Albuquerque
The Magazine of the Albuquerque Museum Foundation — Fall 2021
Designing the New | Preserving Heritage | ArtsThrive: Art Exhibition and Benefit
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A MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM FOUNDATION
ANDREW RODGERS
PO Box 7006, Albuquerque, NM 87194 505.677.8500 ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM 2000 Mountain Road NW in Old Town 505.243.7255, 311 Relay NM or 711 Tuesday–Sunday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Closed Mondays and holidays THE MUSEUM STORE 505.242.0434 CASA SAN YSIDRO The Gutiérrez/Minge House 973 Old Church Road, Corrales, NM 87048 505.898.3915 MAGAZINE EDITORIAL AND DESIGN E-Squared Editorial Services Emily Esterson, Editor Glenna Stocks, Art Director Judy Rice, Designer DEPARTMENT OF ARTS & CULTURE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE Tim Keller, Mayor
A
s I write this, kids
program is so vital. During
are returning
the 2020-21 school year,
to classrooms
we augmented in-person
across the region.
Magic Bus visits with
This partial return to
virtual tours, more than
normalcy is a welcome
tripling the number of
relief, particularly for
students served. In these
working parents, but is
uncertain times, Magic
accompanied by growing
Bus is one of the most
concerns of a resurgent
powerful programs we
virus. The pandemic has taken so many
offer, impacting the lives of thousands of
formative experiences from all our
students annually.
children: in-person instruction, time
The Foundation is committed to
spent with friends, and after school
supporting teachers and students,
activities, to name just a few.
whether in person or virtually. I hope
Shelle Sanchez, Ph.D., Director
At the Albuquerque Museum
you might be too! In the coming days,
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM FOUNDATION
Foundation, we believe passionately
I'll be reaching out about how you can
that exposure to arts, culture, and history
help us with this important work.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2020-21 Perry Bendicksen, President
Sean McCabe
expands the horizons of students, allows
Beverly McMillan
Scott Schaffer, President Elect
Becca Owen
them to see the world differently, and
Roddy Thomson, Treasurer
Santiago Rivera
more: Studies show that regular access
Patricia Kurz, Secretary
Kathy Rowe
to arts and culture raises educational
Tiffany Sanchez
Joni Pierce, Past President
Sara Sternberger
outcomes and improves communities.
Alan F. Weitzel, Museum Board of Trustees Hal Behl Stephanie Del Campo Josef Díaz Elizabeth Earls Carrie Eaton Catherine Goldberg Alex Hauger Anne Keleher
Max Parrill
Catherine (Cate) Baker Stetson Kenton Van Harten Tracey Weisberg Joyce Weitzel Rick West Andrew Rodgers, CEO + Executive Director Andrew Connors, Museum Director
And that's why the Magic Bus
Andrew Rodgers Executive Director & CEO arodgers@albuquerquemuseumfoundation.org
In This Issue: Designing the New.............................................................................................................. 2 Layers of Meaning................................................................................................................ 5 Only in Albuquerque........................................................................................................... 6 We Built this City.................................................................................................................. 7 Preserving Heritage at Casa San Ysidro............................................................................ 8
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM BOARD OF TRUSTEES Alan F. Weitzel, Chair
Sherri Burr, Ph.D
Helen Atkins Vice Chair
Wayne G. Chew
Paul M. Mondragon Secretary/Treasurer
Donald Couchman
Joni Pierce, Albuquerque Museum Foundation
Dr. Janet SamorodinMcIlwain
Beverly Bendicksen
become better global citizens. But even
Corinne Thevenet
Rhett Lynch
Chris Baca
Until then,
Hilma E. Chynoweth
New at the Foundation...................................................................................................... 10 Foundation: Award of Distinction.................................................................................... 11 Foundation: ArtsThrive...................................................................................................... 12
Christine Glidden
Pamela Weese Powell
V I S I T U S AT:
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DESIGNING THE NEW
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Port Vendres - La Ville, ca. 1925-26, watercolor, paper, 18 x 18 in. (unframed), Glasgow Museums, purchased from the Mackintosh Memorial Exhibition, 1933, © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection, Courtesy American Federation of Arts
Designing the New
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A sweeping retrospective celebrates the work and influence of Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
LASGOW STYLE FROM THE LATE 19TH TO THE EARLY
and colleagues from 1890s to 1914. The
Mackintosh was an architect, artist,
full spectrum in the exhibition includes
and designer whose hometown was
20TH CENTURY celebrates
books, ceramics, stained glass, glass,
the industrial heartland of 19th-century
the intersection of handmade
mosaic, metalwork, furniture, textiles,
Scotland. Shipbuilding and railroad
stenciling, needlework, posters, interior
fabrication brought the rapid growth
and architectural design, and painting
of wealth and population and a vibrant
time, Designing the New: Charles Rennie
and drawing. Designing the New: Charles
arts and education scene that earned
Mackintosh and the Glasgow Style,
Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow
Glasgow the nickname, “Second City of
includes 166 works of art and design
Style presents the most comprehensive
the British Empire.” While the world was
from the Glasgow School, a movement
appraisal of the Glasgow Style ever
celebrating industrialization, Mackintosh
developed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh
assembled in the United States.
and his contemporaries preferred the
artistry and the industrial revolution. A vast retrospective of this unique
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DESIGNING THE NEW
W. G. Morton, Water Sprite, ca. 1896, stained glass, 28 1/4 x 25 1/8 x 3/4 in. (framed), Glasgow Museums, Purchased with grant aid from the National Fund for Acquisitions, © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection, Courtesy American Federation of Arts Right: Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, The May Queen: panel from the Ladies' Luncheon Room, Ingram Street Tea Rooms, 1900, gesso, hessian, scrim, twine, glass beads, thread, tin leaf. 62 1/2 x 179 7/8 in. (overall), Glasgow Museums, Acquired by Glasgow Corporation, as part of the Ingram Street Tearooms, 1950, © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection, Courtesy American Federation of Arts
handmade, tinged with the Art Nouveau
granted, but Mackintosh elevated the
style and influenced by connections
chair to architecture,” says Museum
to Persian and Japanese style. While
Director Andrew Connors. “They loom
training at the Glasgow School of Art,
over you because they are so tall.
Mackintosh met James McNair and two
Previously a tall chair would have been
modern,” that exemplifies Glasgow Style,
sisters, Frances and Margaret McDonald.
oppressive, but this one is light and
Connors adds.
McNair later married Frances and
soaring and celebratory. Geometric in
Mackintosh married Margaret. They
their aesthetic, each one has incredible
Frank Lloyd Wright, in that he designed
became known as “The Four” and their
personality and yet their design is
buildings, but also considered the
work together became the center of
somewhat reductive—there’s that push-
aesthetics and design of furniture
what is today known as Glasgow Style.
pull between the handmade and the
Mackintosh has been compared to
Mackintosh designed the school’s new building in 1896. Some of the most recognizable—and representative—objects in the exhibition are the surprisingly tall Mackintoshdesigned high-backed chairs. “Something as simple as a chair we can take for
CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH AND THE GLASGOW TEA MOVEMENT SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1-2:00 PM Victorian Glasgow was filled with tearooms, thanks in part to the grand maven of tea Catherine Cranston, who owned four prosperous tea parlors by 1903. She turned to local artist and architect Charles
ON VIEW DESIGNING THE NEW: CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH AND THE GLASGOW STYLE October 30, 2021– January 23, 2022
Rennie Mackintosh for help with their design; one of them remains operational today. Tea historian Bruce Richardson discusses the history of British tea, Mackintosh’s relationship with Catherine Cranston, and the influence of japonisme on Scottish tea and art at the turn of the twentieth century. Ann Macbeth (designer); Penrith Schofield (maker), Vase, after 1920, earthenware, 11 x 4 5/8 x 4 5/8 in., © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection, Courtesy American Federation of Arts
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DESIGNING THE NEW
Designing the New: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow Style is a touring exhibition coorganized by Glasgow Museums and the American Federation of Arts. Support for the US national tour is provided by the Dr. Lee Walter Crane (designer); Maw & Co. (producer), Four tiles, 'The Elements', ca. 1877, glazed earthenware, 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (unframed, each tile); 8 1/4 x 26 5/8 x 3/4 in. (framed, 30 degree mount TBC), Glasgow Museums, Acquired from G Maw & Co through Glasgow agents Galbraith & Winton, 1877, © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection, Courtesy American Federation of Arts.
and fixtures, such as the chairs for
much a part of this exhibition as the works
the artistic and fantastical tearooms
themselves, Connors notes.
he designed. The exhibition includes
The Glasgow School artists struggled
designs, drawings, and photographs of
with conflicting objectives—there was a
process, as well as historic documentary
love of industrial process and modernism,
photos and the finished work itself.
while there was also a celebration of
Indeed, many of the drawings include
the worker, and the creativity of the
annotations in Mackintosh’s hand, as
handmade. The application of design
well as alternative colorways and fabric
skills and the thought process of creation
swatches. The process of creation is as
are celebrated here. “It was the handmade
MacCormick Edwards Charitable Foundation. The exhibition comprises works from the collections of Glasgow City Council (Museums and Collections), with loans from Scottish collections and private lenders.
aspects that made life worth living, as industry was booming around them,” Connors says.
HOW TO VISIT DESIGNING THE NEW In a good designer’s hand, the world itself becomes art. This is the lens through which visitors can best enjoy Designing the New: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow Style without becoming overwhelmed. With 166 objects and three themes covering Mackintosh and The Four, plus a broader exploration of Glasgow Style at the mid-point of the exhibition, and Mackintosh’s later, strictly painterly work toward the end of the exhibition, it’s easy to get lost. “The exhibition is one of the most packed that we’ve brought to the Museum, and that can be overwhelming,” says Andrew Connors, Museum director. Curators recommend looking through the exhibition—and visiting more than once—to find one thing that speaks to you; then revisit the exhibition and view it through the lens of that work. “You’ll see the same forms and same colors throughout,” says Connors. Charles Rennie Mackintosh (designer); Alex Martin (maker), Chair designed for the writing desk for The Hill House, 1904-5, ebonised wood, modern upholstery, 43 3/4 x 16 x 19 7/8 in., Glasgow Museums, Given by Mr W Sommerville Shanks, RSA, 1940, © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection, Courtesy American Federation of Arts
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Art. History. People.
Layered Meanings Works on Paper features collage, assemblage, montage. ARTIST AND CNM FACULTY MEMBER
In all three mediums, the items are
CHANDLER WIGTON was teaching
often discarded, finding a new life and
a Collage at Home class on Zoom last
meaning in the the work. Santa Fe artist
summer for the Museum when the idea
Dana Newmann, for example, used
for a Works on Paper exhibition was
abandoned piano keys in Ivory, I. Valerie
born. Wigton used examples from the
Roybal used collaged paper and historic
permanent collection to demonstrate the
photographs. “I think my favorite works in
differences between collage, montage,
the exhibit are the Valerie Roybal collages
and assemblage for the class. He showed
on old photographs from the Incurable
his presentation to Curator of Art
series,” says Wigton. “Knowing the
Josie Lopez, and the seeds of Layered
backstory that she was living with breast
Meanings were planted.
cancer when she made them makes
The exhibition includes works by
them incredibly powerful. They are also
Robert Rauschenberg, Valerie Roybal,
aesthetically engaging to look at, with the
Jerry Uelsmann and Carlos Quinto
old black and white photos and the color
Kemm, among others. It also includes a
imagery. I also think they took on another
number of local artists who have not been
life with the pandemic and Covid-19.” The
shown before in the Museum, says Lacey
Roybal works were recently purchased
Chrisco, assistant curator of art, who
for the permanent collection through an
worked closely with Wigton and Lopez to
intiative with Albuquerque-based Richard
curate the exhibition.
Levy Galley to raise funds for breast
The word “collage” comes from the
Valerie Roybal, Untitled (from the series: Incurables), 2016-2018, collaged paper on historic photograph, Albuquerque Museum, gift of Mark Unverzagt and Laura Fashing, PC2019.61.3
cancer research.
French, “coller” or to stick together. In many cases, collages are made from mundane items, such as newspaper or magazine clippings, pieces of fabric, or other ephemera arranged and stuck together on a single-plane surface. Assemblage is a three-dimensional collage, and montage is an assembly of related images that create a unified composition.
ON VIEW LAYERED MEANINGS August 7, 2021– February 20, 2022
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Cheyenne #31, ca. 1980s, watercolor and collage on paper, Albuquerque Museum, gift of Marge Devon, PC1990.85.3
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ONLY IN ALBUQUERQUE
Only in Albuquerque
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New additions to the Museum’s history galleries are on display.
EPTEMBER 11, 2021 MARKED THE 20TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE ATTACK ON THE WORLD
over several months. In the Navajo tradition, the “n” is backward, creating a conscious flaw. Marilyn Scott was trained in traditional
TRADE CENTER AND THE PENTAGON, taking the lives
Diné weaving by her mother, Bessie Yazzie. Curator of History
of almost 3000 people. Although Albuquerque seems
Leslie Kim says, “This weaving is particularly important to our
far removed from New York City and Washington, D.C., this
collecting efforts both because it is executed by a contemporary
historic day had an impact nationwide and globally.
Diné weaver, and because the subject matter addresses a topic we
The Museum, in its continuing work to tell a more complex
history, recently purchased a monumental weaving for the
have not yet been able to illuminate with objects.” Scott’s son drew the design for the weaving to
permanent collection. Diné weaver Marilyn J. Scott, from Tuba City,
commemorate the events of that day. Skip Maisel, who
Arizona, created the stunning textile commemorating 9/11. The
operated Skip Maisel’s Indian Jewelry and Crafts on Central
weaving, which has a very tight weave, took 700 hours to complete
Avenue for decades and who purchased the business from his
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ONLY IN ALBUQUERQUE
ON VIEW SEPTEMBER 11 WEAVING Through December 2021
Opposite: Marilyn Y. Scott, Diné born Blue Canyon, Arizona 1983; lives Tuba City, Arizona, September 11 Weaving aniline dye on wool 87 ¼” x 119” x ¼” Albuquerque Museum purchase PC2021.39.1 Below: Ruben Olguin, born Santa Fe; lives Bernalillo, Treeflow, 2021, clay with acrylic sealant installation made possible by the Albuquerque Museum Foundation
grandfather who started it in 1939, contacted the Museum last year to offer the work. “It is a stunner, in scale, vision, and ambition,” says Kim. “You have to see it in person.” The weaving will be on display in the hallway outside Common Ground through the end of the year.
Brooks Studio, Organized Crafts of Albuquerque at the Tingley Beach Bathhouse, ca. 1937, gelatin silver print, gift of Channell Graham, PA1978.152.208
We Built this City
New Mural in Resourceful
Treeflow, created by artist Ruben
THE “ORGANIZED CRAFTS OF ALBUQUERQUE” WAS AN
Olguin, is now on view in the
ASSOCIATION MADE UP SPECIALIZED LABOR UNIONS
Resourceful gallery in Only
including the painters union, carpenters union, bricklayers
in Albuquerque. Olguin
union, steel workers union, and common labor union. The
works in ceramic, video,
labor movement was a strong force, politically, in the first half
sound, and adobe,
of the 20th Century, and Albuquerque’s labor unions were
exploring the nature
especially strong and outspoken. They were not afraid
of time and ancient
to make sure their members were heard in every sphere
materials. The earthwork
of politics.
mural documents climate change along the Middle Rio Grande watershed, stretching from Cochiti to Belen. Through US Geological Survey data, Olguin researched drought cycles over the past 530 years and
Albuquerque’s loyal political leader, Clyde Tingley, was friendly with the labor unions, himself being a laborer in his younger years. He persuaded the local unions to donate their time to build a large bathhouse at the newly-completed Civil Works Administration project, Conservancy Beach (now called Tingley Beach) which opened in August of 1931. This photograph, along with others focused on the construction
represented the dry and wet cycles in the width of the rings.
history of Albuquerque, will be included in an upcoming
He then harvested clay from the riverbed and applied it
photo archives exhibition, We Built This City.
over a vinyl stencil. After the mud dried, he peeled away the vinyl, revealing the waterways and leaving the rings intact. The width and the color of the rings are an organic history of climate: “Clay holds the memory of the movement of water and references the spaces that the river carves,” Olguin says.
PHOTO ARCHIVES EXHIBITION COMING IN 2022
The clay’s colors reflect the history of the river valley. Browns
Preview a selection of images at
and red show times of heat and drought, whereas the yellow,
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green, and purple indicate cooler periods and rain. Olguin
and click on Collections
says that the purpose of the mural is to expose the fragility of the river’s flow.
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CASA SAN YSIDRO
View of Heritage Field with Casa San Ysidro to the right. Drone imagery: Consuelo Martinez-Moya
Growing and Preserving Heritage
Plans guide building and farming preservation at Casa San Ysidro
A
GRICULTURE HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF
THE WAY OF LIFE IN THE
VILLAGE OF CORRALES for
Alan Minge donated the land to the
and restoration of New Mexico’s habitats.
Albuquerque Museum and established
Rio Grande Return’s partnership
a Deed of Conservation Easement that
with Casa San Ysidro has resulted in the
preserves the field from development
creation of community projects, public
centuries, driven by the flow of water
and keeps the land in agricultural
education regarding historical agricultural
that irrigated the land. Corrales' acequia,
production. To engage the community
methods, and generating seeds for
or irrigation ditch, was dug in the early
with interactive programs exhibiting
communities and habitat restoration.
18th century to guide irrigation water
traditional agriculture and to provide
The partnership also helps to preserve
throughout the village.
stewardship for Heritage Field, the
the state’s cultural heritage and increase
Albuquerque Museum entered into
community involvement.
Casa San Ysidro’s Heritage Field is a 2.38 acre strip of farm land adjacent
partnership with Rio Grande Return, a
to the property. In 2008, Dr. Ward
non-profit dedicated to the protection
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“The Heritage Field is looking into a future where agriculture and wildlife
CASA SAN YSIDRO
habitat restoration are close partners,”
replacement project was part of an
says RGR’s Conservation Director,
overall Preservation Plan for Casa.
Cameron Weber. “Heritage crops from
A number of other documents are
seeds that were carefully carried and
part of the ongoing work to preserve
saved for generations contain traits
the site. For example, the Historic
that make them especially valuable
Structures Report (HSR) is a record of
for high desert gardens. We are also
Casa’s past, its historic significance and
growing wild native species ... valuable
conditions, and its current state, plus
to our more-than-human neighbors—the
what needs to be done to maintain the
pollinators, the birds, the wildlife who
buildings in the future. The HSR helps
depend on healthy native plants to thrive
the site manager and museum curators
here. It is planting these together that
prioritize maintenance plans based on
makes the Heritage Field special. We
historical significance as well as develop
are looking ahead to a future where our
recommendations for work based on
interdependence with the local ecology
preservation priorities.
is once again deeply appreciated.” The
Curators and educators also prepare
project will also partner with Santa Ana
an Interpretive Plan which guides
Native Plants to grow native species
messages, stories, and experiences at
seedlings that RGR plans to transplant
Casa San Ysidro. The plan might include
into the growing beds.
what items/artifacts to display, how
Volunteers are welcome. Contact
they play a part in the overall story, who
UPCOMING EVENTS Find the Zoom link to these events at cabq.gov/casasanysidro OCTOBER 9 2ND SATURDAY From Spain to New Mexico: The Journey to Keep a Secret This presentation traces the history of the Crypto-Jews in Inquisitional Spain, including how Crypto-Jews kept their secrets in very dangerous times. Norma Libman researches Crypto-Jewish history and has interviewed more than 50 individuals about their family histories and religious practices. This program is cosponsored by the Historical Society of New Mexico
Rio Grande Return to learn more:
the audience is and how they should
Cameron@RioGrandeReturn.com.
be addressed. Additionally, a Cultural
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Landscape Report (CLR) serves as a tool
2ND SATURDAY
Preserving precious resources
for the management of landscapes,
Civil War History in the
Last spring, Casa San Ysidro received a
determining which have historical
Lower Rio Grande Valley
new set of front doors, built to preserve
significance. A CLR might include
The Rio Grande’s unique role in
the architectural style of originals that
archeological records, maps, field notes,
the history of the American Civil
were no longer functional. The door
primary documents, drawings, and plant
War has been largely forgotten
materials. An architectural conservator is
or overlooked. Professor of
engaged to make recommendations for
Anthropology Russell Skowronek
the Preservation Plan. The regular
discusses Civil War history in
program for the preservation of the
the Southwest.
structure is then updated based on the recommendations. The second element of the overall
DECEMBER – JANUARY Closed for the Season
strategic planning process is a Conservation Assessment, which lists all collection objects that are in need of conservation, prioritized in two levels. Once those priorities have been met and a plan for conservation of the items most in need, a team of conservators assesses the rest of the collection.
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NEW AT THE FOUNDATION
Focus on Donors THE ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM
major gifts to help fund the Museum’s
FOUNDATION WELCOMES KRISTI
programs and exhibitions. “My goal
DORR, TO THE NEWLY CREATED
is to look creatively at the many ways
POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF
that people support the work of the
DONOR IMPACT.
Museum. We are looking at where we
Dorr returns to Albuquerque after
have succeeded in the past and the
working as executive director of the El
opportunities to grow our donor base
Paso County Bar Association in Colorado
going forward,” Dorr says.
Springs. Earlier in her career, Dorr was
“The Museum has done such an
membership director for Girl Scouts of the
amazing job showcasing local, national,
USA, based in Albuquerque and worked
and international artists,” she says. “I’m
throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Dorr’s family is multi-generational New Mexican, and her mother is from Corrales, currently living in Scotland.
thrilled to be a part of that. If you’re through the eyes of a New Mexican
interested in finding out how you can
audience,” Dorr says.
support our local artists or traveling
As the Director of Donor Impact,
exhibits, there are many opportunities
While visiting her mother, Dorr visited
Dorr plans to work on a strategic
at all giving levels. Just give me a
the Charles Rennie Mackintosh museum
two-year plan, with comprehensive
call!” Kristi can be reached at kdorr@
in Glasgow. “I am really excited about
fundraising goals, corporate
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this exhibition, and seeing Mackintosh
sponsorship, planned giving, and
or 505.677.8489.
Member Engagement MARY BETH WOICCAK TAKES ON A NEW ROLE AS MANAGER OF MEMBER ENGAGEMENT. This newly created position focuses on member engagement including, retaining current members, increasing memberships, and fostering stronger connections between members and Museum Foundation. “I’m excited to meet more Foundation members,” Woiccak says. “I’d like to hear about their experiences at the Museum, what they value as members, and how they engage in the community, Foundation, and Museum.” Woicciak will be present at the Designing the New exhibition member preview day (October 29). Get in touch with Woiccak to discuss your membership: mbwoiccak@albuquerquemuseumfoundation.org or 505.677.8487 (office).
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Hurd-Knief, Weitzel Recognized for Outstanding Service THE ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM
Alan Weitzel
was named for Robert Wertheim after
PAM HURD-KNIEF AND ALAN WEITZEL
his passing in 2013. Wertheim was the
WITH THE ROBERT WERTHEIM AWARD
founder of Charter Bank, a recipient of the
OF DISTINCTION.
Ethics in Business award, and a community
This year’s recipients have both been
leader with a deep love for New Mexico.
dedicated members of the Albuquerque
His daughter, Helen Wertheim, recounts
Museum Foundation board and have
that Wertheim was part of a generation of
helped move the organization forward.
business leaders who were committed to
Weitzel, who worked as an engineer in New
working closely together to improve the
Mexico for more than 35 years, served on
state. “My father loved New Mexico, and
the Foundation’s board from 2012 to 2018,
wanted to make our state the best it could
and as board President in 2016-17. His
be," says Helen.
commitment always exceeded expectations,
Pam Hurd -Knief
The award, which was started in 1990,
FOUNDATION RECOGNIZED
Wertheim served on the Albuquerque
and he has continued to serve as a valuable
Museum Foundation Board from 2008 until
ambassador for the organization. Hurd-
his death. As a member of the fundraising
Knief worked in fundraising throughout
committee for Only in Albuquerque,
her career, including a nearly 20-year stint
Wertheim inspired fellow committee
on staff at the University of New Mexico.
members to raise twice the money of the
She served on the Foundation’s board
original goal. “It was the interactive map
from 2014-20; led the creation of the
(in Only in Albuquerque) that excited him,”
organization’s planned giving program,
Helen says. “He had a vision of kids on
the aM Society; and regularly advises the
their hands and knees pointing to places
Foundation’s development team.
in Albuquerque they know. He wanted to
The award honors an individual who
see it through.” Even though Wertheim
has served the Albuquerque Museum and/
battled cancer in the last years of his life,
or the Albuquerque Museum Foundation
he never missed a committee meeting. As
in an outstanding leadership capacity.
Helen tells it, just one day before he went
It is only given when there is a worthy
into the hospital for the last time, he was still
recipient, and not necessarily on an annual
making phone calls to raise money for the
basis. The criteria for the award includes
exhibition. “That made an enormous impact
time commitment, fundraising facilitation,
on me,” she says.
advocacy for the Museum and Foundation,
Wertheim served on many boards,
and being a community ambassador for
including Accion New Mexico, the University
the Museum and/or the Foundation. Past
of New Mexico Anderson School Alumni
recipients include Betty Sabo, Thelma
Council, and Presbyterian Healthcare
Domenici, Tom Keleher, Dr. Deborah
Services. He grew up in Fort Sumner, New
Good, and Beverly Bendicksen, among
Mexico, and graduated from UNM with a
many others.
business degree.
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MEMORIALS AND TRIBUTES IN MEMORY OF AHNA FERTIK Irene Fertik IN MEMORY OF ARMIN REMBE Laurie and Thomas Barrow Bronnie and Alan Blaugrund Robert Chavez
SAVE THE DATE Designing the New: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow Style Member Preview Day Friday, October 29, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Reserve your ticket online at
Wayne and Elaine Chew
abqmuseum.holdmyticket.com
Nannette and Patrick Hurley
and use your Member promo code
Alison O'Leary Mullen Heller Architecture, PC Dorothy Gohdes Kaminsky Susan and Samuel Keith Fred Luthy Sandia Laboratory Federal Credit Union Louise Campbell-Tolber and Steven Tolber IN MEMORY OF CAROL M. MURPHY Thompson Twin Falls High School Class of 1957 IN MEMORY OF ESTHER DEAGUERO WELP Patricia Judge Deana Waddell
Exhibition Online and at Albuquerque Museum
OCTOBER 9 - DECEMBER 5, 2021
Nancy Weaver IN MEMORY OF EVELYN BERKSON Barry K. Berkson IN MEMORY OF MARY KOTZEN Addie Scotto IN MEMORY OF WARD ALAN MINGE Deb Slaney and James Iwerks Bronnie and Alan Blaugrund
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FALL 2021
Art. History. People.
COLLECTORS DINNER
Thursday, October 7 6 - 9 p.m.
UN-GALA
Saturday, October 9
OFF THE WALL
Sunday, December 5 3 - 5 p.m. For complete details visit:
albuquerquemuseumfoundation.org/artsthrive All art will be available online, at a buy it now price.
MUSEUM STORE MUSEUM STORE HOURS: Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day 505-242-0434 • store@albuquerquemuseumfoundation.org The innovative, ambitious, industrial heartland of Scotland was the birthplace of the only Art Nouveau movement in Great Britain: the Glasgow Style. When applied to jewelry, textiles, and home goods, the Glasgow Style blends elongated and organic lines, and symbolic motifs to create otherworldly, stylized, and decorative forms. You can take home a beautiful and artful memento of the modern design phenomenon born in the 1890s and celebrated today.
The Glasgow Rose
NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID ALBUQUERQUE, NM PERMIT NO. 446
Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM FOUNDATION P.O. BOX 7006 ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87194
Front Cover Charles Rennie Mackintosh (designer); Alex Martin (maker), Chair designed for the writing desk for The Hill House, 1904-5 Ebonised wood, modern upholstery, 43 3/4 x 16 x 19 7/8 in. Glasgow Museums, Given by Mr W Sommerville Shanks, RSA, 1940, © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection, Courtesy American Federation of Arts
COMING SOON TO THE ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM THE PRINTER'S PROOF On view February 19 - May 15, 2022 The Albuquerque Museum is pleased to introduce the exhibition, The Printer’s Proof: Artist and Printer Collaborations. This exhibition focuses on the collaborative process of printmaking and celebrates printers who are or have been based in New Mexico as well as the artists they have worked with. The six printers featured are: Marina Ancona, Robert Arber, Steve Britko, Michael Costello, Bill Lagattuta, and Jennifer Lynch. Artist featured in the exhibition will include Donald Judd, Harmony Hammond, Jim Dine, Hung Liu, and many more. The Printer’s Proof will examine a variety of printing techniques and will explore how the final print is often shaped by the nature of the collaborative process between artist and printer. This exhibition was organized by the Albuquerque Museum.
Hung Liu (born 1948 Changchun, People’s Republic, China; lives Oakland, California), Sisters in Arms I, 2003, 6 color lithograph with chine collé of chinese designs, Albuquerque Museum, gift of Marjorie Devon, PC2014.59.1
