A publication of the Albuquerque Museum Foundation
October - December 2015
Higinio V. Gonzales A Rescue from Obscurity The Albuquerque Museum is proud to present the ground-breaking research of artist and art history scholar Maurice M. Dixon Jr., B.F.A., M.F.A., in an upcoming exhibition, The Artistic Odyssey of Higinio V. Gonzales: A Tinsmith and Poet in Territorial New Mexico. Dixon discovered through in-depth examination of museum and private collections throughout the Southwest, that, after more than a century of obscurity, a New Mexican artisan formerly known only as the Valencia Red and Green Tinsmith was once very well known throughout our state. He is now known to be the prolific 19th century educator, artisan, poet, and musician named Higinio V. Gonzales (1842-1921).
“It is fitting that Gonzales’ mastery be recognized at last,” observes Dixon. “The vast amount of tinwork that Gonzales produced is an unprecedented and irreplaceable contribution to New Mexico’s material culture. For this, as well as his vast literary achievements, Gonzales should be accorded his rightful place in the pantheon of New Mexico’s notable citizens.” Dixon spent years examining individual stamp designs, handwriting samples, and artist illustrations before proving conclusively that individual examples of tinwork, attributed most often to the Valencia Red and Green Tinsmith, Santa Fe Federal, Mora Octagonal, or the Rio Abajo Tinsmith, were incorrectly identified and that they were actually made by Higinio Gonzales between 1865 and 1900. An accomplished artist himself, Dixon has
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illustrated the 19th–century stamps and designs Gonzales used in painstaking detail, making it easier for visitors, museums, historians, and art historians across the country and worldwide to identify the work of this prolific tinsmith. The exhibition also provides a historical backdrop for Higinio V. Gonzales’ many other talents. Visitors will learn that Gonzales was garrisoned as a soldier at Fort Craig, Fort Union, and Fort Bascom during the Civil War, that he was a published poet (and apparently also quite a ladies’ man!), that he composed corridos (narrative ballads), and that he worked as a teacher in one-room adobe schoolhouses. To present the exhibition, we are drawing from museum collections including the Millicent Rogers Museum, Heard Museum, New Mexico History Museum, University
TOP: Higinio V. Gonzales (1842-1921), born Santa Fé Tin frame with engraving, holy card, c. 1900 Tin, solder, glass, paper, ink Gift of the Estate of Margarita Baca Córdova ABOVE: Higinio V. Gonzales (1842-1921), born Santa Fé Processional cross and torches, c. 1880 Tin, solder, copper, wood, cotton Museum Purchase, 1995 General Obligation Bonds
of New Mexico’s Center for Southwest Research, Las Golondrinas, Museum of International Folk Art, and our own Albuquerque Museum including Casa San Ysidro’s Ward Alan and Shirley Jolly Minge Collection. In fact, the Albuquerque Museum and Casa hold the Albuquerque area’s largest public collection of Gonzales’s tinwork, and also one of his very best works.
ethnomusicologist and composer John Donald Robb. Visitors will also learn how
his designs inspired New Deal-era and contemporary tin artists. In addition to a members’ opening on December 19 at 1 p.m., Maurice M. Dixon Jr. will offer a Second Saturday talk at Casa San Ysidro on November 14 at 1:30 (see page 9). Artistic Odyssey will not be traveling, so be sure to take advantage of this oncein-a-lifetime opportunity to see Higinio V. Gonzales’s life’s work assembled in one place!
Artistic Odyssey will include more than 100 examples of Gonzales’s tinwork and illustrations, poetry published in newspapers and books of the time, and music documented by
Higinio V. Gonzales (1842-1921), born Santa Fé Tin frame with water color painting, San Ramón Nonato, 1870-1900 Tin, solder, glass, paper, pigments Museum Purchase, 1995 General Obligation Bonds
Works on Paper Hard Edge Abstraction in the 20th Century Unlike representational images and narrative illustration, “non-objective” abstraction emphasizes the power of pure color, scale, and form. In the 1940s and ‘50s, while doing much toward developing the idea of non-objective art, Abstract Expressionism tended to emphasize the “hand of the artist,” often featuring bold physical brush work deployed on a heroic scale. By the 1960s, a new generation of artists responded by creating generally smaller compositions with simpler shapes in bright, unmodulated colors, almost mechanically executed. This movement came to be known as “hard edge abstraction.” Some viewers of abstract art may echo the feelings of modernist writer Gertrude Stein. Whether she was being caustic or poignant, Stein said about her hometown: “There is no there there.” However, the 2
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hard-won simplicity and elegance of these futuristic works continue to provide rewarding opportunities to transform perception and heighten our aesthetic responses. The absence of traditional pictorial illusions invites attention to more immediate perceptions and subtler sensations. Engagement with a different sort of presence is indicated; a different kind of “there.” Works are selected from the Museum’s permanent collection of works on paper, and include prints and drawings by Josef Albers, Garo Antreasian, Paul Feeley, Frederick Hammersley, Oli Sihvonen, Deborah Remington, and Victor Vasarely, among others. Opens October 17, 2015.
Victor Vasarely Planetarische Folklore 1967 serigraph on paper Bequest of Earl Stroh
Making It Modern: The Folk Art Collection of Elie and Viola Nadelman
Elie Nadelman is widely recognized for his elegant and spare modernist sculptures, yet his role as a leading American folk art collector, influenced by the “peasant arts” of his native Poland and other European countries, is little known. Making It Modern: The Folk Art Collection of Elie and Viola Nadelman presents the first major examination of the pioneering collection assembled by the modernist artist and his wife for their Museum of Folk and Peasant Arts in Riverdale, New York.
window shade (ca. 1800–10; on loan from the Fenimore Art Museum), to a finely detailed portrait, Willard T. Sears with a Horse Pull Toy, by Joseph Whiting Stock (ca. 1843). Whimsical toys, such as a carved wood marble game (known as a kakelorum) from Germany (ca. 1780–1810), a carved and painted jumping jack (ca. 1830–70), and an extremely rare tin toy manufactured by George W. Brown, the steamboat Excelsior (ca. 1870).
“The 15,000-some objects collected by artist Elie Nadelman and his wife Examples of Nadelman’s own Viola comprised the first public folk art sculpture, including Orchestra collection formed in the United States, Conductor (ca. 1920–25, on loan as well as the first ever to consider the from Amon Carter Museum of European roots of American folk art,” notes American Art), Circus Performer the New-York Historical (ca. 1920–24, on loan Society’s Vice President and from the Colby College Museum Museum Director Margaret of Art), and Two Women (ca. K. Hofer, who serves as 1930–35, on loan from a private exhibition co-curator. “This collector). exhibition tour and its Co-curator Dr. Roberta J. accompanying catalogue M. Olson notes, “We hope will allow us to share a range that visitors will leave the of extraordinary objects, exhibition with profound new fascinating discoveries, insights into the intersection Available at the Museum Store, and fresh scholarly this lavishly illustrated volume of folk art and modernism, the interpretations with a is the first comprehensive Nadelmans’ enduring influence national audience.” study of the folk art collection purchased by the New-York on the history of American art Historical Society from Elie The 200-object collection collecting, and the relationship and Viola Nadelman in 1937. on view at the Albuquerque between American and Museum includes: European folk art.” Programs include a lecture by co-curator Margaret K. Works illuminating the European roots Hofer on September 12 at 1 p.m., a gallery of American folk art including a wooden talk on October 7 at 11 a.m. by Curator of eagle figure by German-born Pennsylvania History Deb Slaney, and a 3rd Thursday carver Wilhelm Schimmel (ca. 1865–70), event featuring a talk on folk art in New and semi-abstract wooden and papierMexico and music by the Gregg Daigle mâché milliner’s heads from France Band on October 15 from 5:00-8:30 p.m. (1820–70). Examples of the Nadelmans’ taste for American folk painting, from the highly symbolic Lady Liberty and Washington
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Making It Modern: The Folk Art Collection of Elie and Viola Nadelman is organized by the New-York Historical Society.
TOP: Unidentified maker, probably English Jumping jack, 1830-70 Wood (probably pine), paint, string 12 ½ x 7 ½ x 2 in. New-York Historical Society, 1937.1258 BOTTOM: Unidentified American artist Lady Liberty and Washington window shade, 1800–10 Oil on canvas Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY, Gift of Stephen C. Clark Sr. N0535.1948
Only in Albuquerque Exhibit Update — Resourceful
This is the third article of a four-part series exploring topics in the Museum’s new long-term history exhibition. Only in Albuquerque features the story of our city from 12,000 B.C.E. to the present, set in an engaging and interactive atmosphere. Our story is told through four galleries— Spirited, Courageous, Resourceful, and Innovative, all connecting to a central gallery entitled Our Land.
Amazing things happen when you are visiting or working in a museum. You get to experience things that people would otherwise never get to experience, like watching a crane drop steel beams onto a roofless, 9,300-square-foot history gallery. But nothing could prepare a person for a moment experienced just minutes before the opening reception for Only in Albuquerque back in March 2015. The Ellen + Jim King/Bradbury Stamm Resourceful gallery explores how our communities have managed to survive in a high desert environment relying mostly on locally available resources until at least 1850. The common need to obtain water, land, food, and other resources has created continuing conflicts, but we have for the most part also learned to share, and we try to get along. Competition for critical resources contributed to a watershed event in the history of our central Río Grande Valley in 1540. That year, Francisco Vásquez de Coronado y Luján led the first organized entrada (expedition) to New Spain, searching for new resources and a route to Asia. His artillery captain, Hernando de Alvarado, sent word that our fertile valley had abundant food, so Coronado chose our province for the army’s home base. Composed of several hundred mostly young officers and as many as 2,000
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conscripted Indios amigos (Indian allies) from at least twelve indigenous Mexican tribes, Coronado’s army arrived already low on provisions. Too far from their supply ship sailing up the California coastline, the desperate officers demanded blankets and food, occupied Coofor (Santiago Pueblo), burned roof beams for warmth, and fed drying cornstalks (used by the Tiwa people for fuel) to their horses. These and other actions prompted the Tiwas to rebel, resulting in the Tiguex War that decimated pueblos like Piedras Marcadas located on what is now Albuquerque’s west side. Ultimately, Tiwa survivors were forced to flee into the Sandias or evacuate to other pueblos. Without food or clothing, many starved or froze in the extreme cold. After the tragedy, Spain drafted new humanitarian laws. Until recent research and publications by historians Richard and Shirley Flint, many people didn’t know that there were so many Indios amigos on the journey or that they came from numerous cultural backgrounds. Our museum team created a multicultural teaching moment in the exhibition by adding a Tiwa leader and a Mejican (Aztecan) Indio amigo to the caballero (horseman) from the former exhibit Four Centuries, resulting in a historically accurate replication of their first encounter. Contemporary Tiwa/Piro weaver and educator Louie Garcia created
Louie Garcia (Tiwa/Piro) and Roberto Valdez (Spanish/Hispanic New Mexican/Tlaxcaltecan/Athapaskan) Tiwa Leader and Indio Amigo with Spanish caballero, 2014 Museum purchase, 1979 Government Obligation Bonds and History Exhibition Funds
the Tiwa leader’s breechclout and sash from native cotton that he grew, spun, and dyed with a variety of indigo that he believes could have been traded here during ancestral times. Contemporary costumer and interpreter Roberto Valdez, who is Spanish, Hispanic New Mexican, Tlaxcaltecan, and Athapaskan, crafted the Mejican outfit from cattle hide, spun and dyed wool, and maguey (agave) fibers. The Indio amigo carries a macahuitl (a Nahuatl term for an obsidian-bladed sword)—a weapon so terrifying that when fixed into the Indio amigo’s hand, it left us breathless. The costumes were complicated and, with the opening just minutes away, we quickly made final adjustments to the clothing and armaments on their mannequins. And then it happened: Louie Garcia, completing the Tiwa leader’s outfit with crowds gathering right around the corner, looked up at our work and observed, “Our people have not seen this sight for almost 500 years.” It was a special moment that reminds us how museums and their staffs and collaborators are privileged to help our visitors visualize and engage with the past, so that we can all better understand the present and improve our lives in the future.
Miniatures & More 25 Years and Counting
Miniatures & More Special Events FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, from 6:30 pm FRIDAY PREMIER, an invitation-only event for Miniature & More’s most valued supporters. The reception will also feature a gallery talk with Curator Andrew Connors. This Friday evening special premier is generously sponsored by Garcia Automotive Group, Gruet, and Pat and Terry Keene from the Artichoke Cafe.
The Albuquerque Museum Foundation celebrates Miniatures & More and the contribution of creator and artist Betty Sabo. A silver anniversary celebration for the juried exhibition and art sale fundraiser, Miniatures & More, will feature three days of special events and a special tribute to Betty Sabo, the founder of the fundraiser, artist, and long-time Museum patron. As the only selling exhibition in the Museum, the ever-popular Miniatures & More (October 24–December 6) features a range of artists and mediums—paintings, prints, drawings, photographs and sculpture. Artists are selected each year through a jury process, providing a unique selection of works, most of which were created in New Mexico. “It’s very unusual for any fundraiser to be continuously successful for 25 years,” says Debra Romero, executive director of the Albuquerque Museum Foundation. “It is great for the artists, for the Museum, the Foundation and collectors.” The artist receives 60 percent of the proceeds, and the Foundation receives 40 percent, which
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is used to support the exhibitions and programs at the Museum. This year, 111 artists have been chosen from submitted portfolios. Each artist presents up to three pieces of art that are for sale. This year’s exhibition and sale features works by renowned Santa Fe sculptor Allan Houser and Albuquerque painter Frank McCulloch, among many others. “As it has developed through the years, Miniatures & More provides a triple opportunity to admire traditional painting and sculpture, learn new ways of looking at art through provocative experimental works, and bring home favorites for permanent inspiration,” says Curator Andrew Connors. “Unlike most benefit art auctions, both the participating artists and the Museum share the income from Miniatures & More. It’s a win, win, win, for artists, Museum, and art collectors!” This year’s special celebration will also honor New Mexico landscape painter
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2015, 10–2:00 p.m.—Early Bird Preview for Gala ticket holders to view artwork at your leisure. At 6:00 p.m. the opening cocktail reception begins. The Gala is generously sponsored by Garcia Automotive Group, Frontier/ Golden Pride Restaurants, Los Alamos National Bank, American Home, HB Construction, and Taste Boutique Catering. Tickets are $85 per person and can be purchased by calling 505-842-0111. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25—Miniatures & More opens to visitors. NOVEMBER 1—Betty Sabo Appreciation Day at the Museum. DECEMBER 6: Exhibit closes.
and sculptor Betty Sabo, who has several sculptures in the garden at the Museum. A profoundly dedicated member of the art community, Sabo was the mastermind behind Miniatures & More. Special events on November 1 will honor Sabo, including the viewing of the documentary “Betty Sabo – an artful life,” special speakers, and a docent tour of the sculpture garden.
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Poetry
Poet in Residence Jessica Helen Lopez writes poems in response to venturing through the museum’s galleries.
Steampunk and Gadgetry Interlocking gears Industrial cog metal gadgetry Zeppelin machinations carry us away The organic of the body transmutes into machinery wheels and steam whistles, hot air and mechanical medusas
Lopez saunters through the Museum after dark. “I get to haunt the halls of the Museum,” she says. “It is a luxury and a privilege to be able to be inspired by the artifacts.” From these excursions, she writes poems on the spot, such as “Steampunk and Gadgetry.” Lopez’s poetic process mirrors how visitors experience the Museum. “It doesn’t leave them when they walk out the door. You take the Museum home with you. It changes them; their five senses are activated.” As coach to Albuquerque’s perennially recognized slam team, Lopez excels in poetry created on the fly. She won both the 2012 and 2014 Women of the World City of Albuquerque Slam Poetry Championship. Performance art zine Muzzle Magazine named her one of 30 poets under 30 to watch. Her residence evolved out of Lopez’s dynamic reading at the Museum in April. After the event, Lopez expressed an interest in ekphrastic poetry—poems inspired by works of art, one famous example of which is John Keats’ “Ode to a Grecian Urn.” Extending that interest, Lopez lingers at the Museum seeking inspiration and embedding poetry into the visitor experience. The poet-in-residence program seeks to make poetry accessible to visitors of all ages. “The museum is a wonderful place to bring the community together through the land of poetry,” she says.
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The poet laureate serves a two-year term. Ongoing support comes from Mayor Richard J. Berry, the City of Albuquerque Public Art Urban Enhancement Program, and McCune Charitable Foundation.
the human gods have been busy inventing things again beautifying their bodies electrifying the night with their visions of airships and blimps typewriters clacking tabulating machines counting Welcome to the World’s fair of gadgets and gizmos Tools and apparatus We are Icarus and Dido The first kings and queens of technology Harnesser of steam and electric current Snaring the atom and eye of nucleus Let us repurpose our past to sustain our future We invented the spirit molecule With our fable and lore of lost lands The dark need to conquer ocean and air To become the fish and the bird We will ride our 99 red luftballoons to the emerald green afterlife The wizard awaits us all The titans of science
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Sunday, November 8, 1 p.m. A poetry reading and discussion by City Poet Laureate Jessica Helen Lopez highlights the connections between cultural identity and place.
We are the Victorian clocks Tick-tocking their delicate swan songs above the mantles A countdown for the aeronauts Who float fly fly above our world Defying gravity and man’s law and the nature of the beast “Steampunk” refers to a sub genre of science fiction and sometimes fantasy that incorporates technology and aesthetic designs inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery.
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Invited Thursday
The Albuquerque Museum offers free admission from 5–8:30 p.m on the third Thursday of every month. Museum exhibits are open for viewing, Slate at the Museum is open for snacks (until 7 p.m.), and the Museum Store is open for shopping.
More Museum Happenings public, less 10% for Museum members. Reservations may be made in advance at www.operasouthwest.org/guild November 7: Book Signing
October 15: Folk Art in New Mexico Create your own work of art inspired by the exhibition Making It Modern while listening to the Gregg Daigle Band. See a demonstration by local folk art artist Steve White, known for his PEZ Candy creations. At 7 p.m., Curator of Art Andrew Connors will give a talk about folk art in New Mexico. November 19: Community Curator Spotlight Each month, the Museum invites a community curator to share his or her expertise to create unique experiences for the Museum’s monthly 3rd Thursday program. Oliver Prezant, the community curator for November, is a multidisciplinary arts educator and performer. He is a lecturer and educator for the Santa Fe Opera, a faculty member in the Contemporary Music Program at Santa Fe University of Art and Design, and the artistic advisor and a teaching artist in the ArtWorks program, which provides arts education programs for students and teachers in the Santa Fe Public Schools. He is also the music director of the Santa Fe Community Orchestra and has performed as a violinist with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, The Santa Fe Opera, and the California Chamber Virtuosi. Prezant will draw upon his rich multidisciplinary background to develop an evening of poetry, song and musical experiences within the exhibition spaces.
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October 10: Pre-Opera Seminar, Aida Verdi’s masterpiece, Aida, has never been performed in New Mexico. On Saturday, October 10 from 10 a.m.to noon at the Museum, listen to Opera Southwest Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Anthony Barrese, Stage Director Brian Robertson, Albuquerque resident and nationally acclaimed scenic designer Dahl Delu, and Albuquerque native, mezzo-soprano Kirstin Chavez talk about the production, the scene development and how they prepare. 10 a.m. -noon. Light refreshments will be served and a question and answer will follow. Reservations are $10 for OSW Guild members, $12 for the general
“Antique Native American Basketry of Western North America” is aimed at helping collectors understand the history of basketry collecting and then provide information about basket materials and techniques leading to an efficient way to make basket tribal identification. John Kania and Alan Blaugrund give a talk using maps, graphs and multiple photographs. After the talk, they will help identify audience baskets. Limit one basket per person. There will be no financial appraisal given. 1 pm December 4: Holiday Stroll Visit the Museum on Friday night during the Old Town Shop ’n Stroll from 5 to 9 p.m. Slate at the Museum will be open for dining, and there will be music and shopping at the Museum Store.
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YOUTH STUDIO (AGES 6-10)
Thursdays, 10 -11:30 a.m. or 1- 2:30 p.m.
Saturdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
October 8, 15, 22, 29 Toys and Games in American Folklore
October 3, 10, 17 Locally Inspired
The American folk art exhibit Making It Modern will inspire our youngest artists to experiment with many types of materials and replicate pieces from the exhibit in both 2D and 3D. They will create a small quilt, a cloth doll, a decorative bird painting, and ceramic figurines in a nurturing environment.
Students learn about the impressive art scene that is so abundant in Albuquerque today. We will visit the Public Selects exhibition and also view the Museum’s artist-inresidence installation in the main lobby. Students will create a printed cloth inspired by Kei and Molly Textiles, a heavily patterned mixed media painting inspired by Thomas Christopher Haag, and a transparent geometric light catcher inspired by lobby artist Lea Anderson.
November 5, 12, 19, December 3 Celebrations Around the World Continuing our theme of exploration, we will gather inspiration from the art of celebrations and festivities around the world.
HOME SCHOOL STUDIO (AGES 10-14) Fridays, 9:30-11:30 a.m. October 2, 9, 16 The Lay of the Land Part geography, part art-making, this class will expose children to landscapes and ecosystems the world over. Explore fundamentals of art and express yourself. October 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20, December 4 American Folk Art Welcome to America in the 19th century! Students’ art will be inspired by everyday objects of early Americans including weathervanes, portraiture, quilts and oldfashioned toys.
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October 24, 31 & November 7, 14, 21, December 5 Folk Art from Here to There Students take inspiration from the exhibitions Making It Modern: The Folk Art Collection of Elie and Viola Nadelman and Miniatures & More, exploring folk art from Albuquerque and around the world. We will work in several mediums including clay sculpture, watercolor, foil and papier mâché. Register online by going to cabq.gov/museum. Discount for members!
Fall Events at Casa San Ysidro The Gutiérrez/Minge House
The scent of roasting chile, the rustle of cottonwood leaves, balloons in the air and the bounty at the farmers’ market—autumn in Corrales should include a visit to Casa San Ysidro: The Gutiérrez/ Minge House, a gem in the village’s charm. Higinio V. Gonzales (1842-1921), born Santa Fé. TOP: Tin frame with mirror, c. 1885 Tin, solder, mirrored glass, varnish LEFT: Tin frame with Mexican retablo, San Juan Nepomuceno c. 1860. Tin, solder, oil on canvas Gifts of Dr. Ward Alan and Shirley Jolly Minge
OCTOBER 10 Outhouses and New Mexico The privy, the bog, the office of convenience—whatever you choose to call it—for people living in colonial New Mexico,the outhouse represented a modern, sanitary solution to the age-old problem of human waste. Dr. Richard Melzer, professor of history at the University of New Mexico Valencia campus, will discuss how outhouses were introduced into New Mexico, their essential role in communities across the state, and their continued presence as historical artifacts in this light-hearted look at these remnants of our distant past. Dr. Melzer’s New Mexican outhouse ca. presentation begins 1900. Collected by Ward Allen Minge at 1:30 p.m.
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NOVEMBER 14 Tinwork—Forgotten No More The study of colonial New Mexican art often overlooks tinwork. Maurice Dixon, art historian of Santa Fe, will take visitors on an informal, walking talk highlighting Casa San Ysidro’s outstanding tinwork collection. Experience the collection of 19th century tinwork with the insight of an expert, and have a chance to create your own art. The tour and hands-on workshop make an excellent companion to the Albuquerque Museum’s upcoming exhibition, The Artistic Odyssey of Higinio Gonzales: A Tinsmith and Poet in Territorial New Mexico, curated by Dixon and opening December 19.
Casa San Ysidro: The Gutiérrez/ Minge House is located in the village of Corrales, at 973 Old Church Rd. Drop-in public tours of Casa San Ysidro are available at scheduled times only during October and November. TUESDAY-FRIDAY: 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. SATURDAY: 10:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. 2nd SATURDAYS: 1-4 p.m. For more information, visit www.albuquerquemuseum.org or call 505-898-3915. Casa San Ysidro: The Gutiérrez/Minge House is closed in December and January.
The second Saturday program welcomes visitors to Casa San Ysidro: The Gutiérrez/Minge House, a glimpse into the intimacies of colonial life. Named for the patron saint of farming, San Ysidro Labrador, the property once belonged to the descendants of Don Felipe Gutiérrez, recipient of the Bernalillo Township Grant in 1704. Ward Allen and Shirley Minge restored and expanded the late 1870s home that combines traditional adobe and other architectural features that evoke New Mexico’s Spanish colonial past. The free Second Saturday programs take place from 1-4 p.m. on the second Saturday of the month and are an opportunity to immerse yourself in New Mexico history. 9
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Making a Difference
Your membership matters! Without the support provided by memberships, many of the wonderful things happening at the Albuquerque Museum simply would not be possible. Membership revenue enables the Foundation to pay for exhibits, programs, and even the Artist in Residence. Here are just a few special times from this past year that YOU helped to make happen!
During the summer of 2015, almost 45,000 people visited the exhibit Killer Heels: the Art of the High-Heeled Shoe from the Brooklyn Museum. One of the most popular exhibits in recent history, Albuquerque is the only place outside of the east coast and California to host Killer Heels.
On the third Thursday of every month (except December) guests visiting the Museum are able to view the exhibits, listen to music, enjoy good food, and even become artists themselves.
The Artist-in-Residence for the summer of 2015 was Lea Anderson, who allowed visitors to assist her in creating the beautiful window display in the Museum lobby. It will be available for viewing through next summer.
Events created specifically for children and families allow young (and not-soyoung) New Mexicans to be creative and learn new and exciting ways to enjoy the art world.
Visit Bhutan, Land of the Peaceful Dragon Albuquerque Museum Launches New Travel Program: A guided tour of Bhutan with Andrew Connors, Curator of Art, Albuquerque Museum March 17 to March 26, 2016 Explore the last great Himalayan Kingdom. Bhutan is filled with magnificent mountain scenery, incredible architecture and colorful culture. This trip provides a wonderful opportunity to travel with Andrew Connors who visited Bhutan for the Royal Government to develop a national program of cultural conservation. In 2008 he served as the assistant to the curator of the Bhutan Program of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. This trip starts in Thimphu, the capital and largest city, a stronghold of art, architecture and 10
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culture. We will then visit Punakha, the ancient capital city for more than 300 years, situated in a lush and scenic valley area famed for rice farming. We will then travel to Gangtey, in the wide Phobjikha valley with sparse trees on the periphery of the Black Mountain National Park and well known for the black necked cranes that winter there. Next, it is on to Paro, a town surrounded by farms, situated in the Paro Valley, a major historic trade route with Tibet. Paro lies near a myriad of sacred sites and traditional fortresses. If you’d like more information, contact Alfred Volden at All World Travel, 505-294-5031
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Annual Members
Holiday Sale December 4, 5 and 6
20% DISCOUNT for Museum Members As a thank you to our loyal Museum Members for their support, we offer an additional 10% off their purchases (for a total of 20%) from Friday, December 4, during the Holiday Stroll thru Sunday,
TimeWillTell Designer Watches
Drusy Agate with Sterling Silver Chain Necklace Albuquerque-based jewelry designer Ashley Dalton of Meltdown Studio created this stunning piece from a raw aquamarine stone called Drusy Agate.
Los Poblanos Salve A local favorite—handmade on the farm once a week, this salve is intensive treatment for hard-working hands, dry elbows and knees, soothing insect bites and minor burns. Rub on temples to relieve headaches, or under the nose for insomnia. $18.00
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“The Farolitos of Christmas” with “Season of Renewal” and “A Child’s Christmas in New Mexico, 1944” By Rudolfo Anaya Jacketed hardbound $24.95 48 pages, 6 original paintings, 9 x 10 This keepsake volume of Rudolfo Anaya’s Christmas writings opens with the classic New Mexico Christmas story “The Farolitos of Christmas,” newly illustrated by award-winning artist Amy Córdova. Farolitos is Anaya’s heartwarming story of a beloved holiday tradition, of a promise, and of homecoming on Christmas Eve. “Season of Renewal,” Anaya’s narrative of Christmastime, recounts Hispanic and Native American traditions that continue in New Mexico to this day. Finally, in “A Child’s Christmas in New Mexico, 1944,” Anaya presents us with a storied poem in stunning verse. This gift from a master storyteller and New Mexico treasure is sure to be loved by children of all ages for decades to come.
TimeWillTell’s vibrant, easy-to-wear and classic wristwatches were designed by the late Stewart Unger, beloved co-author of “American Wristwatches: Five Decades of Style and Design” and proprietor of New York’s original vintage watch shop on Madison Avenue, appropriately called Time Will Tell.
Embudo, New Mexico Potholders Embudo Fabric Design Potholders is a familyowned business that specializes in one-of-akind originally designed silk screened Potholders.
Stewart/Stand Stainless Steel Wallet Stewart/Stand stainless steel wallets block unauthorized transmission from RFID enabled credit cards & IDs. A reinterpretation of the average wallet for men who do not settle for the everyday but delight in the extraordinary. Silver ballistic nylon spine and interior accents. $79.95
In the next few months, Slate at the Museum will be featuring Ruta 22, Malbec a premium, delicious wine from Mendoza, Argentina. The high altitude vineyards create exceptional conditions for growing Malbec grapes that produce wines with intense and complex flavors and exceptional structure.
Argentina has become a renowned and well-respected wine region of the world and the malbecs from this region are excellent. Slate Street Cafe will be offering an Argentinean Wine Dinner on November 14th that will highlight foods and wine from this country. Call the restaurant for details or come in to Slate at the Museum
and enjoy the Ruta 22 Malbec with your lunch or a dark chocolate truffle.
Sponsor Spotlight
The Sandia Investment Group Team at Wells Fargo Advisors: First row L-R:, Lindsey Marlow, Ryan Salmon, Carol Lynch, Richard Salmon and Fred Bungé. Second row L-R: Sridhar Yarlagadda, Michael Hauger, Melinda Knoll and Joe Coca. Not Pictured: Chenyi Wei
For Sandia Investment Group, philanthropy and involvement with the arts goes hand-inhand with its focus on building community and family. The group’s roots can be traced back to 1988 when Rick Salmon and Mike Hauger, two college friends began working together. They were later joined by Sri Yarlagadda and Fred Bunge and became Sandia Investment Group, which has since grown to ten investment professionals. The Group is part of Wells Fargo Advisors, operating like a boutique company within the larger firm. They strive to do two things well: financial planning and investment management. Central to the Group’s
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philosophy is that you can’t have one without the other. In addition to financial planning and investment management, Sandia Investment Group offers risk management, access to trust and lending services and account administration, among other services.
Support of the Albuquerque Museum Foundation and Museum have been an important focus of their philanthropy and volunteerism. Mike Hauger has served on the Foundation board for over six years, with a particular interest in helping and promoting the Miniatures & More fundraiser. In addition, Sandia Investment Group was the corporate sponsor for the highly successful 3rd Thursday program in September. Through their generous sponsorship they enabled to Museum to present a vibrant evening of art activities, programming, and entertainment to our community.
The Sandia Investment Group understands the importance of community, which is represented in their philosophy. “We have worked with as many as three generations of New Mexico families,” says Mike Hauger, senior vice president of investments. “We develop deep and lifelong relationships with our clients.” Notably, Group advisors and their families invest in the same portfolios as their clients and manage the portfolios themselves. “What’s most important to us is getting to know what’s most important to our clients,” Hauger says. It’s this client-focused approach that makes Sandia Investment Group’s support of the Albuquerque Museum Foundation such a natural extension of the business. We are appreciative of their generosity. If your business is interested in sponsoring a 3rd Thursday program, please contact Executive Director, Debra Romero at 842-0111.
MAGIC BUS DONORS FY 2014-2015 Each year over 9,500 students and teachers have the opportunity to visit the Albuquerque Museum and Casa San Ysidro for free by riding a Magic Bus. Thank you to the following donors for making this possible: Kay and Richard Adam Mary Adkins Albuquerque Historical Society Albuquerque Museum Foundation in memory of Jane Hampton Sylvia Wittels and Joseph Alcorn Rudolfo Anaya Maureen and David Anderson Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Janice Arrott Kira Sowanick, Tony Baca and Family Betty Bailey Shirley Bauder Mary and Leonard Beavis Hal Behl In Memory of Reggie Behl Clinton Bergum Patricia Berry and John Arnold in loving rememberance of Ruby Berry and Grace Ardelle Arnold Pamela and Michael Blackwell Bronnie and Alan Blaugrund Lee Blaugrund Gay and Dusty Blech Myra and Frederick Blottner Genelia E. Boenig John D. Bond Stanley and Mary Anna Booker Ruth Bouldes Sally Bowler-Hill and Joel Hill Marilyn and Sheldon Bromberg Valerie Brooks Emily and William Browning Gail Bundy Dawn and Joseph Calek Joyce Ann Carden Karen and Richard Carruthers Susan and James Carson Darlene Ceremello Teresa Chanatry Elaine and William Chapman The Cherry Picker Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Lance Chilton Judy and Stephen Chreist Kathleen and Hugh Church Frankie Clemons Martha and Lance Cone Contemporary Art Society Cosmopolitan Woman’s Club Katharine and Alan Cox
Dianne Cress and Jon McCorkell Jennie and Michael Crews Dorothy Crist James Culpepper Hope Curtis Krys and Philip Custer Dixie and John Davidson Linda Davis Mary and Paul Davis Susie Davis Virginia Davis Vicki and Sam Dazzo Debbie and John de Graauw Dwight Auten and Thomas Decker Frances DiMarco Dion’s Pizza Sheila Doucette Rose and Solon Ellison Deborah Neuman and J.D. Embry Kathryn Naassan and Michael Emerson Ellen and David Evans Linda and James Fahey Alice and William Fienning Mary and Ceil Fox Nancy Francis Mary and Lawrence Fricke Rick Friedman Anne Fuller Julie Gamble Ruth Gannaway Ilse Gay Alice Geesey Martha and Barry Georgia Monika and Robert Ghattas Sandy Gold Anne and Richard Gonzales Anne B. Gonzales Deborah Good and Andrew Schultz M.M. Goodman Marti and Robert Goodman John W. Gorsuch Lorraine and Jerome Goss The Great Southwestern Antique Show Leonard Greenspan Marilyn and Norman Grossblatt Dr. Lauro Guaderrama Suzanne and Richard Guilford Alice Haddix Karen Halderson Sara and Chuck Hall Fred Hampton In Memory of Jane S. Hampton Nancy Rutland and Michael Harbour Harder Custom Builders, Ltd. Anita and Jerry Harper Joseph and Jean Harris Philomene M. Harris Mark Hartman Heather and Nevin Harwick Sharon Hausam
Cissy Henig Barbara and Howard Herbert Mary Herring Geraldine and Joseph Hertogs Marcus Higi Dee Hines Sherry Horton Rosalyn Hurley Shannon and Patrick Hurley Dr. Willa R. Huser Sandra James Evangeline and James Jett Helen and Roy Johnson Carmen Johnson Carol Kaemper Katie’s Internal Audit Department Julia Kavet Greta and Tom Keleher Kathleen Killorin and Jim Duran Ellen and Jim King Joan E. Kozon Judith and L. Henry Lackner Kathleen and Alan Lebeck Dr. Gerald Lee Susan Lentz Dana Asbury and Richard Levy Susan and George Lind Katherine Logan Margaret Lopez and Christopher Frechette Judy and Frank Love Angelique and Jim Lowry Maureen and Robert Luna Myra and Richard Lynch Nancy and Peter Mattern Stephen and Janice Matthews Josephine and David McClurg Bob and Cheryll McDade John McEnaney JoAnn Mercer Mary and Bernard Metzgar Kay E. Miller Ann DeHart and Robert Milne Dr. Ward Alan Minge Geraldine Mlynek Elaine and Gary Montague Shanna and Albert Narath Jennie Negin and Harold Folley Mary Beth and Spencer Nelson Patricia and Michael Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. North Mary Nunez Robert Osborne Anonymous Dianne Parker Janice and the Hon. James A. Parker Richard Payne Sandra Penn Rae and Stephen Perls Karen McSorley and Gary Pierson
Rainosek Family Roberta and Barry Ramo Lynn Reed Ray Reeder Roxana and Ogden Reid Dr. Patricia Renken in memory of Dr. James H. Renken, Elaine Greenspan, Glenna Harrington and Barbara Osborne Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Roberts Nancy A. Robinson Marian Rodee Lisa and David Roeber Estelle Rosenblum Beth Rosenstein Frauke and Keith Roth Betty and Marvin Rubin San Felipe Plaza Owners Association Ruth and Sidney Schultz Carolyn Sedberry Nancy Herring and Matthew Segura Suzanne and Frank Shaffer Sam and Frederick Sherman Karen and Martin Shore Slagle Herr Architects Inc Diane and Matthew Sloves Georgia and Lee Smith Barbara Spears Robert Stamm Jeanne and Sidney Steinberg Patricia Tarry-Stevens and Harold Stevens Sunbelt Properties, Inc. Jean Ann and Duffy Swan David Sweetkind Jane and Doug Swift Fund for Art and Education Amy Tanler Barbara L. Taylor Mary Hershberger and Chris Taylor Dr. and Mrs. William R. Thompson Jr. Barbara and Richard Van Dongen Mildred and Arthur Vanlandingham Jean and Charles Villamarin James R. Voet Joanne Connolly and William Weber Iris Weinstein and Steven Margulin Joyce and Alan Weitzel Jane and Scott Wilkinson Dr. Ralph C. Williams, Jr. Barbara and Hugh Witemeyer Dr. William L. Jones and Dr. Siu G. Wong Marion Woodham Lynn Asbury and John Wronosky Dean Yannias Deborah and John Yeakel Linda Zipp If you would like to donate to the Magic Bus program for the 2015-2016 school year, contact program director Rita Butler at 505338-8732 or donate online at www.albuquerquemuseum.org/support/magic-bus
PATRONS’ CIRCLE MEMBERS (FY 2014-2015)
Frauke and Keith Roth
Angelique and Jim Lowry
Representing the highest philanthropic level of membership, the Patrons’ Circle is an active group of art lovers and history enthusiasts who are committed to supporting the Museum’s innovative exhibitions and programs. Patron’s Circle members are vitally important to the Foundation’s ability to support the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History and Casa San Ysidro. Thank you to these gracious friends:
Tracey B. Weisberg
Pamela and Don Michaelis
Dean Yannias
Dorothy and Larry Rainosek Victoria and Clarence Rodgers
PATRONS’ CIRCLE SILVER ($2,500 - $4,999)
Susan Matteson and Allan Saloka
Stephanie and Leonard Armstrong
Sandralee and William Thompson
Beverly and Perry Bendicksen
Barbara and Richard Van Dongen
Ronald Bronitsky
Elizabeth Wertheim
Anonymous
Elizabeth Wills
PATRONS’ CIRCLE GOLD ($5000 +)
Ann Maloney Conway
Roberta and Ray Zamora
Maureen and David Anderson
Margaret and Richard Cronin
Vicki and Samuel Dazzo Jr.
Sheila A. Duffy
PATRONS’ CIRCLE BRONZE ($1,000 - $2,499)
Julie and Alberto Gutierrez
Madeleine Grigg-Damberger and Stanley Damberger
Beverly Abraham and Mayor Larry Abraham
Cyrene Inman
Greta and Tom Keleher
Karen Alarid
Sheila and Ole Peloso
Ellen and Jim King
Elizabeth and Lee Allbright Mary Lou and Manuel Archuleta
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Stacie and Nathan Armstrong
Patricia Hancock and Glenn Fellows
Susan and Neal Shadoff
Barbara and Dan Balik
Judy and Michael Hauger
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Sherman
Karen and Christopher Bard
Mary C. Herring
Lynn Slade and Susan Zimmerman
Patricia Bates
Dee Hines
Rhonda P. Sorenson
Mary and Leonard Beavis
Debbie and Michael Houx
Kathy and Rudy Sporing
Hal Behl
Pamela Hurd-Knief and Ronald Knief
Diana and Chester French Stewart
Margaret and Hugh Bell
Shannon and Patrick Hurley, Jr.
Corinne Thevenet
Michele and Rett Benedict
Rosalyn Hurley
Franny Dever and David Tinker
Bronnie and Alan Blaugrund
Mary and Vic Jury
Hilary and Alfred Volden
Nancy and Cliff Blaugrund
Suzanne Barker Kalangis
Carole Ward
Julia B. Bowdich
Peggy and Michael Keleher
Mari-Pat Weber and Brian Warner
Diane Waters and Charles Braun
Jan and William Keleher
Joyce and Alan Weitzel
Sarah and Douglas Brown
Kay and John Keller
Susan and David Weymouth
Kurt and Karen Browning
Debbie and Patrick Kinsella
Evelin and Joel Wheeler
Emily and Ken Brudos
Elizabeth and Leonard Kirby
Marty and Rodney Wilson
Gail Bundy
David Kleinfeld
Sharon and Sheldon Wright
Louise Campbell-Tolber and Steven Tolber
Susie Kubié and Arnie Melnikoff
Anne and Vince Yegge
Georgia and Joseph Catasca
Rob and Patricia Kurz
Karla and Bill Cates
Judith and L. Henry Lackner
Lauren and Chris Cates
Patricia Larrabee
MEMORIALS AND TRIBUTES
Will and Elaine Chapman
Kathleen Davison Lebeck and Alan Otto Lebeck
June 1 through August 25, 2015
Susan and Carter Cherry
Ann and Richard Leonard
Patricia Clauser
Shana and Greg Levenson
In Memory of Phyllis King
Linda and Paul Cochran
Margie Lockwood and Richard Romero
Kathleen and Steve Larese
Mary and David Colton
Josie Lopez and Alan Marks
Lelia and Bob Shepperson
Geri and Jim Cramer
Zach Lovelady
Frances Tuthill
Jennie and Michael Crews
BJ Jones and Orlando Lucero
Melissa and David Crum
Joann and Scott Mackenzie
In Memory of Richard Logan
Mollie and Robert Custer
Kay and Jim Magovern
Helen and Roy Johnson
Krys and Philip Custer
Thoula and Gary Mallory
Cynthia Phillips and Thomas Martin
Linley and Michael Daly
Toni Martorelli and David Duhigg
Gwyneth Taylor
Revathi and Russ Davidson
Bob McDade
Josef Diaz and Malcom Purdy
Cheryll McDade
In Memory of Terri Lyn Casey and Barbara Osborne
James “J.R.” and Margaret “Peggy” Dotson
Millie and John McMahon
Robert Osborne
Gale Williams Doyel and Gary K. Moore
Dr. Andrew Metzger and Kathleen Metzger
Mary Ann and Mel Eaves
Janet L. Moses
In Memory of Nancy Roberts
Barbara and Greg Ellena
Dr. Shirley Murphy
Nannette and Patrick Hurley
Andrea Escher and Todd Tibbals
Irene O’Connor Navarre
Mary Floyd
Harriet and James Neal
In Honor of Donna Hankinson and Angelique Lowry
Janet Long Ford and Robert Ford
Janice and the Hon. James A. Parker
Sarah Brown
Michael D. Freccia
Joni Pierce and Brian DeBruine
Maxine and Jerald Friedman
Catherine Hollander and Charles Price III
Sonya Priestly and Art Gardenswartz
Dr. Barry and Roberta Ramo
Monika and Robert Ghattas
Lynn Reed
Dr. and Mrs. James M. Giblin
Roxana and Ogden Reid
Dawn Cheshire-Gibson and Paul Gibson
Patricia Cazier Renken
Doreen and Mike Godwin
Susan Whitlinger and Richard Rieder
Catherine and Joseph Goldberg
Jennifer and Michael Riordan
Deborah Good and Andrew Schultz
Tiffany Roach Martin and Brian Martin
Lorraine and Jerome Goss
Beverly Rogoff
Barbara and Ray Graham
Debra Y. Romero
Carol and John Grassham
Estelle H. Rosenblum
Harvey Grasty
Elaine Roy and Tom Jenkins
Sharon Gross
Ellen Ann Ryan
Dr. Lauro Guaderrama
Prestina, Brenda and Samina Sánchez-Davis
Fred Hampton
Jane Schauer
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COMING SOON TO THE ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM New Territories: Laboratories for Design, Craft, and Art in Latin America. January 9 – April 17, 2016
Featuring more than 75 designers, artists, craftspersons, and collectives, New Territories surveys the innovative, cross-disciplinary collaborations and new directions in creative production that have been occurring throughout Latin America since 2000. New Territories is the first museum group exhibition in the United States dedicated to contemporary Latin American design and was organized by Lowery Stokes Sims at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York. The exhibition celebrates the art and design work emanating from key cities that serve as cultural hubs for some of the most pertinent new ideas about art, design, and craft, including: Caracas, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, Buenos Aires, San Salvador, San Juan, Havana, Mexico City, and the state of Oaxaca.
Chiachio & Giannone La ciudad frondosa 2011-12 Cotton, rayon, wood; hand embroidery 108 ½ x 165 in. Museum of Arts and Design, Museum purchase with funds provided by Nanette L. Laitman