The Living Her Legacy project all began with a wrong turn.
Patti Smith was leaving the Colorado Convention Center when she made a wrong turn and ended up happening upon 80 portraits of men and women. After a little investigating, Smith discovered the images were part of
Colorado Panorama, a project by artist Barbara Jo Revelle designed to showcase the state’s historic figures.
“And I thought, ‘If they can do that in Denver, why can t we do that in Fort Collins?’” Smith said.
Almost eight years later, Smith unveiled the first four portraits of the new Living Her Legacy project honoring historic Fort Collins women this week.