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Artsthrive | Visions of the Hispanic World | Casa Celebrates 20 Years
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In This Issue:
Tiffany Roach Martin
Hispanic Visions.................................................................................................................... 2
Scott Schaffer
Behind the Scenes................................................................................................................ 7
Corinne Thevenet Gerard (Roddy) Thomson, Jr. Alfred Volden Tracey Weisberg
ArtsThrive.............................................................................................................................. 8 Casa Celebrates 20 Years.................................................................................................. 10 New Faces........................................................................................................................... 12 Works on Paper.................................................................................................................. 13
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM BOARD OF TRUSTEES
I am Reading: Anne Hillerman......................................................................................... 14
Judith Suiter, Chair
Maria Griego-Raby, AM Foundation
I am Giving: Foundation News......................................................................................... 15
Hal Behl
Joni M. Palmer, PhD
Beverly Bendicksen
Pamela Weese
Wayne G. Chew
Alan Weitzel
V I S I T U S AT:
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VISIONS OF THE HISPANIC WORLD
Hispanic Visions
T
The Hispanic Society’s unparalled collection of masterpieces comes to the Museum.
HE UPCOMING EXHIBITION
Society, and some have never been
New Mexicans to celebrate world
Visions of the Hispanic World:
exhibited at all.
cultures through exceptional artistic
Treasures from the Hispanic
“Visions of the Hispanic World
Society Museum and Library,
tells a rich story of cultures settling
masterpieces of a nation linked through history to many who live here.”
opening November 10, includes more
in Spain and bringing the best and
than 200 exceptional works spanning
most innovative elements of their
executive director at the Hispanic
3,000 years from the Hispanic Society
respective heritages to the Iberian
Society, Visions of the Hispanic World
of America collections. A significant
Peninsula and the Spanish Colonies,”
highlights works from Spain and Latin
number of these works have not been
says Andrew Connors, Albuquerque
America drawn from the Hispanic
exhibited outside of the Hispanic
Museum director. “This exhibit allows
Society’s renowned museum and library
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Art. History. People.
Curated by Mitchell A. Codding,
VISIONS OF THE HISPANIC WORLD
FAR LEFT: Sculpture in the style of Gil
de Siloe/workshop of Gil de Siloe, Effigy of Doña Mencía Enríquez de Toledo, Duchess of Alburquerque, Monasterio de San Francisco, Cuéllar, Spain, 1498, alabaster, D275/1a-b. LEFT: Francisco de Goya y Lucientes,
The Duchess of Alba,1797, oil on canvas, 210.2 x 149.2 cm, A102. BELOW: Diego Velázquez, Portrait
of a Little Girl, ca. 1638-42, oil on canvas, 51.5 x 41 cm, A108. BELOW RIGHT: Fibula, Celtiberian Spain, ca. 125-100 BCE, silver, gold foil, H 3.3 x L 6.5 x W 2.5 cm, R3176.
collections. The expansive exhibition
During Huntington’s teenage trips to
includes archaeological works from the
Europe, he fell in love with Spanish
Iberian Peninsula; arts of Islamic Spain;
culture, and subsequently spent years
paintings, sculpture, decorative arts,
studying the language (as well as
and manuscripts from Medieval, Golden
Arabic), collecting items, meeting the
Age, and eighteenth-century Spain;
people, and developing relationships
Latin American colonial and nineteenth-
with artists, patrons, and royalty. When
century paintings, sculpture, decorative
his father asked him to take over the
arts, and manuscripts; and Spanish
family shipping business, he opted out,
paintings of the nineteenth and early
choosing instead to establish a free
twentieth centuries.
public museum and reference library
Visions is extraordinary for reasons beyond the exhibition’s art: It has catapulted the Hispanic Society’s significant and little known collection into the international spotlight. Archer Milton Huntington (18701955), philanthropist and heir to a shipping empire, founded the Hispanic Society in 1904—and it’s largely thanks
for the study of the art and culture of
ON VIEW:
NOVEMBER 10, 2018– MARCH 31, 2019 PART I – November 10 through March 31. Ancient, Islamic, Medieval, Golden Age Spain, Colonial and 19th century Latin America, including works by El Greco, Velázquez, and Zurbaran PART II –December 22 through March 31. Goya through the 1920s in Spain Special exhibit surcharge of $5 for Visions of the Hispanic World applies to all guests, including members. No surcharge for children 12 and under when accompanied by an adult paying guest. Surcharge applies during free days and events at the Albuquerque Museum. Guest passes are not valid for Visions of the Hispanic World. This exhibition is organized by The Hispanic Society of America and is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
to his personal acquisitions that the collection is so esteemed. Quiet and studious, as a child Huntington built make-believe museums out of boxes and pictures cut from magazines, according to James F. Cooper, who wrote an essay about Huntington and the Hispanic Society in the Fall 2010 edition of American Arts Quarterly.
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VISIONS OF THE HISPANIC WORLD
LEFT: José Agustín Arriet (1803 Santa
Ana Chiautempan, Tlaxcala, Mexico – 1874 Puebla, Mexico), Young Man from the Coast/El Costeño Puebla, Mexico, ca. 1843, oil on canvas, 89 x 71 cm, LA2391. ABOVE: Joaquín de Sorolla y Bastida (1863 Valencia, Spain –1923 Madrid, Spain), After the Bath, 1908, oil on canvas, 176 x 111.5 cm, A296.
Spain, Portugal, Latin America, and
style buildings developed in the
the Philippines. His obsession went
early twentieth century. Huntington
beyond collecting; he also sponsored
designed the buildings as “an American
expeditions and excavations, building
Parnassus,” wrote Cooper, “… a sacred
the Hispanic Society’s collection
place of learning … and the arts.”
of antiquities—some of which he
The complex housed other societies,
discovered—into one of the most
including the American Geographical
important in the world.
Society. When the city’s cultural life
The Society is located in New
moved to Midtown, the Hispanic
York City’s Washington Heights
Society became a somewhat forgotten
neighborhood, far from the midtown
and obscure institution, albeit with an
Manhattan cultural corridor, in ornate
unprecedented collection in a stunning
Beaux-Arts/American Renaissance–
campus. The collections of the Hispanic
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VISIONS OF THE HISPANIC WORLD
Society include works by El Greco,
to Spain and large Hispanic populations
that diverse heritage. One item of
Velazquez, Goya, and Sorolla, as well as
to show Visions. New Mexico is a perfect
interest is the funerary monument of
6,000 objects in the Society’s decorative
fit, given the state’s history. Spanish
the Duchess of Alburquerque, Mencía
arts collection, 15,000 prints from the
settlers brought many elements of
Enríquez de Toledo, an ancestor of the
seventeenth to early twentieth century,
Spanish culture, technology, and faith
Duke of Alburquerque, for whom, in
and photographs from 1850 to the
to this region, says Connors. “What is
1706, our city was named.
early twentieth century. Before closing
less known here, and throughout most
for renovations in 2017, the museum
of the United States, is the exceptionally
renewed energy, plus local and national
received only about 25,000 visitors a year.
diverse cultural heritage that makes up
funders, the fruits of Huntington’s
Its rejuvenation project presented an
Spain itself.” Items such as Celtiberian
obsession are available to many more
opportunity to bring more of its collection
jewelry, a 15th century Hebrew bible,
people, telling an important, complex,
out of the vaults and share it with people
and a Visigothic belt buckle highlight
and artistically rich story.
Thanks to the Hispanic Society’s
far beyond Manhattan’s north end. At the traveling exhibition’s first stop in Spain, Museo del Prado opened a museumwithin-a-museum for the collection, devoting three floors of a new wing to
SPONSORS
Visions. Two of the first visitors were
CONTRACT ASSOCIATES
Spain’s King Juan Carlos and his wife,
ELDORA CRAFT CHOCOLATE
Sofia, according to an article in The New
HOLMAN’S USA
York Times. The Prado’s director told The
LOS POBLANOS
Times that they were expecting 400,000 total visitors. After Spain, the exhibition traveled to the Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. Its third stop is Albuquerque. The Hispanic Society deliberately chose places with deep historical roots
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BELOW LEFT: Juan Rodríguez Juárez, De Mestizo y de India produce Coyote Mexico, ca. 1720, oil on canvas, 103.8 x 146.4 cm, LA2122. BELOW CENTER: Khalaf, ca. 966 Pyxis. Ivory with chased and nielloed silver-gilt mounts, H 16 x 10.1 cm, D752. BELOW RIGHT: Spiral bracelet Celtiberian, Spain, ca. 125-100 B.C.E., silver, L 15 x D 6.65 cm, R3152.
FAR LEFT: Nancy Attaway has her mic
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VARA Wines Supports Hispanic Visions LOCATED IN ALBUQUERQUE’S NORTH VALLEY, VARA Wines’
here 140 years prior to being made
connections make it an ideal sponsor
brought vitis vinifera cuttings to the
for Visions of the Hispanic World:
new world for their sacramental
Treasures from the Hispanic Society
wines. Those mission grapes are still
Museum and Library. First, co-founder
harvested in New Mexico today. The
Xavier Zamarripa’s family is Basque,
New Mexico territory was once the
so his Spanish connections run deep.
fifth largest wine producer in America.
Second, the winery also weaves
Today it is not even in the top ten.
Spanish and New Mexico viticulture in its just-opened tasting room. VARA has been a journey for
in California. Spanish missionaries
“We wanted to be able to tell that story, and to put New Mexico back on the wine map,” Zamarripa says.
Zamarripa and business partner Doug
“We have vineyards in New Mexico,
Diefenthaler. Zamarripa attempted
Spain, California, and all along the Rio
to open a winery in 2013, but some
Grande Valley. Everything we do is
North Valley neighbors opposed it.
Spanish centric.”
Five years later, a tasting room is finally
Zamarripa also hopes to introduce
open on Alameda, a few miles from the
young people to the importance of
original proposed location. Right now,
philanthropy and supporting the arts.
VARA sources wines from Spain and
“It is our responsibility to give time and
California, but they plan to grow their
money to things that are important to
own grapes and bottle their own wines.
society,” he says. “Art and history are
The support VARA offers the
what create the memories, and art is a
Museum speaks to the winery’s
constant reminder and a guardian for
deep connection to New Mexico’s
the future. We need to inspire different
history—after all, wine was being made
generations to be a part of that.”
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important works of art and artifacts from around the globe, according to the NEA. In 2017, Baskette took the lead on a massive domestic indemnity application to bring Visions of the Hispanic World to Albuquerque, as well as to the Cincinnati Art Museum and the Orlando Museum of Art. Applying for the grant requires institutions hosting the works to operate using best practices, from protecting the works with proper temperature and climate controls to the staff’s qualifications. The application landed on her desk
Behind the Scenes
with a virtual thud: Baskette says she answered forty initial questions, and then another forty follow-up questions. The
Registrar Amy Baskette’s paperwork makes exhibitions possible.
final application was over 300 pages and
A MUSEUM EXHIBITION is like time
art and artifacts against theft and damage.
insurance, it will indemnify a portion of
travel. It transports the visitor into a richly
Insurance is sometimes one of the most
the exhibition, meaning that it reduces
illustrated nonfiction story. But the seamless
costly parts of developing an exhibition.
the total value each host museum must
had five separate parts. Her work paid off; the grant was awarded. While it won’t actually pay the
creation of such a rich tale requires unending details behind the scenes. Organizing each piece of work’s journey
An act of Congress helped museums
cover under their fine arts insurance.
minimize those costs. In 1975, the Arts and
“The value of the indemnity grant
Artifacts International Indemnity program
reduced the cost significantly. If we
into a finished exhibition falls to registrar
insured international exhibitions; it added
had needed to cover the insurance
Amy Baskette, who says her job “breeds
domestic indemnity in 2007. Since its
one hundred percent it would not have
paperwork.” The current American Jewelry
inception, the program has indemnified
been affordable to travel [Visions]
from New Mexico, for example, contains
930 exhibitions, saving organizers nearly
to Albuquerque. That’s the point of
pieces from fifty-two different lenders
$250 million in insurance premiums.
indemnity,” Baskette explains.
and institutions. “It’s my job to make sure
Some 250 museums nationwide have
they all get returned,” she says. Baskette
participated in the program—including this
Prior to starting at the Museum in 2016,
manages item records including their
institution, which was part of a domestic
Baskette was a curatorial assistant at the
provenance (where they come from),
indemnity grant the American Federation
Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait
accession number (the unique number
of Arts used to defray insurance costs
Gallery—a federal institution that didn’t
given to a museum catalogue object), and
of bringing the 2017 exhibition,
need to apply for such funding. Her new-
museum or owner of origin.
This was Baskette’s first indemnity grant.
When Modern was Contemporary, to
found expertise will help the Museum to
And of course, insurance: Any exhibition
Albuquerque. The indemnity grants make
bring quality international exhibitions to
budget includes a fund to protect valuable
it possible for millions of Americans to see
Albuquerque in the future.
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ARTSTHRIVE
Jewelers Come to ArtsThrive Museum-quality jewelry will be available for purchase for the first time.
I
TOP: ArtsThrive party ABOVE: Kristin
Deiner, Pollinator: The Queen’s Honey Drops: Necklace/Amulet with Handmade Chain, 2017. Sterling and fine silver, 24K gold in glass, Frank-enameled head pin, brass accents, found object, paper, mica, rainbow moonstones, Ethiopian opals, pearls, glass and shell buttons, eyeglass frame fragment, 12x3x.5 inches.
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N KEEPING WITH THE American
to participate in ArtsThrive brought her
Jewelry from New Mexico exhibition,
to tears. “As an artist who creates and
the Museum is spotlighting
comments through the art form of jewelry
wearable art for the first time in
and adornment, I feel so fortunate to be
Albuquerque Museum Foundation’s
part of a community that includes me and
fundraising exhibition, ArtsThrive. From
my creative voice. This is a rare occurrence
October 21–December 2, patrons will
for a jeweler/metalsmith to be exhibited as
be able to shop for museum-quality
an artist in an art museum,” she says.
adornments from jewelry artists Liz Sabol,
Of late, she’s been working large—really
Kathryn Bowman, Jack Boglioli, and Kristin
large. Her American Jewelry from New
Deiner, whose work will be shown among
Mexico piece, New Orleans & Alabama/
more than 120 artists selected for the 28th
Mississippi Gulf Coast Love Story: Loss and
Annual ArtsThrive: Art Exhibition & Benefit.
Lament: Fertility Reliquary II hangs forty-six
Deiner, an internationally exhibited
inches on its handmade chain. It is made
metalsmith whose work was shown in
of eyeglass lenses, antique buttons, candy
American Jewelry, says the invitation
wrappers, and myriad other items, which
ARTSTHRIVE
ON VIEW
EXHIBITION OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC: OCTOBER 21– DECEMBER 2, 2018.
LEFT: Jack Boglioli, Look Within, 2018. Sterling and fine silver, 18K gold, Australian opal, ruby, amethyst, and white topaz, 2 3/8x 3/4 inches. RIGHT: ArtsThrive is an important event for collectors.
Look Within, a pendant with a center opal with semiprecious stone accents that complement the gem’s flash. “I’m making this piece using my techniques of binding and weaving with thin strands of silver and gold,” he says of the intricate design. Liz Sabol’s hand-painted resin designs
typify Deiner’s assemblage aesthetic. For
and Kathryn Bowman’s colorful, beaded
ArtsThrive, she’s aiming for smaller, though
floral creations will also be available at
equally intricate, pieces. “I am working
ArtsThrive.
on amulet wearable objects with ‘tons’ of
Jen Mulliniks, owner of meeting-
silver soldering, torch work, fabrication,
space provider Gravitate and long-time
beautiful stones, handmade chain and
supporter of the arts, has purchased art
findings, . . . elaborate and every-day, all
works at ArtsThrive. She uses Gravitate’s
in one! . . . I only complete objects that I
space to show her collection and expose
feel really add something to the world, so
artists to the community. “My favorite
it can take quite a while and morphing to
thing about ArtsThrive is how surprised I
get the right combination and message,”
am in myself for having fallen in love with
she says.
a piece that is completely unlike anything
Jack Boglioli finds the artistic talent present at ArtsThrive overwhelming—in a good way. “Having my work on display alongside the work of over 100 other respected artists is an honor,” he says. For Boglioli, the event’s cause is intensely
I own.”
The 28th Annual ArtsThrive: Art Exhibition & Benefit is a six-week invitational exhibition hosted by the Albuquerque Museum Foundation and held at the Albuquerque Museum. Proceeds from art sales and sponsorships provide valuable funding for the Museum’s educational programs for children and families, Museum exhibition support, and acquisitions. Participating artists receive sixty percent of their art sales. Artwork available for purchase through the Museum Store and online. Visit albuquerquemuseum. org/artsthrive/ for online sales beginning October 27. Contact the Albuquerque Museum Foundation for more information about the artists and supporting ArtsThrive: 505.842.0111.
motivating, which inspired his creation
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CASA SAN YSIDRO
Casa’s 20 Years of Open Doors
The historic home opened to visitors in 1998.
O
N OCTOBER 13, Casa San Ysidro celebrates an historic milestone: 20 years ago, to the day, Casa San
Ysidro: The Gutiérrez/Minge House opened to the public for tours. When Ward Alan and Shirley Minge
purchased the property in 1954, they didn’t intend it to be a museum. They simply wanted a family home, one in which they could indulge their passions for collecting and preserving utilitarian Hispanic New Mexican artifacts and building methods. Jesús Maria Gutiérrez of Corrales built the house in the mid-1870s, though the Gutiérrez family could have owned the land as far back as 1778. By 1875, Jesús Maria’s father, Juan Francisco Gutiérrez,
though visitors like Lalla Candelaria
was living on the site, either in Casa
Rinaldi, who was born in 1932, lingered.
or in a previously existing dwelling,
In the kitchen she recalled, “I stood at
according to his great-granddaughter
this window, opened a hinge, and fed a
Stella Gutiérrez-Sandoval Mares. It’s
horse through the window.”
unknown if its builder ever lived there,
Five or six generations of the Gutiérrez family lived there. Alan Minge remembers, “The Gutiérrez family comes back occasionally and they want to see the bedroom where they slept as kids. Then the Griegos . . . when they
FROM TOP: Postcard to Dr. Minge,
circa 1974; Corrales historic home tour map, 1988; A poem about Casa San Ysidro, circa 1969. RIGHT: Dr. Ward Allen Minge.
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visit, they love to come to [the galería] because they said as kids they used to dance in this hall. They’d come over here on Saturday nights and dance over here
CASA SAN YSIDRO
LEFT: Gran sala, 1984
DAVID NUFER
ROBERT RECK
BELOW: Dining room, 2012
with the Gutiérrezes. What Hispanos are
interested in it, including the Boston
the Minges’ more than 1,800-piece
moved by is to find all this together in a
Museum of Fine Arts, Peabody Museum
collection of furniture, religious art,
meaningful way. This was their life.”
of Archaeology and Ethnology, and the
Hispanic and Native American weavings
When the Minges decided to move,
National Museum of American History.
and pottery, household implements,
they wanted to donate the property
But the Minges wanted the collection to
and agricultural tools through voter-
to a museum that would keep the
stay in New Mexico.
approved bonds. In 1997, the Museum
collection intact. Many institutions were
The Museum acquired most of
purchased much of the Minges’ remaining collection and the Minges donated the property and structure that
20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Casa San Ysidro is celebrating its twenty-year anniversary with the Albuquerque Museum on October 13, from 1 to 4 p.m. at 973 Old Church Road, Corrales. Visitors can enjoy tours of collection items; live baroque and Spanish Colonial music from Baroque ’n Arts; recorded lectures from Alan Minge; and a scavenger hunt to win a free class at Casa San Ysidro.
year. Then-Mayor Martin Chávez officially dedicated Casa on November 7, 1997. It would be almost another year before the building was repaired, the tour guides trained, and the site opened to the public. It’s one of only four public museums in the state where items are exhibited against a regionally significant architectural backdrop.
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New Faces Q
WHAT DREW YOU TO THIS ROLE?
A
When this position came up, I was so excited. It checked all the boxes.
I’ve always had an interest in photography, so I liked the idea of getting to work with photographs. It also combined my skills in museums with my love of history. Now that I’m here, I’m seeing that the resources available are even greater than I expected, and I expected a lot.
THREE QUESTIONS FOR NEW DIGITAL ARCHIVIST JILL HARTKE Jill Hartke recently took over the
SALLY JACKSON JOINS THE MUSEUM STORE Sally Jackson joined the Albuquerque
Q
WHAT’S YOUR VISION FOR THE ARCHIVES?
A
What I would really like long term
retail sector, which includes time working
is that the archives become the first
in the garment industries in New York
Museum Store in the summer, taking over as store manager from Maureen Ryan. Jackson draws on her long career in the
place researchers and history buffs think
and San Francisco; overseeing Lace, a
Albuquerque Museum’s archives after
of when they’re looking for photographs.
former store in Nob Hill; merchandising
Glenn Fye’s retirement. The collection
What I’ve found is that they’re led here
for a catalogue; and working in the
includes about 130,000 black-and-white
by other organizations collecting local
predecessor gallery to 516 ARTS. She
prints, glass prints, negatives, photo
history. But we’re not necessarily the first
also spent several years as director of
albums, and oral histories. Hartke grew
place they think of. I want to promote
commercial operations for Albuquerque’s
up combing census records and muster
the collection as a rich resource for local
National Museum of Nuclear Science and
rolls in the Missouri State Archives with her
history, make more people aware of it, and
History, where she also oversaw and ran
genealogy-loving father. So with graduate
make it more accessible on the internet.
the store. In that position, she frequently
Q
compared notes with Albuquerque
DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS FOR PHOTO EXHIBITIONS IN THE FUTURE?
Museum Store staff. “I’ve always loved
A
the Museum Store and always loved
degrees in museum studies and library science in hand, she started her career in those same archives. She relocated to the Duke City to take a job with the Public Library of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County as a children’s librarian. Despite never having worked in that role before,
the Albuquerque Museum in general,” she says. “I had a lot of interchange with
I definitely have plans for an
it. It’s only improved over time. It’s a
exhibition on the beer brewing
pleasure to be here.”
industry. There are also a couple of really
Maureen Ryan will continue as
Valley working with the kids and getting to
interesting local photographers that I’m
the store’s buyer, and the two have
know the community.
trying to get more background on. I’m
been working closely together on the
learning so much. Since I’m not a native
development of the online store, what at
New Mexican or Albuquerquean, I’m trying
press time was planned to open during
to figure all this out as I go.
the 2018 holiday shopping season.
she enjoyed her three years in the South
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LEFT: Judy Chicago, 1985,
Earth Birth, serigraph on paper, Albuquerque Museum, gift of Mary Ross Taylor. BELOW: Lynn Chadwick, Teddy Boy and Girl, 1956, lithograph on paper, Albuquerque Museum, gift of Georgia Will and Charles K. Purcell
Works on Paper Gallery Spotlights Sculptors DRAWINGS AND PRINTS BY SCULPTORS are often viewed as a secondary sort of
a truism that sculptors make
The late New Mexico-based
great drawings and prints.”
Chicano Pop artist Luis
Featured in the Angelique
Jiménez (1940-2006) often
activity, or just a preparatory
& Jim Lowry Works on Paper
evoked the Italian Baroque
process leading to finished
Gallery, the exhibition will
with his roiling forms and
works in steel, stone, bronze,
include approximately
rigorous realistic drawing
and clay. In From Calder
eighteen important
style. Pushing the envelope,
to Chicago: Sculptors on
works from the Museum’s
the exhibition will feature
fragility, works on paper
Paper (through Spring 2019),
permanent collection. These
two standouts from Taos-
cannot remain on permanent
drawing and printmaking
include a lithograph by
based Larry Bell, who uses
display, making the Lowry
are revealed as vital works
modern master Alexander
light, chemistry, and cutting-
Gallery an important means
in themselves. Exhibition
Calder (1898-1976), whose
edge technology to create
to rotate such works into
curator Titus O’Brien observes,
exuberant, child-like animals,
works in numerous media.
public view. Many works in
“Whether it’s Michelangelo,
circus performers, and
O’Brien says, “Neither piece
From Calder to Chicago are
Rodin, Giacometti, or Kiki
abstract doodles were often
is a conventional illustrative
being shown at the Museum
Smith, for some reason three-
turned into monumental
drawing. One was produced
for the first time, including
dimensional artists tend to
steel constructions. In
using chemical vapors, and
a masterful sculptural study
be great on paper. Maybe it
contrast, quintessential post-
the other is mainly composed
by the legendary British
has something to do with the
modernist Judy Chicago’s
of plastic seemingly melted
artist Henry Moore, and two
object-ness of paper itself, or
more politicized humanism
on paper. Demonstrating
wordless artist books by
the technical, physical labor
is evident in two included
his range, around the corner
renowned multi-media artist
of printmaking processes.
works. (Born in Chicago in
visitors can see one of
Richard Tuttle, who splits his
There are probably countless
1939, the influential artist
Jiménez’s light sculptures on
time between New York City
reasons for it, but it’s almost
now lives and works in Belen.)
display in Common Ground.”
and Abiquiu, New Mexico.
Due to their relative
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Ten Minutes with Anne Hillerman Meet the award winning writer at the aM Author Festival.
NEW MEXICO AUTHOR ANNE HILLERMAN continues the mystery series her father, best-selling author Tony Hillerman, created beginning in 1970. Anne’s debut novel, “Spider Woman’s Daughter,” follows the further adventures of the characters Tony Hillerman made famous: Jim Chee, Joe Leaphorn, and Bernadette Manuelito. Released by HarperCollins, the book received the Spur Award from Western Writers of America for Best First Novel. Her second mystery in the series, “Rock with Wings,” was released in May 2015, and quickly became a New York Times best-seller. The third novel in the reinvigorated series, “Song of the Lion,” debuted on The New York Times list in April 2017. 14
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In collaboration with St. Martin’s Press, she established The Tony Hillerman Prize for best first mystery novel set in the Southwest. She lives and works in Santa Fe and takes frequent trips to the Navajo Nation to research her novels. Anne belongs to many writers’ organizations and is an emeritus board member of Western Writers of America. She is a frequent presenter at the Tucson Festival of the Book and represented New Mexico at the National Book Festival hosted by the Library of Congress.
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TELL US ABOUT YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THE AUTHOR FESTIVAL.
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I was involved in the first one. I really love the way that it has grown. This year, on Saturday, David Morrell and I are doing a conversation called “Writing What Floats Your Boat,” which is funny since I write about the desert. For example, the book I just finished has to do with Navajo Long Walk and the Navajo imprisonment at Fort Sumner. That period fascinates me. Following your passion [in your writing] gives you permission to do
Art. History. People.
research on all kinds of things, and helps your character develop into something other than what you and your mother want to read! The writing workshops on Friday provide a lot of great information in a condensed structure, and the subject matter appeals to people writing fiction, nonfiction, and all different genres. And on Saturday, at the end of the day, the writing contest award winners will be introduced to the greater community of New Mexico authors and readers. There is really something for every one.
City and all over the state. And, New Mexico needs to celebrate some of the things we do well. Our state really nourishes authors of so many ages and genres. For the general public, it’s a great opportunity to introduce themselves to the writers they love and maybe explore new genres that they haven’t tried before. For authors, the chance to talk one-on-one with readers is great. Readers have so many good ideas. For example, they may say, “I really liked this character. Why don’t you bring him back?” Sometimes people are shy about coming up to authors and talking to them during signings, but authors love it!
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WHAT’S THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING AN AUTHOR FESTIVAL IN NEW MEXICO?
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Well, for one thing, having it in Albuquerque is a good central spot. I was pleased to see that there were writers from Grants and Silver
AM AUTHOR FESTIVAL:
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2–3, 2018 For detailed schedule, visit http://albuquerquemuseum.org/ author-festival-2018
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exhibits and exhibits from
The aM Society is a new
gift will allow the museum
formalized legacy program
to continue to strengthen
of the Albuquerque Museum
its collection and its
Foundation. It honors
educational outreach for
those who have chosen to
many years to come.”
the permanent collection. We hope that our future
commit to the future of the Albuquerque Museum by
WE THANK OUR aM
including the Albuquerque
SOCIETY MEMBERS
Museum Foundation in their
FOR THEIR VISION AND
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generation to generation is one of the most meaningful and significant ways people can leave a lasting legacy.
Beverly and Perry Bendicksen Alice and Bill Fienning Janet Long Ford and Robert Ford R. Harold Hollis
MEMORIALS AND TRIBUTES June 1, 2018, through September 5, 2018 IN MEMORY OF JAMES S. CARSON Ann Carson IN MEMORY OF TENA AND RUSSELL HOLLIS R. Harold Hollis IN HONOR OF JORDAN HUNT Maureen Ryan IN MEMORY OF FORMER DOCENT ESTELLE KRAMER Myra Blottner, Kathie Linn, Amy Parkman, Carolyn Tedford and Anne Watters IN MEMORY OF FRANK LOVE Judy Love IN MEMORY OF JENNIFER RIORDAN Judith Suiter IN MEMORY OF KEITH ROTH Mike Godwin
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Deborah Good and Andrew Schultz Marcus Amerman Portrait Cuff R. Harold Hollis Alan Kee Necktie Bolo BJ Jones and Orlando Lucero Goldie Garcia Where’s Oz? Ellen and Jim King Carrie Adell Sediments: No Deposit, No Return
JOHN . HEALY
Ema Tanigaki, Gold Eagle Necklace, crocheted gold plated stainless steel wire, glass, and amber. 14 ¼ x 5 7/8 in. Albuquerque Museum, gift of Barbara Bergman, Tucson, Arizona.
THANK YOU TO OUR MASTERWORKS SPONSORS FOR THE EXHIBITION AMERICAN JEWELRY FROM NEW MEXICO Anonymous Harold O’Connor Conference Time and Horse Pin Brooch Bead Society of New Mexico Nance Lopez Treasure Necklace Barry K. Berkson Rémy Rotenier Anguille Brooch/Pendent Margaret and Hugh Bell G. Phil Poirier Locket Nancy and Cliff Blaugrund Virgil and Loretta White Blue Glass Bead Bracelet
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Lori King Edward Lee Morgan Nekhbet Necklace
Olinda Luna Chavez Abeitia Jewelers, Socorro Gold Filigree Necklace Marc Coan Designs, Kitchen and Bath Cabinets Kathleen Brennan Boat Series Jennie and Mike Crews Maria Samora Square Cuff Fran Dever and Dale Belcher Clarence Lee Pickup Truck Bracelet Debi Dodge Isaiah Ortiz Heavy Silver Bracelet Janet Long Ford and Robert Ford Kewa Thunderbird Necklace and Navajo Guild Pin The Girls: Patricia Hancock, Maria Griego-Raby and Karen Alarid Cody Sanderson Asymmetrical Bracelet
Art. History. People.
Jeanette Kinker Julia M. Barello Five Hydrangea Brooches Nancy Lindas Brian Yatsattie Bat Bolo Tie Kris and Terry Linton John Trujillo Angelica Mariposa Gallery Founders / Fay Abrams and Peg Cronin Kristin Diener Loss and Lament: Fertility Reliquary II C. McKee-Freese Kabana Octopus Bracelet and Rigney Boone Hummingbird Fetish Necklace Mary and Joseph Mucci Tony Malmed Treasure Bracelet Laurel Nash-Jarecki Nancy and Stephen Attaway Aqua Royale Pendant
The Nash-Jarecki Family Butterfly Pin/Brooch Maureen Ryan Luis Mojica Square Topped Ring Silver Owl, Inc. / Sandra James and Paula Brentan Gregory Burgard Wave Steve Tolber and Louise Campbell-Tolber Ema Tanigaki Gold Eagle Necklace Richard Van Dongen Dale Edaakie Turkey Brooch Pamela Weese Maria Goler Baca Car Heart Pendant Elizabeth Wertheim Colin Coonsis Shattered Cuff Linda Wolcott Paula Crevoshay Pink Lady Beverly and John Young Robin Waynee Rolling Pearl Bracelet
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MUSEUM STORE OH WHAT FUN! WOODEN DRAWING BOARD For hours of creative play, from Petit Collage, which created bold, thoughtful toys to inspire little ones.
LET YOUR IMAGINATION BLOOM with these eye-catching paper vases. Just slip one over a bottle or glass and you are transported to the sunny Mediterranean. Water resistant paper, handmade in Barcelona.
WATER BOTTLE REINVENTED Que bottles are collapsible, colorful, lightweight, food grade silicone that match your AlbuquerQUE style.
FLATYZ are a contemporary take on traditional candles. Talented artisans in Lithuania not only pour each candle by hand but also decorate them with high quality paints. Each smokeless, dripless candle comes with an easy-to-assemble aluminum base.
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Front Cover Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746 – 1828), The Duchess of Alba,1797. Oil on canvas. 210.2 x 149.2 cm. A102.
COMING SOON TO THE ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM PESOS AND PATRIOTS: NEW MEXICO’S ROLE IN THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE January 26 to May 19, 2019 As loyal citizens to the crown of Spain, residents of New Mexico donated to the American cause in the fight for freedom from the British. Spain provided supplies, arms, and other aid needed to fight the British, which played a key role in battles like the one fought at Pensacola. Arms, armor, artifacts, photos, maps, and histories of the men and women who responded to an edict from the King of Spain tell a story that has only recently begun to come to light. The exploits of ten Albuquerque soldiers who enlisted in the Light Soldier Dragoon stationed at the Presidio of Santa Fe live on in their direct descendants who still live in New Mexico. This Community History exhibition is curated by the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Charles Dibrell Chapter.
A soldier from the Province of New Spain, by Ramón de Murillo. Courtesy of the Archivo General de Indias, Sevilla, Spain.