December 23, 2018
“NEVADA ROW”
by Erik Burke and Joe C. Rock
Born in Iowa in 1870, Jeanne Elizabeth Wier was hired to teach history at the University of Nevada in Reno in 1899. Best known for her work outside the university however, Wier was active in Nevada’s suffrage movement and then in 1904 she helped found the Nevada Historical Society and served as its director until she died in 1950. In 2016 medical cannabis retailer Blüm sponsored a mural for @MTArtWalk at the Center St RTC station, celebrating people who made had a significant impact on Nevada “through unconventional ways.” Collaborating on the 250’ wall, Erik Burke and Joe Rock painted a series of portraits, using blue—the color of the Nevada flag—for Nevada natives and contrasting warm tones for those exerting outside influence on the state. Portraits from left to right are Frederic Delongchamps, Dot So La Lee, Wovoka, Ben Palmer, Michael Heizer, Jeanne Wier (detailed), Abraham Lincoln, Jack Johnson, Sarah Winnemucca, and Mark Twain. @letsblum @ou35 @joecrock13