Born Mary Alice Cox in Cleveland in 1921, Mac Schweitzer grew up as a tomboy who adored horses, cowboys and art. After training at Cleveland School of Art and marrying, she adopted her maiden initials (M. A. C.) as her artistic name.
(Courtesy Mac Schweitzer)
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West will display the work of Southwestern artist Mac Schweitzer from Oct. 18 through September 2026.
Museum guests are invited to join curator Ann Hedlund for a special presentation on Mac Schweitzer’s life and work on Thursday, Oct. 30, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The presentation is free for museum members or $10 for just the program for nonmembers. The program is also free for everyone as part of a general admision ticket, according to a press release.
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Western Spirit hosts Mac Schweitzer’s work
(Courtesy Mac Schweitzer)
Born Mary Alice Cox in Cleveland in 1921, Mac Schweitzer grew up as a tomboy who adored horses, cowboys and art. After training at Cleveland School of Art and marrying, she adopted her maiden initials (M. A. C.) as her artistic name.
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Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West will display the work of Southwestern artist Mac Schweitzer from Oct. 18 through September 2026.
Museum guests are invited to join curator Ann Hedlund for a special presentation on Mac Schweitzer’s life and work on Thursday, Oct. 30, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The presentation is free for museum members or $10 for just the program for nonmembers. The program is also free for everyone as part of a general admision ticket, according to a press release.
This will be the first time a museum will display a comprehensive collection of Schweitzer’s work, which comes 63 years after her death. The exhibit, “Mac Schweitzer: A Southwest Maverick Rediscovered,” will feature an expansive selection of Schweitzer’s paintings, sketches, prints and archival materials—many which have been unseen for more than six decades. They come from the artist’s family collection, which was donated to Western Spirit in 2024.
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