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The magazine of the Albuquerque Museum Foundation — Summer 2017
A New Name for Miniatures | The Leekya Family: Master Carvers of Zuni Pueblo | Museum History, part 3
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In Memorium It is with a heavy heart that we announce
and exhibition, Miniatures & More (now
that Debra Romero lost her battle with
called ArtsThrive); and Third Thursday,
cancer on June 6.
among many other notable accomplish-
Debra served for seven years as the
ments. Debra was talented in her many
Albuquerque Museum Foundation exec-
administrative roles as well, leading
utive director, retiring in November 2016.
the Foundation staff and successfully
Her leadership was remarkable: She was
working with the Museum, the City of
tirelessly passionate about the Museum
Albuquerque, and the many individual
and its mission. Without Debra’s work we
and corporate donors who became a
would not have the Only in Albuquer-
part of the Albuquerque Museum family.
que exhibition, Shaken, Not Stirred, the evolution of the successful fundraiser
An enthusiastic art lover, writer, artist and attorney, Debra’s passion for the Museum and its mission manifested in a broad and forward thinking vision. She was an unstoppable fundraiser
CULTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE Richard J. Berry, Mayor
and advocate. Her love of the Museum continued throughout her illness, and she attended events up until only a few
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2017–18
months ago. Debra is survived by her three sons,
Deborah Good President*
Robert Gabaldon
Maria Griego-Raby Vice-President / President-Elect*
Lorraine Goss*
Thal; her father, Victor Oliver Romero;
Marney Hupper
and three sisters, Annita, Delaine, and
Mark Joiner, Treasurer*
Pamela Hurd-Knief
Victoria, as well as the many friends,
Kim Jew
Patricia Hancock Secretary*
Judy Jones
colleagues and community members
Alan Weitzel, Past-President*
Patricia Kurz
Karen Alarid Elizabeth Allbright Hal Behl* Alan Blaugrund Emily Blaugrund Fox, Executive Director
Owen Thal, Alex Thal, and Carson
Catherine Goldberg
who crossed her path.
Ellen King Jennifer Mulliniks
Debra and Museum Director Cathy Wright enjoying a special event.
Debra’s passing leaves a hole in our hearts. She will be dearly missed.
Joni Pierce Tiffany Roach Martin Garrett Smith* Corinne Thevenet Alfred Volden
Thomas Blueher
Dean Willingham*
Catherine Cooper Abdallah
Cathy Wright, Museum Director *
Margaret (Peg) Cronin
*Executive Committee
In This Issue: The Leekya Family: Master Carvers of Zuni Pueblo........................................................ 2 A Makeover for Miniatures & More................................................................................... 4 Celebrating 50 Years of Art. History. People.................................................................... 6
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM BOARD OF TRUSTEES Harold G. Behl, Chair
Wayne G. Chew
Dr. Jerome Goss, Vice Chair
Deborah Good AM Foundation
Pamela M. Chavez, Secretary/Treasurer
Joni M. Palmer, PhD
Louise CampbellTolber
Pamela Weese
Sarkisian Paintings On View in the Lobby ....................................................................... 9 New at the Museum: Acquisitions, Books, Programs.................................................... 10 Magic Bus Donors and a Trip to Philadelphia ............................................................... 12
Judith Suiter
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LEEK YA
The Leekya Family Master Carvers of Zuni Pueblo
ON VIEW
JUNE 24–SEPTEMBER 24 The Leekya Family: Master Carvers of Zuni Pueblo 350 works by Zuni carver Leekya Deyuse and his contemporaries.
Z
UNI CARVER FREDDIE LEEKYA
along with members of Leekya’s family and
examines a bear created in
the Zuni Tourism Office. It is a great honor
1930 by his famous grandfather,
to be able to work directly with artists
Leekya Deyuse. “I can’t believe
and their descendants in developing an
he used to get turquoise like this!” he
exhibition like The Leekya Family. The goal
exclaims. Freddie sits in the Museum
is not only to document the collection, but
collections storage room with his wife, April
to create moments where Native American
Unkestine, and their daughter Amber, who
artists can forge connections and visitors
is weeks away from high school graduation,
can learn through their voices.
but has chosen to spend Senior Ditch Day learning about her great-grandfather.
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Freddie examines the rippled wings and stringing perforation of a flying bird. “It
The exhibition The Leekya Family:
must have taken a long time,” he notes. “My
Master Carvers of Zuni Pueblo includes
grandpa used to do it with the files. Now we
300 works by Freddie’s grandfather and
do it with Dremel tools.” When made with a
his contemporaries and descendants and
file, he explains, some lines are long, some
is the first comprehensive exhibition of
are short; a Dremel makes more fine lines.
work by the carver known simply as Leekya.
Freddie and April share their knowledge
Taking part in this groundbreaking project
of Leekya’s techniques with Curator of
are 40 lenders from across the country,
History Deb Slaney while being careful to
LEEK YA
FAR LEFT, TOP: Leekya, Zuni
(1889–1966), 1964. Courtesy the Heard Museum, Billie Jane Baguley Library and Archives. Gift of C.G. Wallace. FAR LEFT, BOTTOM: Leekya, Zuni (1889-
1966), Bird carving, 1930s-1950s. Conch shell, turquoise, jet. Courtesy Albuquerque Museum. Gift of Kenneth Alan Wallace and his children, Andrew, Aaron, Susanna, Megan, and Glen. LEFT: Leekya, Zuni (1889–1966),
Fetish necklace, 1930s–1950s. Coral, turquoise, abalone, white shell, spiny oyster, jet, cordage. Courtesy Albuquerque Museum. Gift of Mrs. D.T. Beals. BELOW RIGHT: Leekya near his home, early 1960s. Grace Hollied photograph. Gift of Kenneth A. Wallace.
maintain their family and religious privacy.
Eventually he worked for himself, building
Leekya used grinders, watchmaker’s files,
business relationships with a number
and emery cloth to create highly polished,
of other traders, including the Kelseys,
rounded forms. Scholars think he may have
Kirks, McGees, Tanners, Vanderwagens,
used an electric grinder in his later years,
Kennedys, and Zimmermans.
but Freddie knows better. “We used to
One of the most distinctive
have one of those motors on the ranch,”
characteristics of Leekya’s work is the
he remembers.
sense of whimsy he was able to convey
Born in 1889, Leekya saw many changes
through the animated postures and
come to Zuni Pueblo during his lifetime:
friendly, sometimes puzzled faces of his
the railroad, automobiles and airplanes,
animal figures. No doubt about it—Leekya’s
two world wars, a shift from an economy
carvings had personality, as does the work
based on farming and ranching to lapidary
of his descendants. “He was a happy guy,
that people see the same humor in the
and silver work. While continuing to farm
and he had that sense of humor,” observes
work of Freddie and Francis. Still, it is a
and raise sheep, Leekya began carving
Freddie, who learned to carve from his
point of pride that every carver’s work is
for trader C.G. Wallace in the 1920s.
father, Leekya’s son Francis. April chimes in
distinctive. “Each has our own idea of how we put the faces together,” Freddie says of his brothers Francis, Delvin, and Hayes and his son Enrike. With the contributions of Leekya’s family, we know much more about the carver’s body of work. The exhibition will answer a number of questions including whether he strung his own carvings or set them in silver, and whether he worked in mosaic. For the grandchildren, however, the most important legacy lives on in the family. “We just want to keep the tradition alive,”
Leekya, Zuni (1889–1966). Frog carving given to Kenneth Wallace, 1930s-1950s. Zuni stone, coral, jet. Courtesy Albuquerque Museum. Gift of Kenneth Alan Wallace and his children, Andrew, Aaron, Susanna, Megan, and Glen.
Freddie and April say.
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FOUNDATION BENEFIT
A Makeover for Miniatures & ArtsThrive reflects the benefit’s dynamism
ON VIEW
OCTOBER 22–DECEMBER 3 SPECIAL EVENTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20: A limited-seating Collector’s Dinner will be held in the exhibition gallery, highlighting selected works available for purchase on that evening only. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21: The ArtsThrive Gala gives ticketed guests an opportunity to meet the artists and drop bids on more than 250 pieces before the exhibition opens to the general public.
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HE ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM
Kathleen Kinkopf, of Kinkopf Designs,
FOUNDATION is proud to
recognized the need to produce an
announce a new name for our
iconic brand and logo that would last for
largest annual Albuquerque
years to come. As a past-participating
Museum fundraiser. This October,
artist in the exhibition herself, Kinkopf
Miniatures & More becomes ArtsThrive:
was passionate about bringing an array
Art Exhibition & Benefit.
of fresh, unique designs to the table. The
With the exhibition going into its 27th
emphasis of the red dot on an inverted
year, the name “ArtsThrive” speaks to
exclamation point gives a nod to the
those who are passionate about art, while
excitement of buying art in the distinctive
communicating the longevity and success
cultural setting of New Mexico. And
of this event. The Albuquerque Museum
for this benefit, the act of purchasing
Foundation worked in collaboration with
art is tantamount to supporting both
Albuquerque-based Kinkopf Designs
the Albuquerque Museum and the
to create a visually enticing logo that
participating artists.
articulates the mission of this fundraising
“We wanted a fresh, contemporary
event and the excitement of supporting
name that would also appeal to a
the art community.
younger audience,” says Emily Blaugrund
FOUNDATION BENEFIT
MANY SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE! Please visit our website at albuquerquemuseum.org/ support/artsthrive or call 505.842.0111.
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS
All sponsors receive recognition in the exhibition gallery for six weeks, as well as in the Foundation’s magazine and on its website. Further benefits vary with sponsorship levels: $15,000 Lead Sponsor $10,000 Major Sponsor $7,500 Supporting Sponsor $5,000-$1,000 General Sponsor
s & More Fox, Museum Foundation executive director. “It speaks to the support of a thriving, dynamic arts and culture community.” Sixty percent of sale proceeds go directly to the artists, who also gain exposure to art collectors, gallery owners, and art lovers alike. More than 100 artists are selected by a jury for the six-week exhibition, and each participant is invited to submit up to three works in a range of sizes, mediums, and styles, all available for sale in a museum gallery. Community partnerships and sponsors are key to the success of this
for children and families, exhibition
benefit. Proceeds from art sales and
support, and acquisitions. Save the
sponsorships provide valuable funding
dates for the 27th Annual ArtsThrive: Art
for the Museum’s educational programs
Exhibition & Benefit.
Top: Last year’s collectors enjoyed the company and the artwork. Above: Artist Jan Vanderburg (right) chats with Artichoke Cafe owners Pat and Terry Keene (left and center), longtime supporters of the event.
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Celebrating 50 Years of
To celebrate Albuquerque’s Tricentennial, the Albuquerque Museum featured four major exhibitions, including El Alma de España, pictured above. It included Spanish masters from Spain’s Golden Age and art borrowed from museums across the United States and Europe.
Museum Events 1993: A time capsule assembled by the community is buried in the Sculpture Garden, to be opened in 2050.
1995: The community approves a $1.2 million bond purchase of the Ward Alan and Shirley Jolly Minge Collection, housed at Casa San Ysidro.
1994: Bill Worthen carves a Dollar Tree for the lobby, to honor the Museum’s generous patrons.
1993
1995
1997
P.B. RAGE
1994: Kurt Cobain dies.
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1996: Dolly the Sheep becomes the first successfully cloned mammal.
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World Events
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1993-2005 In this four-part series,
we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Albuquerque Museum.
From its early roots in the old
Sunport to its current location in
Old Town housing 10,000 works of art, 27,000 historical objects, and more than 130,000 items
in photo archives, the Albuquerque Museum is a local treasure.
1997: The exhibition Tibet: Tradition and Change marks the increased importance of global awareness.
T
HE 12 YEARS FROM
Grassham and Curator of Art Ellen Landis
1993 to 2005 heralded a
brought educational, sometimes edgy
strong national economy;
exhibitions to the Museum. A highlight
the City of Albuquerque’s
was Rodin: Sculpture from the Iris and
300th birthday; rapid
B. Gerald Cantor Collection, from 1996,
technology development (the first text
which featured 63 bronzes, including
message was sent in 1993); and, of
some of Rodin’s more controversial
course, a new awareness of terrorism,
pieces. The following year, curators
thanks to the events of September 11,
brought Tibet: Tradition and Change,
2001. Albuquerque saw an explosion of
which didn’t shy away from complex
public and nonprofit cultural institutions:
exploration of the devastation of war and
Explora, the Albuquerque Biopark, the
Communist rule in Tibet. Also notable
Balloon Museum, the National Hispanic
were six massive installations by master
Cultural Center, Globalquerque world
glass artist Dale Chihuly, with their
music festival, and the Albuquerque
“bodacious, bombastic bursts of color,”
Poetry Slam all joined the arts and
in the site-specific Dale Chihuly: On Site.
education landscape.
This big-name artist’s presence at the
The Albuquerque Museum focused purely on art and history, having handed its role in science education over to
Museum heralded a growing ability to bring major exhibitions to Albuquerque. In 1997, historian Ward Alan Minge
other local museums. Then-Director
and his wife Shirley donated their
James Moore, Curator of History John
historic Corrales property, Casa San
1998: Six massive installations by Dale Chihuly transform the Museum with their “bodacious, bombastic bursts of color” in Dale Chihuly: On Site.
1999: The Albuquerque Museum marks 20 years of publishing books.
1999 2000 1997: The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum opens in Santa Fe.
1998: Google is founded by Stanford students Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
1999: The Euro is introduced.
2000: Survivor debuts, launching reality TV. The National Hispanic Cultural Center opens in Albuquerque.
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Join the Party! Ysidro: The Gutíérrez-Minge House, to
heritage opened: El Alma de España,
the City of Albuquerque. They had been
Spanish Masters from Spain’s Golden
approached by other museums, but the
Age; Wonders of the Weavers
Minges felt strongly that the collection
(Maravillas de los Tejedores): 19th
belonged to New Mexico. A city bond
Century Rio Grande Weavings; Prelude
fund helped the Museum acquire the
to Spanish Modernism: Fortuny to
Minges’ outstanding collection of 18th-
Picasso; and Picasso to Plensa, which
and 19th-century Hispano furnishings
featured 135 works from masters of
and artifacts. Casa San Ysidro opened
20th-century Spanish art, including
to the public as a wing of the Museum’s
Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, and Juan Gris.
History Department in 1998. In 2003,
That same year, the Museum
the popular PBS program Antiques
completed a 50,000-square-foot
Roadshow visited Casa San Ysidro,
expansion, three years in the making.
interviewing then-Associate Curator
Shortly thereafter, longtime Museum
Andrea Gillespie about Casa’s many
Director Jim Moore retired. Under his
unique artifacts and furnishings.
passionate leadership, the Museum
The decade continued with a year-
became more than a building that
long party: Albuquerque celebrated
housed artifacts—it hosted its first New
its 300th birthday in 2005, with a
Mexico Jazz Workshop concerts, a
mass-ascension balloon launch, a
fixture on the summer entertainment
half marathon, and performances
calendar for many Albuquerqueans.
representing many cultures. Four
In the next issue we’ll revisit the
exhibitions celebrating Albuquerque’s
Come celebrate the Museum’s 50th anniversary! Events will include: • Guided tours of the Museum’s storage space (sign up for the limited-space tour starting at 5 p.m.) • Tours of Old Town Albuquerque and the Museum’s sculpture gardens • Curator of Art Andrew Connors and Curator of History Deb Slaney discuss “Fifty Objects for Fifty Years,” selecting their fifty favorite items from the Museum’s collection • Former Albuquerque Poet Laureate Jessica Helen Lopez recites an original poem to celebrate the anniversary • Music in the Amphitheater by Chris Dracup and Funk of the West GIVE A BIRTHDAY PRESENT! Donate $50 in honor of the 50th today. Visit albuquerquemuseum.org/donate
period from 2006 through today.
2004: El Alma de España celebrates Albuquerque’s Tricentennial with exhibitions covering Spanish masters from Spain’s Golden Age, art collected from museums across the United States and Europe, and 19th-century weavings from the Museum’s collection.
2001: albuqerquemuseum.org is launched on the Web.
THIRD THURSDAY: MUSEUM BIRTHDAY BASH SEPTEMBER 21, 5–9 P.M.
2005: After three years of digging and building, the Museum completes Phase One of its expansion, adding a lobby, café, special events hall, two galleries, amphitheater with terrace, and sculpture garden, creating more space for a larger museum shop and special events.
2001 2003 2001: The 9/11 attack on the U.S. launches the war on terrorism. Wikipedia is founded.
2003: The Human Genome Project is completed. Space Shuttle Columbia breaks up on re-entry.
Apple launches the iPod.
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2005 2004: Facebook is launched.
2005: Virgin Galactic and New Mexico contract to build a $225 million spaceport.
Follow the Museum’s history on Facebook: 50 years in 50 weeks
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From Page to Screen The exhibition Hollywood Southwest, New Mexico in Film and Television, provides plenty of material for discussion, education and entertainment. Don’t miss these events: Paul Sarkisian, Untitled (Painting #4), 1980. Acrylic and glitter on linen. Gift of John McEnroe.
Sarkisian Paintings on View in the Lobby THE HIGHLY INFLUENTIAL
Sarkisian’s aesthetic adventures
painter Paul Sarkisian will be
through time.
installing works in the Albuquerque Museum lobby in mid-July. The 89-year-old Sarkisian joins six other artists who have been “in residence” in the lobby, beginning
“We rarely get to see the wide range and scope of his vision through these decades,” says Andrew Connors, curator of art. Born in 1928 in Chicago,
with the Los Angeles artist Gronk
Sarkisian made his mark as a
in 2011 and followed by Catalina
photorealist in the contemporary
Delgado Trunk, Larry Bob Phillips,
art scene of 1970s Los Angeles,
Ernest Doty, and Lea Anderson.
where he became known for
Virgil Ortiz’s installation Pueblo
monumental, monochromatic,
Revolt 1680/2180 comes down in
trompe l’oeil paintings of full-size
early July.
storefronts and house facades.
In an artistic career spanning
By the 1990s, he had traveled to
nearly 70 years, Paul Sarkisian has
nearly the opposite extreme, using
deeply investigated the complex
polymer resin and automotive
alchemy of color, composition,
enamel to create lustrous,
texture, pattern, symbolism, and
color-saturated, post-minimalist
phenomenology. The large spaces
paintings more evocative of
of the Museum’s lobby provide
questions than answers.
an opportunity to show both very
The lobby sampling (on
large-scale paintings and objects
view through June 2018) will
from distinct periods in the artist’s
offer a glimpse of the restless
career. Thus with only a small
exploration that has earned
selection of paintings, the Museum
Sarkisian critical respect for more
will provide a concise overview of
than half a century.
MADE IN NATIVE AMERICA SATURDAY, JULY 8 10 A.M.–2 P.M. Albuquerque Museum This event features a panel discussion and screenings of feature-length and short films by Native American filmmakers: Drunktown’s Finest, Sidney Freeland, Writer/ Director (Navajo) Search for the World’s Best Indian Taco, Steven Judd, Writer/Director (Choctaw/Kiowa) The Blanket, Razelle Benally, Director (Oglala Lakota/Navajo) Devil’s Throne, Echota Killsnight, Director (Northern Cheyenne/Cherokee) Big Sister Rug, Dwayne Joe, Director (Navajo/Hopi)
FROM PAGE TO STAGE THURSDAY, JULY 20 5 - 8:30 P.M. FUSION Theatre partners with the Albuquerque Museum to present a staged reading of the first episode of Breaking Bad. This will be a free ticketed event with limited seating; tickets will be available starting on July 5 through the Museum’s website. See the Museum Calendar for an interview with FUSION director Dennis Gromelski. Sponsored by The Albuquerque Chapter of Links, Incorporated.
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The Alchemy of Music and Film Chatter continues its annual partnership
with the Albuquerque Museum this summer with a uniquely Chatter-style exploration of the magic that happens when music and film come together to tickle our senses and expand our sense of reality. Hollywood Southwest: New Mexico in Film and Television, on display at the Museum until August 27, invites visitors to reflect on New Mexico’s rich film and TV history. Chatter will present four programs exploring the intersection of film and concert music, and how these two disciplines can work together
New at the Museum MUSEUM ACQUIRES HAOZOUS PRINT
gain some meaning from it. Good art
At the end of 2016, the Albuquerque
one considers the content, a different
exploring silent film and music. Experience
Museum Foundation received a gift
interpretation can develop.”
the minimalist work of contemporary Pulitzer
from Josie Lopez and Alan Marks at
Prize–winning composer David Lang paired
the Center for Educational Initiatives,
Haozous’ sculptures. Adding this print
with live-video manipulation from artist Nick
specifically for the purchase of a
to the permanent collection provides a
Tauro, concert works from famous film score
block print. Curator of Art Andrew
diverse story of the artist’s vision.
composers Bernard Herrmann and Erich
Connors and the Museum staff chose
Korngold, and a walk-through experience
a work of Bob Haozous, Night Scene
that invites visitors to amble about the
(2003), because it was one of the most
NEW BOOK CELEBRATES PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION
exhibits discovering solo musical performers
enigmatic and potentially deceptive
A series of books highlighting the
dispersed throughout the Museum.
prints in the museum’s book “The
Museum’s collections is being published
Carved Line: Block Printmaking in New
to mark the Albuquerque Museum’s
Mexico” by Josie Lopez.
50th anniversary. Images in Silver: The
to create a heightened experience for listeners and viewers. Expect engrossing and varied concerts
Throughout the year, Chatter presents more than 60 unique concerts in a weekly Sundaymorning series downtown and afternoon and evening concerts in a variety of settings.
PERFORMANCES AUGUST 3, 10, 17, AND 24
Free concerts starting at 6 p.m. 10
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inspires contemplation, and each time
The Museum already has two of
“The print is very hard to see, as the
Albuquerque Museum Photo Archives,
entire print is created in black and dark
available this fall, features 180 images
blue ink,” says Connors. “The bison are
drawn from six collections, shot by
black against blue, and the border of
commercial photographers and
automobiles are blue against black.
passionate amateurs alike. Twenty-four
Typical for the work of Bob Haozous,
of the images will be put on display
the viewer really has to work to see
in June to mark the publication of the
the entire image, and think deeply to
book.
LEFT: Bob Haozous, Night Scene,
2003. Color linocut on paper, Purchased through a gift from Josie Lopez and Alan Marks, Center for Educational Initiatives. BELOW: Frank Speakman’s son
Clark watching Roscoe Turner while Turner’s Laird-Turner Ring Free Meteor plane is being fueled, 1937. Albuquerque Museum Photoarchives.
A SAFE SPACE FOR REFUGEE YOUTH
designed to explore experiences of displacement in the children’s home countries and adjustments to their new lives in Albuquerque. The project was designed to give refugee youth a safe space to express themselves while raising awareness among visitors.
LOCAL AUTHORS SHOWCASE COMING IN NOVEMBER On November 11, from 10 to 4, join
The Albuquerque Museum is
New Mexico writers at the Museum as
collaborating with Catholic Charities
they share their experiences and sell
this summer to create a safe space
and sign books. Whether you gravitate
for refugee youth. Clients in the Youth
toward mystery, sci-fi, or history, you’ll be
Refugee Mentoring program will
amazed at the diversity of New Mexico’s
be creating an art installation in the
writers. The event features panel
Museum’s back sculpture garden. The
discussions and presentations, as well as
youth come from Afghanistan, Cuba,
a chance to meet authors in person.
Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, and Syria, and
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Fred Luthy Mansion c.1880, courtesy Albuquerque Museum Photoarchives, PA1977.096.043.
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HUNING’S HIGHLAND IS THE FOCUS OF NEW EXHIBITION Mansions, Motoring and Millenials: Transition in Franz Huning’s Highland Addition, the next exhibition in the Keleher Gallery for community history, will focus on Huning’s Highland neighborhood transformation. It was the first to be platted after tracks the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad laid tracks to Albuquerque in 1880. The exhibition shows the impact municipal development has on neighborhoods by focusing on the dramatic transformation along Central Avenue starting in the late 19th century. On view November 19 through May 20, 2018.
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MAGIC BUS DONORS
Darlene Ceremello
Marti and Robert Goodman
MRWM Landscape Architects
Diane and Matthew Sloves
Each year over 9,500 students and teachers have the opportunity to visit our Museums on The Magic Bus for free. Thank you to our Magic Bus Donors during the 2016-17 Fiscal Year:
Teresa Chanatry
John W. Gorsuch
Audrey and Neal Macdonald
Mike Smock
Elaine and William Chapman
Lorraine and Jerome Goss
Renate Manz
The Sowanick - Baca Family
The Cherry Picker Foundation
Nancy and Peter Mattern
John C. Sparks
Carol and Richard Chilson
The Great Southwestern Antique Show
Stephen and Janice Matthews
Gwyneth and Tracy Sprouls
Dr. and Mrs. Lance Chilton
Mae Green
Josephine and David McClurg
Jeanne and Sidney Steinberg
Judy and Stephen Chreist
Marilyn and Norman Grossblatt
John McEnaney
Hugh and Kathleen Church
Suzanne and Richard Guilford
Penelope Hunter-Stiebel and Gerald Stiebel
Frankie Clemons
Alice Haddix
Diana Elliott and Thomas McEnnerney
Martha and Lance Cone
Karen Halderson
JoAnn Mercer
Judith Suiter
Cosmopolitan Woman’s Club of Albuquerque
Sara and Chuck Hall
Mary and Bernard Metzgar
Jean Ann and Duffy Swan
Nancy Rutland and Michael Harbour
Suzette and Gerald Miera
Marie-Claire and David Coulie Jennie and Michael Crews
Harder Custom Builders, Ltd.
Geraldine Mlynek
Krys and Philip Custer
Anita and Jerry Harper
Albuquerque Community Foundation/Jane and Doug Swift Fund for Art and Education
Elaine and Gary Montague
Margaret and Robert Dalmas
Joseph and Jean Harris
Mary Jean Murphy
Betty Bailey
Linda L. Davis
Philomene M. Harris
Shanna and Albert Narath
Shirley Bauder
Susie Davis
Mark Hartman
Jennie Negin and Harold Folley
Hal Behl In Memory of Reggie Behl
Vicki and Samuel Dazzo Jr.
Cissy Henig
Mary Beth and Spencer Nelson
Dwight Auten and Thomas Decker
Barbara and Howard Herbert
Patricia and Michael Nelson
Clinton Bergum
Mary C. Herring
Bronnie and Alan Blaugrund
Dolores H. Hines
Robert Osborne in memoy of Barbara Osborne
Franny Dever and David Tinker
Marilyn and Herbert Dillard
Lee Blaugrund
Frances DiMarco
Sherry Horton
Anonymous
Gay and Dusty Blech
Vicki and Richard Donaldson
Kathy and Mike Humalainen
Dianne Parker
Vigil & Associates Architectural Group, P.C.
Francesca and Thomas Blueher
Sheila Doucette
Shannon and Patrick Hurley
Jean and Charles Villamarin
Genelia E. Boenig
Priscilla and David Drummond
Willa and Verne Huser
Janice and the Hon. James A. Parker
Sandra James
Richard G. Payne
James R. Voet
KCris and Ken Abbott, Abbott Designs Karen Abraham Fay Abrams In Memory of Jonathan Abrams Kay and Richard Adam Mary Adkins Albuquerque Historical Society Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation
Mary Anna and Stanley Booker
Jane Einhorn and Meg Cox
Kay E. Miller
Grace and Sigurd Stocking
Patt Tarry and Hal Stevens Barbara L. Taylor Mary Hershberger and Chris Taylor Dr. and Mrs. William R. Thompson Jr.
Richard Van Dongen
Anonymous
Ruth Bouldes
Rose and Solon Ellison
Evangeline and James Jett
Caroline Persson-Reeves
Julia B. Bowdich
Deborah Neuman and J.D. Embry
Carmen Johnson
Adelia Peters
Helen and Roy Johnson
Janis and Richard Pfaff
Kathryn Naassan and Michael Emerson
Carol Kaemper
Karen and James Phippard
In Memory of Patricia Waller: Museum Docents Linda Colson, Dorothy McGeorge, Cynthia Richardson, Joan Vogelsberg, Sherril Walters
Greta and Tom Keleher
Kymberly Pinder
Rose Warzinski
William Kent
Patricia Pistorio
Kathleen Killorin and Jim Duran
Mrs. P. Purviance
Joanne Connolly and William Weber
Ellen and Jim King
The Rainosek Family
Joyce and Alan Weitzel
Jeanette Kinker
Roberta and Barry Ramo
Elizabeth Wertheim
Blossom Kite
Lynn Reed
Scott Wilkinson
Kiwanis Club of Albuquerque
Ray Reeder
Elizabeth Wills
Marie and Richard Kotomori
Patricia Cazier Renken
Beverly Wilson
Noreen and Marc Kwasman
Deborah Ridley and Richard Nenoff
Ann Winchell
Joel Hill and Sally Bowler-Hill Sharon Lee Boyd Jessica Bridwell Gail Brooks, Charles Dibrell Chapter, Daughters of
Ellen and David Evans Pat and Max Evans Linda and James Fahey
American Revolution Valerie Brooks
Alice and William Fienning
Grace S. Brown
Mary and Ceil Fox
Emily and William Browning
Nancy Francis
Jill and David Bunting
Mary and Lawrence Fricke
M.D. Bustamante and Cheryl Hall
Rick Friedman
Susan Cahill and Deborah Tharinger
John G. Garrett
Anne Fuller
Ilse and David Gay
Suzanne Redfern-Campbell and Charles Campbell Joyce Ann Carden The Cardinal Foundation, Charles and Ann Travelstead Shari Carraher and Carol Livingston
Center for Educational Initiatives, Josie Lopez and Alan Marks
SUMMER 2017
Martha and BJ Georgia Harriet Gerding In Honor of Bob Gerding Monika and Robert Ghattas AMF Staff in Memory of Doreen Godwin
Susan and James Carson
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Alice Geesey
Judith and L. Henry Lackner Dr. Gerald Lee Susan Lentz Dana Asbury and Richard Levy Susan and George Lind Donna and Donald Loftis Katherine Logan Judy and Frank Love Angelique and Jim Lowry
Sandy Gold
Anonymous
Deborah Good and Andrew Schultz
Maureen and Robert Luna
Art. History. People.
Myra and Richard Lynch
Nancy A. Robinson
Dr. Siu G. Wong and Dr. William L. Jones
Dr. Rayme and Allan Romanik
Carolyn and Robert Wood
Debra Y. Romero
Charles Wood
Glynda and John Samford
Lynn Asbury and John Wronosky
Sandia Laboratory FCU Marian and H.L. Schreyer Ruth and Sidney Schultz Karen Schwartz-Smith Carolyn and Jonathan Siegel Janet Simon and Mark Weber in honor of Gerard Kerbleski Slagle Herr Architects Inc
Dean Yannias Janet Yates and Shannan Carter Deborah and John Yeakel Marianne and Peter Zagorski Anonymous Miriam and John Zyskind
MEMORIALS AND TRIBUTES March 1, 2017 through May 30, 2017
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Traveling
IN MEMORY OF PATTI BEERS-KONEFSKY Laurie and Thomas Barrow IN MEMORY OF ANNE GLANZROCK Catherine and Joseph Goldberg IN MEMORY OF SUSIE KUBIE Laurie and Thomas Barrow IN MEMORY OF JESS RUNYAN Willa and Verne Huser IN MEMORY OF ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM DOCENT PATRICIA WALLER Pat was a valued member of her docent tour team, and always came prepared to give tours. She loved working with children, and could get them to open up and respond. Her laughter and easy personality will be missed. The Foundation is honored to accept gifts in her memory from the
DISCOVER THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE WITH THE FOUNDATION In case you didn’t know, the Albuquerque Museum Foundation office is housed in a secluded North Valley historic property called
• Brandywine Valley
Harry Batten (1897-1966),
of new ideas and a continuous
Noreen and Marc Kwasman Jack Mulcahy Kathleen and Andrew Metzger Ann and James Nelson Myrle and Frank Redmond Elizabeth Wertheim Almira Whiteside And her docent team: Linda Colson, Dorothy McGeorge, Cynthia Richardson, Joan Vogelsberg, and Sherril Walters. It was a pleasure to serve with her.
• Historic district
of Lucia and Harry Batten.
Nancy and Cliff Blaugrund
Lori Graham
Visit these sites: • Museums
according to the Historical Society
Nancy Covalt
SEPTEMBER 13-18, 2017
the Batten Estate, the former home
following donors.
Kathleen and Hugh Church
EXPLORE PHILADELPHIA!
of Philadelphia, was “a sparkplug driving force behind the scenes in a movement to revitalize and reform Philadelphia.” Batten was president of N.W. Ayer & Sons, a Philadelphia advertising agency.
• Italian Market Food Tour • Barnes Foundation
Price and Details: • $3,330 per person based on double occupancy, single supplement $250 • Registration and deposit of $500.00 per person is required by June 30. Space is limited. Includes:
Some of the agency’s slogans
• 5 nights at Sofitel
are still familiar: “Reach out and
• 5 breakfasts
• Tours and admissions
touch someone,” and “A diamond
• 2 lunches
• Gratuities
is forever,” among others. Batten
• 2 dinners
• Airport transfers
• 1 cocktail reception
• Travel insurance
was also an early real estate speculator in Philadelphia’s Society Hill neighborhood. The couple divided their time between Philadelphia and Albuquerque. The Foundation celebrates its connection to Philadelphia with this exclusive trip.
Contact: Alfred Volden or Elisa Eaglin at All World Travel, 505.294.5031, to register and/or to make airfare arrangements. You may also contact Rita at the Foundation: 842.0111 AlbuquerqueMuseum.org
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NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID ALBUQUERQUE, NM PERMIT NO. 446
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM FOUNDATION P.O. BOX 7006 ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87194
Front Cover Leekya Deyuse (1889-1966), Zuni, New Mexico, Leaf Necklace, ca. 1935. Silver, turquoise and coral. Length: 33 1/2 in. (85.1 cm). The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri. Gift of Mrs. David T. Beals, 67-44/4.
COMING SOON TO THE ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM WHEN MODERN WAS CONTEMPORARY: SELECTIONS FROM THE ROY R. NEUBERGER COLLECTION On view September 30–December 31, 2017 Recognizing the significance of the art of his own time, financier Roy R. Neuberger (1903–2010) acquired work by a remarkable selection of modern masters, including Alexander Calder, Stuart Davis, Willem de Kooning, Marsden Hartley, Jacob Lawrence, Georgia O’Keeffe, Jackson Pollock, and numerous others. He was committed to buying the work of living artists in order to support them, and formed relationships with many influential artists, dealers, and critics. By 1950, the center of the avant-garde art world had shifted from Paris to New York, and Neuberger’s was the most important collection of modern art in the country. When Modern Was Contemporary features some fifty paintings and sculptures, illuminating the artistic transformations that took place in the U.S. during the first half of the 20th century, and providing unique insight into one of the most fertile periods in American art.
Richard Diebenkorn, Girl on a Terrace, 1956. Oil on canvas, 70 1/2 x 65 3/8 in. (179.1 x 166.1 cm). Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York. Gift of Roy R. Neuberger.