W W Wheelwright “Friends” Visit Gallup By Ron Ferguson Pictures taken by Jim Vaughan The Friends of the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian (Santa Fe) sponsored a trip this past fall to Gallup and surrounding areas to experience the evolution of the trading post as well as to visit contemporary artists. The visits included Tanner’s Indian Arts, Toadlena Trading Post, Perry Null Trading Post, Peshlakai Visions Studio, and Yazzies’s Indian Arts. All of the locations were handicap accessible and the group were guests of the SpringHill Marriott Suites (Gallup). Ken Williams, the manager of the Case Trading Post at the Wheelwright Museum, accompanied the group. The private tour at Tanner’s Indian Arts was conducted by Joe E. Tanner, his wife, Cynthia, and daughter, Emerald. They gave the history of the Tanner family and the establishment of trading posts. They told about great grandfather Seth and grandfather Joe who built trading posts in the area since the mid-1880s. The Tanner family has always taken great pride in handling authentic and 20
March 2020
