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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FALL 2021
Art. History. People.
