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Deborah Good, Past-President
Joni Pierce
Elizabeth Allbright
Scott Schaffer
Perry Bendicksen
Judith Suiter
Alan Blaugrund
Corinne Thevenet
Interpreting Tradition........................................................................................................... 7
Emily Blaugrund Fox, Executive Director
Gerard (Roddy) Thomson, Jr.
Collecting Current History.................................................................................................. 8
Thomas Blueher
Kenton Van Harten
Andrew Connors, Museum Director
Alfred Volden
New Curator........................................................................................................................ 10
Margaret (Peg) Cronin
Tracey Weisberg
Patricia Kurz Tiffany Roach Martin
Jason Weaks
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM BOARD OF TRUSTEES Judith Suiter, Chair
Maria Griego-Raby, AM Foundation
Hal Behl
Joni M. Palmer, PhD
Beverly Bendicksen
Pamela Weese
Wayne G. Chew
Alan Weitzel
Rediscover the Past.............................................................................................................. 2 Planting a SEED.................................................................................................................... 4 Lasting Marks........................................................................................................................ 6
Slaney Retires...................................................................................................................... 11 I aM a Member!.................................................................................................................. 12 I aM Giving.......................................................................................................................... 13
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A PAST REDISCOVERED
Rediscover the Past
The Palace of the Governors collections come to Albuquerque.
S
ET ON THE SANTA FE PLAZA,
A Past Rediscovered: Highlights from
the Palace of the Governors
the Palace of the Governors exhibits
was originally constructed in
some of the rare, unusual, and seldom-
the early seventeenth century
seen items from these collections.
as Spain’s seat of government. The Palace
The seed for the exhibition and its
is the oldest surviving public building
catalogue, New Mexico’s Palace of
European settlers constructed in the
the Governors: Highlights from the
continental United States—making it a gem
Collections, was planted several years
in itself. Today, it anchors the New Mexico
ago when staff from the New Mexico
History Museum campus, which holds a
History Museum and the Albuquerque
16,000-object collection, as well as more
Museum met to discuss the idea of an
than a million images in its photo archives.
exhibition highlighting the collections of the History Museum and the Palace of the Governors. Seizing the opportunity to share the history and material culture of our state’s history museum with Albuquerque, the museums relied on a wide
TOP: Jeremiah Gurney & Son, Little Robe, Cheyenne, 1871. Photograph. Palace of the Governors.
array of staff and other experts, all of
ABOVE: William Workman, ca. 1855.
Daguerrotype. Palace of the Governors Photo Archives (NMHM/DCA), 13492.
whom brought their particular areas of knowledge into ABOVE: Eadweard Muybridge, Animal Locomotion, Plate 7642, ca. 1872 –1885. Calotype. Palace of the Governors. Photo Archives (NMHM/DCA), 188657
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A PAST REDISCOVERED LEFT: Gustave Baumann, Rain in the
Mountains, 1926. Palace Press. BELOW: Bernadino Polo, Our Lady of Joys, 1700. New Mexico History Museum.
ON VIEW
MAY 11–OCTOBER 20, 2019 Member opening for A Past Rediscovered May 10, 5:30–8 p.m. Exhibition preview and reception with light refreshments and a cash bar.
COMING SOON
exhibition highlighting rarely seen
several cased images for the exhibition.
historical collections.
Because of their fragile nature, they’re
The curatorial team has enumerated
rarely shown. Many of the images date
more than 300 of the best objects from
nearly to the dawn of photography. One
the Palace’s collection to tell the story of
is a daguerreotype of William Workman
New Mexico—though the curators took
dating to 1855, a Taos mountain man
different viewpoints on what constituted
known for fur trading and bootlegging.
the best. With some objects, the choice
Other objects are less splashy but just
was clear. That was the case with
as meaningful. The exhibition will feature
Segesser II, a hide painting and a rare
a letter from a Japanese American who
example of the earliest known depictions
was interned in Santa Fe during World
of colonial life in the United States.
War II. Alicia Romero, New Mexico History
It depicts an ill-fated 1720 Spanish
Museum curator, chose a cigar box full of
expedition into present-day Nebraska.
rocks to accompany the letter. “I included
The hide, which is named for the Jesuit
it to demonstrate to our visitors more
priest Phillip von Segesser who acquired
of the life that went on in that camp. … I
it, has hung in the Palace previously, but
wanted to answer the question ‘how do
it has been stored away from damaging
you pass the time?’” she says.
light and weather for several years. At
The exhibition will also include
eighteen-feet-long and four-feet-wide,
colonial paintings in their original frames,
it’s a feat to transport it from Santa Fe to
Mescalero Apache moccasins, and famed
exhibit it in Albuquerque.
printmaker Gustave Baumann’s carving
Daniel Kosharek, photo curator of the Palace of the Governors, selected
New Mexico’s Palace of the Governors: Highlights from the Collections, an exhibition catalogue created in partnership with the Albuquerque Museum, the Palace of the Governors, and Museum of New Mexico Press, will be available at the Museum store and other fine bookstores summer 2019.
tools, to name a few of the items telling the story of New Mexico.
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Mixed-media exhibition grows agricultural wisdom. HE ANCIENT PRACTICE OF
change, and share this with the public.
in which they work, the ecology of their
AGRICULTURE is getting
SeedBroadcast began nine years ago
lands, the cyclical nature of agriculture,
a contemporary artistic
and is led by artists Jeanette Hart-Mann,
and the overarching changes happening
treatment through the fusion
Chrissie Orr, and Ruben Olguin. They
as a result of global warming. The
of creative-community collaboration,
intend to uplift the culture in agri-culture
exhibition highlights traditional and
installation, digital media, and
through inciting creative dialogue and
sustainable farming practices in three
performance in SEED: Climate Change
action. Two years of work with New
different communities, including
Resilience, a new exhibition opening at
Mexico farmers and the public led up to
young farmers from Acoma Pueblo, an
Albuquerque Museum.
the exhibition.
indigenous community organization
The exhibition is part of an
A series of large-scale photo collages
in Española creating a “healing oasis,”
ongoing effort by the artist collective,
is central to SEED. The photos express
and a northern New Mexico farmer
SeedBroadcast, to explore bioregional
the complex interactions between
dedicated to growing resilient open-
arid-land agriculture and climate
farmers, the specific cultural practices
pollinated seeds. It also includes a
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sculptural installation of “Seed Stories,”
to participate. For SeedBroadcast, the
several textual wall pieces, and a
participatory and collaborative aspect
participatory space resembling the
of this exhibition is critical, along with
SeedBroadcast’s traveling Mobile Seed
acknowledging that “project partners
Story Broadcasting Station.
and collaborators are as much the
SeedBroadcast and their partners will present events during the exhibition
animators and creators of this work as we are.”
such as a Seed Slam performance featuring Albuquerque’s Poet Laureate, Michelle Otero, and an outdoor earthwork garden growing seasonal heritage plants. Film screenings, a
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COMMUNIT Y LEGACY
LEFT: After World War II, Roy Nakayama
(nicknamed “Dr. Chile”) earned his Ph.D in plant pathology. He was professor and researcher in agriculture and horticulture at New Mexico State University for 32 years and introduced two new varieties of chiles, the NuMex Big Jim and the NuMex R Naky.
men, women, and children in difficult conditions. New Mexico had four such confinement camps. The upcoming exhibition, Courage and Compassion: Our Shared Story of the Japanese American World War II Experience, chronicles the attack on Pearl Harbor through the incarceration of Japanese Americans, and the postwar fight for redress. Courage and Compassion has travelled nationally while highlighting local stories at each location. Albuquerque is the tenth stop. Organized by Go for Broke National Education Center (GFBNEC) with funding in part by a grant from the National Park Service, Courage and Compassion runs from June
NIKKI NOJIMA LOUIS
1 through November 3 in the William A. + Loretta Barrett Keleher Community History Gallery. The community-curated part of the exhibition focuses on the formation and
Lasting Marks Albuquerque’s Japanese American community legacy ON VIEW:
JUNE 1–NOVEMBER 3, 2019 Courage and Compassion: Our Shared Story of the Japanese American World War II Experience
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development of the Albuquerque Nisei Club, from its inception in 1947 as a social club to its current iteration as the New Mexico chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), a cultural and civil rights organization. Through photographs, artifacts and personal belongings from camp prisoners, visitors will learn how Japanese families in Albuquerque and
HE INCARCERATION OF MORE THAN 100,000
surrounding communities weathered the storm of war, and about the heroism of
JAPANESE AMERICANS
those white, Native American, and Latino
(many of them U.S. citizens)
individuals who stood by their Japanese
during World War II left an indelible mark
friends and neighbors when it wasn’t
on the nation and on New Mexico. Prison
always popular to do so.
camps run by the U.S. War Relocation Authority isolated tens of thousands of
Community curator Nikki Nojima Louis, a playwright and head of JACL’s theater
LEFT: The Nakayama
NIKKI NOJIMA LOUIS
family pictured in Las Cruces. Roy Nakayama was born near El Paso to Japanese parents in 1923. He went on to serve in World War II and was captured at the Battle of the Bulge.
group, developed the local stories in the Keleher Gallery exhibition. Louis herself was interned with her mother and siblings in an Idaho camp. “I really tried to capture the environment at the time, not just with the Asian community but in general. That generation was very stoic … veterans would come home shell-shocked (now called PTSD) or damaged in some way and put their lives back together,” Louis said.
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Hiroshi Miyamura was born and raised in Gallup, New Mexico, and later became one of the city’s best known residents.
Interpreting Tradition Casa San Ysidro offers slate of educational programs.
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese during World War II, Miyamura recalls how the
CASA SAN YSIDRO:
resource for research and
principal of his school told students not to blame
The Gutiérrez/Minge
a gathering place for the
their Japanese classmates for what had happened.
House opened for the
community,” says Aaron
Two months later, as Japanese
season in February with a
Gardner, site manager.
residents on the West Coast
new and comprehensive
were sent to internment
schedule of programs. The
of a nineteenth century
camps—and some towns and
Corrales-based satellite of
rancho, Casa San Ysidro’s
cities voluntarily incarcerated
the Albuquerque Museum
historic adobe, stone, and
their Japanese and Japanese
is filled with artifacts
log structures, originating
American residents—the town
from Spanish Colonial
from throughout New
of Gallup declared that they
and Territorial periods.
Mexico, are energized with
would stand by their Japanese
Programming at Casa
historic traditional arts
neighbors and not participate.
this spring focuses on the
and furnishing typical of
artisan skills appropriate
frontier life in New Mexico.
Korean War. During the Korean War he was taken
to the environment, and to
Its programs include the
prisoner while providing cover for his squad. For
Casa’s history. “We want to
Second Saturday workshops
these actions, President Eisenhower awarded him the
create a lot of opportunities
and talks.
Medal of Honor. Miyamura still lives in Gallup where
for people to get involved
he has a high school and an overpass named for him.
in Casa San Ysidro as a
Miyamura served in World War II and again in the
Revitalized in the style
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CURRENT HISTORY
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM PHOTO ARCHIVES
ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM PHOTO ARCHIVES
Debra Haaland and members of her campaign staff celebrate her election to the U.S. House of Representatives, November 6, 2018. Albuquerque Museum, gift of Deb Haaland for Congress. BOTTOM: President John F. Kennedy shakes the hands of supporters during a rally at UNM, 1960. Albuquerque Museum, gift of Zelda and Jerry Danziger.
Collecting Current History Museum archives include Haaland material. The accession of Haaland’s photograph
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sitting back and waiting for pivot points
is part of the Museum’s commitment to
of history to become clear in retrospect,”
collect items that preserve the stories
Connors says. “However, by asking the
of Albuquerque and New Mexico for
campaign staff to collect objects before
NE OF THE Albuquerque
future generations. According to Museum
history was decided, we hoped to ensure
Museum’s recent acquisitions
Director Andrew Connors, once it became
that the Museum could talk about a national
is a photograph from
clear that Haaland was rising to the top of
event from an insider’s perspective.”
election night 2018, when
the slate, Albuquerque Museum curators
The Museum contacted the campaign,
Debra Haaland won New Mexico’s first
knew they needed to capture a moment
and, at that point, campaign organizers
congressional district. As one of the first two
in history when the first Native American
began to save items. “We didn’t just want
Native American women ever to be elected
woman might go to Congress. “Usually
to tell history from the front pages of
to Congress, Haaland is making history.
history museums feel more comfortable
national newspapers and screen shots
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ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM PHOTO ARCHIVES
On April 13, Russell Skowronek of Rio Grande
with community groups;
Valley Texas University, and
classes include heritage
Spanish Colonial historian
spinning and weaving,
Dr. Linda Tigges will discuss
and blacksmithing.
the Manila Galleon and El
An Introduction to
Camino Real—one of the
Homesteading series will
longest and oldest trade
teach people about water
routes in North America.
rights, acequia farming, and
Traditional carpentry is
Senator Pete Domenici stands with Evelyn and Nancy Merritt at the U.S. Senate, December 7, 1984. Albuquerque Museum, gift of Nancy Merritt.
Casa is also partnering
sustainability. Instructor
the subject of a session on
Rachel Hillier, of Little Dirt
June 13. Woodworker Mark
Farms, will lead sessions on
Parrish, an apprentice of
soil restoration, planting,
Pete Smith—a prominent
harvesting, and preserving
figure and carpenter who
food.
built and designed many Corrales homes—will
from national televised news,” Connors says. “We wanted
celebrate the craftsman’s
examples of the door hangers, postal mailers, and hand-
life, and discuss the items
annotated speeches that represent the immense labor and
at Casa that Parrish himself
constant refinement that lead to political victories.” After
helped restore.
VISIT cabq.gov/casasanysidro for a full schedule and class times.
the campaign was over, Museum Photo Archivist Jill Hartke received a box that included posters, t-shirts, door hangers, photos, and scripts from speeches and press conferences— all items the campaign had saved for the Museum. Along with the newly acquired Haaland campaign items, Museum archives include images of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft speaking to crowds in Albuquerque, President Franklin D. Roosevelt with Mayor Clyde Tingley standing beside him, and President John F. Kennedy shaking hands at a rally at the University of New Mexico in 1960. The archive also includes an autographed photo of United States Senator Pete Domenici, the longest serving senator in New Mexico
PREVIOUS PAGE: During an event in partnership with Bridging Ages International, characters will interpret 1700s lifeways.
history, at the U.S. Capitol; and a photo of Senator Dennis Chavez, the first Hispanic man elected to the U.S. Senate, shaking the hand of a man riding a horse. Says Connors:
ABOVE: Presentations will highlight Casa's unique architecture and cultural heritage.
“Having such objects in our collection means that the Albuquerque Museum can tell history from a different
BELOW: Heritage Festival includes traditional foods.
perspective, a humane, humble, yet heroic perspective that can help us understand the importance of the actions of the Albuquerque electorate.” ethics demand objectivity—collecting history for history’s sake, to tell the stories of our city and its people to future generations.
SUZANNA FINLEY
While politics is ever-changing, museum curatorial
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New Curator Josie Lopez brings local and global knowledge to the Museum.
University, I presented my research on satire, caricature, and freedom of the press from the perspective of 19th-
JOSIE LOPEZ, PH.D, joined the Albuquerque Museum as curator of art in
century Mexico. At that time, the attack
December 2018. Her research and curatorial projects have included examining
on the French satirical magazine Charlie
art as a discursive agent in the political arena, the intersections of art and the
Hebdo took place and it occurred to me
environment, modern and contemporary Latin American art, 19th-century France,
that my art historical research had a direct
Spain and Mexico, Spanish art from El Greco to Goya, and the history of New
connection to what is happening today.
Mexican art.
At University of California at Berkeley, the academic approach in art history shaped my understanding that it is
Josie Lopez with UC Berkeley Professor Genaro Padilla and Albuquerque Museum Director Andrew Connors
important to have a broad knowledge of both art and history. It is my job to tell stories by interpreting the incredible objects in the Albuquerque Museum collections as well as the works that we bring from all over the world.
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WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THE MUSEUM?
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Collaboration, exchange, and conversation inform what I do. I
will think about how we tell the stories of our city and region within a larger context. We have a regionally specific identity but we are also connected globally. I will continue to develop relationships with other institutions in our state and beyond.
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WHAT EXPERIENCES WILL SHAPE YOUR WORK AT THE ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM?
Museum and influenced my sense
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the Museum a special place to work.
of being able to contribute to the collaborative environment that makes
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YOU WERE ON AN ACADEMIC PATH, BUT PIVOTED TO MUSEUM WORK. WHY?
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It is important that my work be relevant, accessible, and
Curating The Carved Line: Block
Experiences like curating at 516 ARTS
Printmaking in New Mexico and
and being the Eleanor Tufts fellow at
reaching broader audiences. In the
writing the accompanying book was a
Southern Methodist University reinforced
museum field, there is a convergence of
wonderful opportunity to get to work
my interest in being relevant in our
research, storytelling, and community
with the talented staff at the Albuquerque
time and place. At Southern Methodist
that I am drawn to.
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collaborative. I am interested in
LEFT: Deb Slaney curated many exhibitions,
Slaney Retires Curator of history had an impact.
including the Route 66 exhibition (right). ABOVE: Radio artist Jules Allen in front of
the Firestone service building, ca. 1931. Photographer: Brooks Studio. Albuquerque Museum Photo Archives. Gift of Channell Graham, PA1978.151.327.
ALTHOUGH SOME PEOPLE CHANGE CAREERS multiple times
Rust, and Revival on the Mother Road,
catalogue, chronicling the Museum’s
which ran in 2016, told the story of
collection, took almost two decades.
in their lives, Deb Slaney has had only
the Mother Road through the eyes of
Casa San Ysidro now has a new strategic
one: museum professional. It was all she
migrants and African Americans, as well
vision that Slaney hopes will see it
ever wanted to do.
as the route’s early history as told by
into the future with more resources
Slaney retired in January from the
Hispano travelers. “I think we brought
for programs and collections. She
Albuquerque Museum after eighteen
a dimension of Route 66 the people
also worked to acquire items for the
years as curator of history. Slaney’s
didn’t expect, and that it also had a
permanent collection that fill gaps in the
curatorial philosophy can be seen in
serious side—and an aspect of diversity
Museum’s ability to present historical
the interactive, story-telling nature of
that made it unique.”
themes and narratives, including a
the Only in Albuquerque exhibition, in
Other notable exhibitions include
forty-seven-star flag, an early nineteenth-
the artifacts she acquired, and at Casa
Dreamscape Desperado: Billy the Kid;
century bulto of San Felipe de Neri, and
San Ysidro: The Gutiérrez/Minge House.
The Leekya Family: Master Carvers of
a Jemez black-on-white jar made around
Slaney curated or coordinated thirty-six
Zuni Pueblo; Hollywood Southwest,
the time of Diego de Vargas’ return to
exhibitions at the Museum.
and The Artistic Odyssey of Higinio
New Mexico after the Pueblo Revolt.
“My greatest joy is to create original
V. Gonzales, which she either curated
Although she’s leaving the Museum, it’s
research and make it visual,” she says.
herself or collaborated with guest
likely she won’t stray far from her career
Some of her proudest work stems from
curators to bring to life.
roots. Her retirement plan? She plans
telling stories through differing lenses. For example, Route 66: Radiance,
Some of Slaney’s projects have taken years to come to fruition. The history
to relax, research, write, and consult for museums around the Southwest.
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