In 1903, Artus Van Briggle was appointed First Director of the Department of Art and Design in Colorado College, succeeding Louis Soutter, a Swiss artist (born in Geneva, Switzerland) he met in Paris in 1895.
In 1903, Artus Van Briggle took over as the head of Colorado College's Department of Fine Arts and Design, following Louis Soutter, an artist he had met during his time in Paris in 1895.