waters of Cottonwood Creek tumbled down from the Gallatin
mountains, washing over a myriad of rounded stones of varied colors, tumbled smooth by the
swift waters. An occasional dead tree would uproot and tumble across the water, creating deep,
quiet pools, perfect habitat for the brookies and rainbow that lived there. The banks were lined
with cottonwood, sarvis berry, and willow, and frequently traveled by deer, moose, bear and
even an occasional mountain lion. No telling how many times the creek had been sketched,
painted or cut into a woodblock by both of them.
… One day Mom decided that it was just wrong to live on this creek and not at least try to
catch a fish! Armed with a borrowed fishing pole, she found one of those quiet pools and sat
down to prepare her pole. She must have had one of those artificial worms, as I cannot imagine
her baiting a hook with a wriggling, squirming live one! Daddy had accompanied her to the
creek and for awhile amused himself making sketches of Mom as fisherman, then decided to
wander on up the creek. In the quiet solitude of the creek bank, the novice fisherman dropped her
line into the water, and to her great surprise, it was only a few minutes before she felt that telltale
jerk on the line. With a rush of adrenaline she reeled in a lovely little brook trout. But when she
landed the thrashing little creature, she was appalled at the apparent suffering that was evident
by the flipping and squirming of the fish. Without taking time to remove the hook, she quickly
grasped the fighting little fellow and with all her strength she knock his head against a nearby
rock, completely decapitating it.
… As she carried her mutilated little trophy to the house, she resolved then and there to
stick to making art! To my knowledge, that was the first and last time that my mom went
fishing!
… The second incident I witnessed myself when I was in my early teens. At that time we
had a black cat named Macky who was rather scrawny due to the fact that she had been
orphaned at an early age. Although stunted, she was perpetually either pregnant or raising a litter.
On this occasion, she had a young litter of three kittens that were just learning to toddle around
and explore their world. It was a fine spring day, and Macky had allowed them to come out of
their box to enjoy a bit of sunshine. As they wobbled their way around in the new grass, with
their mama close by watching her brood, a large brown dog of German Shepherd descent came
trotting down the canyon road, also enjoying the fine weather. Approaching our house, his head
came up as he got a whiff of “cat”, and he charged into the yard where the kittens were happily
sniffing new grass shoots and warm earth. Mackey immediately sprang into action, but not quick
enough to stop that beast from grabbing one of her babies in his jaws. She hissed and spit as her
claws dug into the dog’s nose, causing him to drop the kitten with a loud yelp. But Macky was
not satisfied. She continued her attack as the dog tucked his tail and streaked out of the yard and
down the canyon. It was quite a sight to see that monster dog on the run with that slip of a black
shadow in close pursuit as the pair disappeared down the hill and around the bend.
… Meanwhile, the ill fated kitten lay thrashing on the ground, spitting blood as it struggled
to breath. I let out a shriek as I picked it up, hoping somehow to save it. My sobbing brought
Mom running, and when she saw that the kitten was obviously mortally wounded, she grabbed it
from me, laid it on ground and picked up a nearby rock that she immediately used to crush its
skull, putting an end to the tiny baby’s struggle. I was shocked and horrified, but Mom turned to
me and said, “You just can’t let it suffer!”
… Mackey soon return to her brood, minus one, and hustled them back into the safety of
their box. The dog never came back. We buried the unfortunate kitten down by the creek in our
little animal cemetery. I always wondered if Macky missed her, if so she didn’t show her grief as
she cared for her two surviving babies. But one thing I do know, that lost baby did not suffer
long!
… So I have come to understand that Mom’s obsession with suffering and pain was not so
much about herself but with all living creatures, and she would do whatever she could to prevent it.
… In Email Feb 2, 2022 Tina added => “Gretchen’s website
http://www.deweeseart.com/gbainum-touchtheearth can offer more information about her and her work “
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Links To Additional Reading Related to the Above

A) Montana State University’s Library Archive (Collection 2571) =>-
Robert and Genevieve DeWeese Collection on Robert Pirsig, 1970-2007.
Creator: Robert DeWeese, 1920-1990 and Gennie DeWeese, 1921-2007
Provenance Note: The Robert and Genevieve DeWeese Collection on Robert Pirsig was
purchased from Lynn Parkinson and the DeWeese Family Trust in September 2013.
Content Description Note: The Robert and Genevieve DeWeese Collection on Robert Pirsig
includes correspondence, ephemera, photographs, and a photocopied unedited manuscript. The
materials in this collection were gathered over the course of the DeWeese's friendship with
Pirsig. Photographs in series 1 were separated and relocated to series 3, a notation of an asterisk
(*) refers to the folders from which photographs were removed.
Series 4: Manuscript Photocopied [original hand typed] manuscript with handwritten marginal notes of Zen and the
Art of Motorcycle Maintenance prepared by Robert Pirsig prior to editing done by publishers for
review by individuals central to the book. This photocopy was presented by Robert Pirsig to
Robert and Genevieve DeWeese.
https://www.lib.montana.edu/archives/finding-aids/2571.html

B) “Robert DeWeese: A Look Ahead.” September 11 to December 30, 2006
…… At The Holter Museum of Art Helena, Montana, MT.
… The Holter Museum of Art is pleased and honored to present Robert DeWeese: A Look
Ahead. This examination of Robert DeWeese, his art and his legacy, came about through the
efforts and attention of many. Several years in the making, this exhibition began with the gift of
over 1,000 pieces of Robert DeWeese’s art. The Holter Museum is grateful for the generosity of
the DeWeese family—Bob and Gennie DeWeese’s children (Cathy, Jan, Gretchen, Tina, and
Josh) and especially Gennie—for placing this momentous gift in the Museum’s trust.
You May Read Remainder Of Article Here.

C) “Robert DeWeese: A Look Ahead.” May 15, 2009 -July 15, 2009 At
…. The Yellowstone Montana Gallery, Billings MT.
….”A Look Ahead [Exhibit] comes to Billings from the Holter Museum of Art in Helena, which
received the estate of Montana artist and teacher Robert DeWeese after his death in 1990.
From these immense holdings, the Holter Museum of Art has coordinated a beautiful and
comprehensive exhibition. In Billings, we will supplement the exhibition with some of Robert
DeWeese’s works in the Yellowstone Art Museum’s permanent collection. … “
…. Duplicating The Above Paragraph: More Information Is Here =>
Click Here To Read The Remainder of this short WebPage Concerning =>
The “Robert DeWeese: A Look Ahead,” At Yellowstone Gallery of Art.

Click Here To See CATALOGUE => “Robert DeWeese: A Look Ahead” =>
2006 EXHIBITION BOOKLET CATALOGUE (PDF file), drawn from 1,000 pieces of art by
Robert DeWeese donated posthumously by the family to the Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT.

D) How To View => The Exhibition CATALOGUE For => The Robert DeWeese: A Look Ahead =>
…On Jan 13, 2022 Tina DeWeese Emailed saying “ =>
…...The Link To My Dad’s Catalog ALSO From The DeWeeseArt Website.

E) How To View => “The Gennie DeWeese Retrospective” Art Show CATALOGUE, For
….The Missoula Art Museum 1996.
….On June 7, 2020, Tina DeWeese Emailed Color Photos & Text Of => The Complete
26 Page Paper Exhibition Book, Which Are Now Posted In Gallery of ZMMQ Website.
…. This Exhibition CATALOGUE Book, Originally Created For Their
“Gennie DeWeese Retrospective” Show, By The Missoula Art Museum 1996
….To See Tina’s Mom’s Art Exhibit CATALOGUE Pages, Concerning =>
“The Gennie DeWeese Retrospective” =>
…RtClickSelectNewTab. And AFTER The 5 Albums Page Comes Up, Read The TOP Description. ….
And THEN Click On The TOP Small Photo. …And AFTER The 18 Small Photos Page
Comes Up, Click On Any Small Photo. .. And AFTER any CATALOG Page come up,
Click on Photo to get the largest version. You may need a magnifying glass for small print.

F) CATALOGUE Purchase Information Concerning => The Missoula Art
…. Museum’s '' ”Gennie DeWeese Retrospective” '1996 ' Art Show.
….1) The 26 Page CATALOGUE Book
Can Be Purchased $5.00 At The Missoula Art Museum. Click Here.
….2) You Can Search For, And View,
….More Gennie DeWeese Art Paintings, At The Missoula Art Museum. Click Here.

G) The “Robert and Gennie DeWeese High School Art Teaching Gallery” =>
…. Information Page On Facebook.Com
…..“Located within the walls of Bozeman High School, The Robert and Gennie
DeWeese Gallery is a unique exhibition space, that also serves as a teaching
gallery and is used to enhance our classroom and studio experiences at Bozeman High
School as well as provide a contemporary art space for the school and Bozeman
communities. Our gallery is free and open to the public Monday-Friday from 9-3.
Click Here To View The Robert and Gennie DeWeese Gallery, On Facebook.com.

H) Newspaper Article: Redrawing DeWeese by Staff Writer
…. Emily Donahoe, Helena Independent Record, Oct 26, 2006.
Robert DeWeese was always making art, remembers his son, Josh DeWeese, a
ceramic artist and outgoing resident director at the Archie Bray Foundation. ….
Josh says his dad usually carried with him a stack of paper, held together with
rubber bands, and he’d pull it out if he was sitting for more than five minutes. …
…“He drew like he breathed,” says Josh. “He was just always drawing.” ….
In addition to being one of Montana’s most influential artists, DeWeese was a
beloved art instructor at MSU-Bozeman from 1949 to 1977. ….
You May Read Remainder Of Article Here.

I) Missoula MT Art Museum: Robert DeWeese, Recent Acquisitions,
…. January 08 - April 03, 1993.
On January 8, the Art Museum will open an exhibition which includes three recent
acquisitions to our Permanent Collection by the artist Bob DeWeese. The exhibit will
also include a number of Bob’s artworks from the collection of Rudy and Lela Autio.
Among these paintings the Autios have graciously agreed to lend several pieces that
exemplify their close friendship with Bob and Gennie DeWeese. In addition we will also
include photographs of Bob by two artists who knew him well. Michael Crummett’s
photograph, “Bob DeWeese and His Colorful Tie,” shows Bob holding his
artwork, Gangster Tie” (now owned by the Museum.) We will also show a touching
photograph of the artist by Sil Strung.
Saved By Archive.org, You May Read Remainder Of Article Here, but NO PHOTO.

J) GENNIE DEWEESE (1921 – 2007) By Michele Corriel, Published in
…. Western Art & Architecture, Spring/Summer 2011
… It would be hard to imagine contemporary Western art without Gennie
DeWeese. Her work and her presence, along with husband and painter Bob DeWeese,
injected the art scene with an infectious energy, bringing modernism and non-objective
expressionism to far-flung regions of the country during the 1940s and 50s. A true
pioneer, Gennie DeWeese was also matriarchal in every sense of the word, caring for,
overseeing, and very much like a mother osprey, encouraging three generations of
contemporary artists off the nest’s edge to fly on their own.
… “I paint what I see,” DeWeese has said in countless interviews. And it is
exactly her way of seeing that puts her work in such high esteem. Her work is pure.
Honest. Her feel for color, her uninhibited lines and perspective, her natural composition
of a painting is unrivaled in today’s art world.”
… ”She wasn’t concerned with making something monumental. She was concerned
with translating the importance of immediacy. The rough hewn of ‘I see it and I’m putting it down.’ "
You may continue reading this article here =>

K) “Montana Art Matriarch [In Memorium]” by Staff Writer
…. Emily Donahoe, Independent Record, Helena MT - Nov 30, 2007
Gennie DeWeese was a mother, wife, activist and mentor; but first and foremost,
she was Gennie, and she was an artist. .. The Bozeman based painter and
printmaker died Monday after a battle with lung cancer and notice of her death
spread quickly throughout the Montana art world.
You May Read Remainder Of Article Here, But You May Be Required To $ Pay.

L) “DeWeese Made Art Speak: A Montana and American Master Is Now Gone.”
…. by Simone Ellis for the Missoulian, Dec 13, 2007.
…DeWeese's laugh was as contagious as the Dalai Lama's; her work as delightful
as Matisse and Mother well combined. Both her laugh and her art are with us for
many years to come, even though this beautiful painter, mom, and pet lover soul
has parted (she passed away at her home outside of Bozeman on Nov. 26). .. The
archiving of Gennie's work has been steady, meticulous and thorough, thanks to a
group effort of museums, collectors, family, and especially Terry Karson, a
lifelong friend and curator/writer of DeWeese's work. .. Hands down, DeWeese
was and is one of Montana's greatest modernist painters, along with her husband
Bob, who died in 1990. Nearly all of her children are now artists in their own right,
not a great surprise with such talented parents.
You May Continue Reading This Article Here.

M) On June 7, 2020: Tina DeWeese Sent Email, That Tells More About Her Parents, And
… The Very Wide Influence of Robert (Bob) DeWeese & Genevieve (Gennie) DeWeese.
…. “And a very dear close family friend just left us, her spirit as complex and super
charged as all these pandemics and cultural revolutions combined. Here’s a Wikipedia
page about her. She would be one among many who were linked to the DeWeeses.”
…..[[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Overlie | Click Here for Wikipedia about
Mary Overlie. ]] And AFTER This Page Comes Up > Do > Top > Edit > Find > DeWeese
To see how Bob & Gennie were a noteworthy influence on young Mary. .

N) #6 In Facebook ZMMQuality’s Top 9 of 2021 => DeWeese Papers Donated to MSU Library.
….Robert and Gennie DeWeese, Robert M. Pirsig's friends in Bozeman, MT featured in
his book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, brought modern art to Montana
and were the ringleaders for a social circle of artists and intellectuals who they often
entertained at their Cottonwood Canyon home. Their professional papers collected and
organized by their daughter Tine DeWeese include sketches and illustrations, exhibit
catalogs and flyers from such venues art the Missoula Art Museum and the Yellowstone
Art Museum, Robert DeWeese’s papers from his career as an art professor at Montana
State College, and correspondence with influential Montana artists Jerry Rankin,
Frances Senska and Jessie Wilber.
LEARN MORE

A Very Nice Photo Of The Montana State University’s Renne Library Building,
And 3 Links to Other Good Resources.

In Her Email Of Jan 26, 2022, Tina Deweese Wrote The Following, Which
Resulted In The Post => #7 In Facebook Zmmquality’s Top 9 Of 2021. =>
… “I have to apologize for not getting these to you sooner, but as you know it’s been
a “whirlwind around here since September when we began to gather things together for
two major shows: “Friends Reunited" . and “The Feral Times“ “ [These were
respectively Oct 17 Thru Dec 19, 2021 & . Oct 12 to Nov 17, 2021.
For more information about these, please keep reading, especially at
… “Friends Reunited” and “Feral Times”.]

O) #7 In Facebook ZMMQuality’s Top 9 of 2021 => The FOUR Important
DeWeese Art Exhibitions in Montana.
….2021 was a banner year for celebrating the art of the DeWeeses. Gennie
DeWeese’s artwork was featured in the 1) Yellowstone Art Museum’s “Matriarchs of
Modernism” exhibit, including a 2) Gallery Talk by her son and ceramics artist Josh
DeWeese (link below). 3) “Friends Reunited” at the Marguerite Kirk and Paul Harris
Gallery in Belgrade, MT featured the art of both Robert and Gennie DeWeese and their
friend Paul Harris this past fall. 4) Meanwhile, the “Feral Times” exhibit at Montana State
University’s Helen Copeland Gallery this fall showcased the work of the DeWeeses'
daughter Tina DeWeese and her husband Tom Thornton who live in the
DeWeese home.in Cottonwood Canyon.” … Here are the details =>

…1) Yellowstone Art Museum’s Matriarchs of Modernism Exhibit, With Many Photos:
…… Matriarchs of Modernism features works from the YAM’s collection by four
influential Montana artists, part of the museum-wide theme of “Women’s Work”
commemorating the centennial of women’s suffrage.
Click Here For => Full Explanation Yellowstone Art Museum’s Matriarchs of Modernism.
This Page Has Many Photos Of Artists Work, Including Gennie DeWeese:

...2) Josh DeWeese’s Gallery Talk => “Matriarch of Modernism” About
His Mother Gennie DeWeese And Her Art Work, For The Yellowstone Art Museum,
''' ……. Here, We Can’t Do Better Than Tina DeWeese’s Own Description Of
Her Brother’s Gallery Talk'' =>
… "[This] excellent talk by my brother Josh, is a thorough and generous biographical
overview of the life and art of our mother. He offers insight into the cultural spirit of the
times that influenced Mom's lifetime of dedication and passion as a painter and
printmaker. Together with her life partner and father of their five kids, Gennie and Bob
became a hub of local, state and national community of artists and like-minded liberal
thinkers of the times.”
… "Josh's unique perspective as the youngest of five, offers crucial and familial
insight into the complexity and vitality of their lives. He was deeply influenced by their fun-
damental premise that ART and LIFE are one and the same , and his [Josh’s] life
has become testimony to the scribbled note in one of Dad's journals: …
…. 'responsibility is the ability to respond' ."
Right Click & Select New Tab To View & Listen To Josh DeWeese Gallery Talk.

…3) A Special Art Show “Friends Reunited” At The Marguerite Kirk And
Paul Harris Gallery In Belgrade, MT: Featuring
“The Art Of Both Robert And Gennie DeWeese And Their Friend"
“Paul Harris," Oct 17 Thru Dec 19, 2021.
PLEASE NOTICE => This Special Art Show “Friends Reunited” Was Shown In =>
The 4 Large Photos WAY ABOVE, That Illustrated This Paul Harris Exhibit.

…4) A Special Tom Thornton & Tina DeWeese Art Exhibit
ON The Montana State University Campus, Oct 12 to Nov 17, 2021.
… Quite An Honor For “Tina & Tom”! OH WOW”!!
Click Here For Very Nice Description of Tom & Tina And Their Art. => Feral Times Exhibit
A Montana State University Public Relations Announcement:
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In Email Jan 26, 2022 Tina DeWeese Said => “ I'm So Happy To Share This Video Made By =>
Michele Corriel and Sarah Friedrich from show, “Friends Reunited” at the Paul Harris Gallery.
… ”As I've told Michele many times, being in this gallery with this work made me
feel like being in the archetypal living room of my life! Such a comfort to see this work
up on the wall again. Like Mom and Dad's studios through the years, this work is
presented as spontaneously as they produced it...as if, in her curatorial genius, Michele
caught the same wave that carried them through the decades of spirit and vitality of
their times. Much gratitude again to Michele and Sarah and Paul Harris and family for
making this show happen. Enjoy!”
… Right Click & Select New Tab, Since You May Wish To Directly View This =>
… #7 FACEBOOK NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT => With MANY Good Links & Featured
Photo Of Genie’s Dalmatian Painting => “Pepper In The Doorway” 1994:
… This Is Yet Another Different Art Work by Gennie DeWeese, Showing “Pepper”!

Concerning The “#7 In Facebook ZMMQuality’s Top 9 of 2021” => LEARN MORE =>
A) Tina Email Feb 2, 2022 Suggests The Following “Links to Josh and Jan’s websites.”
… ”No one spends a lot of time updating these, but they are loaded with images etc, if
people are interested.”
… a) http://www.deweeseart.com/new-page-64
… b) ]http://www.deweeseart.com/joshdeweesecom
… c) Josh DeWeese Own Site, Showing Photos Of His Ceramics.
… d) Professor Josh DeWeese, Montana State University: Showing Contacts, His Photo, & More =>
Photos Of His Ceramics.

B) Tina Also Suggested The Following Link To Their “Old” DeWeese Family Website.
Which Features Gennie, Josh, And Tina.
… NOTE: Blue link below, happens to be the SAME Link given with instructions, near top
of this page you are currently reading.
…Right Click & Select New Tab: And AFTER the DeWeese WebSite comes up,
… you will see where to Mouse Click for Gennie, Josh, or Tina.
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C) In her Email Feb 2, 2022 Tina added =>
… “My sister Cathie has plenty of reference as well, about her social activism.
Google finds =>
https://www.facebook.com/cathie.deweeseparkinson
http://www.bibliophilegroup.com/lynnsbookstore/
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D) In her Email Feb 2, 2022 Tina added => “Also I Have Photos Of My Art Work On FB.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.769393126481479&type=3
As does my husband Tom Thornton.”
https://www.facebook.com/tom.thorntonart/photos/?ref=page_internal
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P) Any Other Good “DeWeese Information” WebPages Readers May Suggest?
… Please send Email.

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INFORMATION & LINKS TO ADDITIONAL READING:

A) Tina DeWeese’s Additional Information, Photos, & Links Concerning => Art Works by
''' Robert & Gennie DeWeese At =>:The "Friends Reunited” Exhibit at The Paul Harris
Gallery. '''
Eventually, these materials will be assembled into a NEW WebPage
. Please send email, if you want us to hurry-up and make this available.

''' B) ZMMQ WebSite Editor Suggests a NEW WebPage into which will be assembled
Information, Photos, & Links Concerning => "The Guests at the Dinner Party", reported
by Robert Pirsig (In ZMM Chapter 14.... Jack & Wylla Barsness,.The Sheepherder-
Welder Bill Stockton, and “an art instructor from the school who has horn-rimmed
glasses, and his wife, who smiles self-consciously. They must be new.,” And others.
… This new page would have full information & details about Persons at the 1968
DeWeese home, for the party when Robert Pirsig, Chris, John and Sylvia Sutherland,
when they arrive. Please send email, if you want us to hurry-up and make this available.

C) Readers May Suggest Other Information & Links That Should Be Added Here.
Please send email with your ideas & suggestions.

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