Frank Mechau, Saturday P.M., 1945. Denver Art Museum: Gift of The Allied Arts, 1952.52.

image height: 30.25 in, 76.8350 cm; image width: 36.125 in, 91.7575 cm; frame height: 38.5 in, 97.7900 cm; frame width: 44.5 in, 113.0300 cm

Carved into paint near bottom left corner: "F. Mechau"

Petrie Institute of Western American Art

Petrie Institute of Western American Art

The Artist [1904–1946]; Paula Mechau [1907–2005] (wife of artist), Redstone, CO, 1946; The Allied Arts, Inc., by 1952; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1952.

• "53rd Annual Exhibition of American Paintings and Sculpture," Art Institute of Chicago, October 1942.
• "Painting in the United States," Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1943
• “Exhibition of Contemporary American Art” — Nebraska Art Association, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, Nebraska, March 1944
• “Frank Mechau Memorial Exhibition” — Denver Art Museum, 11/18/1946 – 12/30/1946 (held at the city and county building galleries)
• “Frank Mechau: 1904–1946” — Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, Fort Worth, TX, 5/11/1967 – 6/25/1967
• "The American Panorama"—Denver Art Museum, March 17–May 27, 1968
• “Frank Mechau Retrospective, 1904-1946” — Denver Art Museum, 6/29/1972 – 8/27/1972
• “Frank Mechau/Artist of Colorado” — Aspen Center for the Visual Arts, 12/13/1981 – 01/24/1982
• “Western Art in Colorado Collections” — Exhibition at Museum of Western Art (Anschutz Collection) from April 14, 1984 – June 5, 1984
• "The Western Spirit: Exploring New Territory in American Art"—Denver Art Museum, Feb. 26–April 30, 1989
• "Shooting Star: The Artwork of Frank Mechau" — Denver Public Library, 6/10/2005 – 8/30/2005