A Journal for Classic Western Art
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July/August 2013
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WHAT'S GOING ON
It's summertime and thankfully the rains have come to Santa Fe to feed the dry land and cool the hot days. And since this is the busiest time of year for the city, visitors now get the complete package: brilliant days, cool nights and a non-stop calendar of events. Fortunately for all of us, Santa Fe's summer traditions are strong. Our famous art markets, musical performances and gala events are all in full swing and still growing!
These summer activities draw crowds of people to the city and that means busy days at the gallery. For Richard Lampert, this time of year also adds some extra duties for him with area non-profit arts organizations. During August, Richard will serve as the auctioneer for the annual fund-raising galas for SWAIA at La Fonda Hotel on August 17th (held in conjunction with Indian Market) and for the Taos Museum of Art's "A Russian Night in Taos" annual art auction held on August 24th.
In this e-News issue, we hope you'll enjoy getting a "behind the scenes" view of two important works--by Maynard Dixon and Walter Ufer--in "Every Picture Tells a Story." We also offer a varied selection of works from our new acquisitions, including Berninghaus and Sharp paintings, a Remington bronze and an historic Zuni pot. In addition we offer our regular features including an online exhibition, this one in honor of summer travel called "On the Road," as well as a comprehensive listing for Indian Market, our overview of museum exhibits nationwide, and what's happening in and around Santa Fe. And as always, please remember to stop by and visit us whenever you are in Santa Fe.
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EVERY PICTURE TELLS
A STORY
Maynard Dixon and Walter Ufer
Maynard Dixon (1875-1945)
"The Insurrecto"
Watercolor and gouache on paper
17 3/4 x 12 1/4 inches
Signed lower left "Maynard Dixon-1916"
Titled and inscribed on verso
In 1916, Maynard Dixon began a five-year association with the commercial art firm of Foster and Kleiser in San Francisco. This was a period of time during which he considered his work to have made great strides, according to Dixon biographer, Donald J. Hagerty in "The Life of Maynard Dixon."
Around this same time, Dixon completed illustrations for a serialized book by the California writer, Herman Whitaker, that appeared in Sunset Magazine. In fact, two of Dixon's paintings would be used as cover illustrations that year, in July and November. The book, Over the Border, was published the next year by Harper & Brothers Publishers which also included a Dixon illustration.
Whitaker lived in Berkeley, California, and was active in the literary and art circles of the Bay Area. A friend of Jack London, to whom Over the Border is dedicated, Whitaker was a popular author at the time, having several novels to his credit and a large collection of short stories that he sold to magazines. His novel, Over the Border, was very well received and was later used as the basis for two films: 3 Bad Men of 1926 and Three Rogues of 1931.
Today Maynard Dixon is widely considered one of the premiere painters of the Western genre and we are pleased to be able to present his original painting paired with the vintage magazine cover for which it was painted nearly one hundred years ago.
 Maynard Dixon (1875-1945)Cover Illustration for Sunset Magazine
Walter Ufer is another artist who made the transition from commercial artist to fine artist, but his transition was anything but easy. Working in Chicago, with an 8-year stint in Europe, Ufer's career as a fine artist was slow to blossom. Finally, in 1914, a consortium of artist supporters led by Chicago mayor Carter Harrison offered to send Ufer on a painting excursion to New Mexico. (Other artists to receive similar support were Victor Higgins and E. Martin Hennings.) On that trip, Ufer's first stop was at Isleta Pueblo where he reported facing an array of new challenges as a painter. Yet, upon his return to New Mexico the following year, June 1915, he again began with work at Isleta Pueblo. Dean Porter, one of the foremost experts on the artist, wrote that "in Isleta, Walter Ufer became a New Mexico painter, charting a course he would follow for the next two decades." Porter considers his most celebrated Isleta paintings to be the canvasses that focused on "group scenes of water carriers, young handsome women decked out in their finest clothing and jewelry. " Isleta-N.M. is one of four known paintings on this subject; in it the artist presents his subjects with the light-infused palette that would become a hallmark of this artist for the remainder of his career.
Following these initial trips to New Mexico, Ufer's work began to receive wider recognition in Chicago and success was soon at his doorstep. In 1915, three paintings were accepted for exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago and Porter noted that the three selected were from his work that year at Isleta Pueblo.
 Walter Ufer (1876-1936)
"Isleta, N.M." 1915
30 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches
Oil on linen
Signed and titled lower right
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NEW ACQUISITIONS
Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953)
"Chief Laban Little Wolf"
Oil on canvas
18 x 12 1/4 inches
Signed lower right
1901
Frederic Remington (1861-1909)
"Bronco Buster," No. 16
Bronze
23 inches
1895
Oscar Edmund Berninghaus (1874-1952)
"Crossing the Mesa"
Oil on canvas board
8 7/8 x 13 inches
Signed lower right
Anna Katharine Skeele (1896-1963) "Church at Taos Pueblo" Oil on canvas 36 1/4 x 48 inches Signed lower right  Carlos Vierra (1876-1937) "La Lomita-Santa Fe" Oil on board 11 7/8 x 16 inches Signed lower right 
Zuni Polychrome Jar Natural clay 11 x 14 1/2 inches
c. 1880
Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) "Walpi Man" Platinum photograph on paper 15 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches Signed lower right 1903 To view more of our new acquisitions, click here. |
SANTA FE'S SUMMER ART MARKETS
During the month of July, Santa Fe was once again host to the International Folk Art Market, held on the grounds of Museum Hill, and the 62nd annual traditional Spanish Market, held in downtown Santa Fe. Both are major events that have built strong traditions for both the artists and their enthusiastic audience. In August the city will gear up for its presentation of its famous annual Indian Market.
Santa Fe Indian Market Events
Sponsored by SWAIA, the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts August 15 through 18, 2013
First Annual Santa Fe Indian Market Launch Party:
Thursday, August 15 from 8:30-11:30 p.m. at the Hilton Hotel Best of Show Ceremony and Luncheon
Friday, August 16, 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
at the Santa Fe Convention Center
Preview of the Award Winning Art:
at the Santa Fe Convention Center
Friday, August 16
Sneak Preview 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
General Preview 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Indian Market Live Auction Gala:
at La Fonda on the Plaza
Saturday, August 17, 5:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Indian Market
Saturday, August 17, 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 18, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
on the Santa Fe Plaza, downtown
For more information, call 505-983-7647
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ONLINE EXHIBITION
ON THE ROAD
Summer means a lot of different things to different people. But for many of us, it is a time when we can appreciate the long sun-filled days and warm nights. It's the time we often think about using that extended sunlight to go out and explore someplace new or return to places we remember and love. That means travel.
In the spirit of summertime travel, we have organized an exhibition of artwork that revolves around the different forms of pathways, roads and even rivers, that convey movement and travel. Whether it is a lonesome road moving through a dramatic landscape or a picture with folks going about their daily lives, each is a reflection of the varied roads that might serve us, bring us together or provide a private escape.
Kenneth Adams (1897-1966)
"Mountain Road"
Oil on canvas
25 x 20 inches
Signed lower left
c. 1935
 Gerald Cassidy (1869-1934)
Oil on canvas mounted on board
6 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches
 Cornelius Krieghoff (1815-1972) "Native Woman Crossing the Snow with Trade Goods" Oil on canvas 12 x 9 inches Signed and dated lower right 1861  Gerard Curtis Delano (1890-1972) "Desert Travelers" Graphite and watercolor on paper 18 x 23 3/8 inches Signed lower left 
Ward Lockwood (1894-1963) "The Wagoneer" Watercolor on paper Size 11 1/2 x 18 1/4 inches Signed lower left To view the entire online exhibition, click here. |
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SANTA FE & NEW MEXICO EVENTS
Selected local exhibits and events:
Santa Fe: New Mexico History Museum
"Cowboys Real and Imagined"
Through March 16, 2014
An interesting and comprehensive exhibit on cowboy life, it presents artifacts and photographs from its own collection as well as works on loan from more than 100 people and museums. With a particular focus on cowboy life in New Mexico, the exhibit also presents archival footage, oral histories, musical performances and a series that includes showings of classic Western movies filmed in the state.
The Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian
"The Durango Collection: Native American Weaving in the Southwest, 1860-1880"
Through April 13, 2014
This exhibit, partnered with the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, presents a look at the functional uses of textiles among the Navajo, Pueblo and Spanish peoples of the region, and discusses the shared influences in terms of design and technique.
El Rancho de Las Golondrinas,
The Southwest's Premier Living History Museum
"Summer Festival and Territorial Law & Order"
Saturday and Sunday, August 3 &, 2013, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Demonstrations with re-enactments of pioneer people going about the chores of daily life and a show of the Peruvian Paso horses from La Estancia Alegre.
Albuquerque:
Albuquerque Museum
Landscape Drawings from the Museum Collection
Through October 27, 2013
An exhibition of works on paper from the museum's own collection, dating from the 1850s to the 1950s, includes drawings and watercolors by such noted artists as Seth Eastman, Samuel Colman, Charles Burchfield, and New Mexico favorites, Gene Kloss and Raymond Jonson. Taos:
Taos Art MuseumAnnual Gala: "A Russian Night in Taos" Saturday, August 24 at 5 p.m. at the historic Fechin House |
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MUSEUM NEWS NATIONWIDE
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
"American Legends: From Calder to O'Keeffe"
Ongoing
This is a rotating exhibit that is drawn from the Whitney's particularly strong holdings of artwork from the first half of the twentieth century. Organized as shows of one- and two-artist presentations, the exhibit showcases a broad range of each artist's work. The featured artists include some who ventured to New Mexico, such as Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, Edward Hopper, John Marin, and of course, Georgia O'Keeffe.
Also at the Whitney--
"Hopper Drawing"
Through October 6, 2013
The exhibit features works from the more than 2,500 drawings by Edward Hopper that his wife bequeathed to the Whitney Museum. Hopper Drawing is the first major museum exhibition to focus on the artist's work as a draftsman, something the curator says has been under appreciated. What is particularly noteworthy is that the show also brings together some of his greatest oil paintings, including Early Sunday Morning (1930), New York Movie (1939), Office at Night (1940), and Nighthawks (1942), with their preparatory drawings and related works.
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, TX
"Texas Regionalism"
Through April 20, 2014
Texas Regionalism showcases a group of artists who gained recognition in the 1930s, including Jerry Bywaters, Alexandre Hogue, William Lester, Thomas Stell, Harry Carnohan, and Coreen Spellman, for their interpretations and depictions of their local Texas surroundings. Although each worked within their own distinctive style, various modernist influences are apparent ranging from Cubism to Surrealism.
Also at the Amon Carter--
"Leonard Baskin: Indian Portraits"
Through September 1, 2013
Leonard Baskin (1922-2000) had a long and distinguished career as a sculptor, printmaker, illustrator, book-artist, and teacher. In the late 1960s he began a series of large-scale prints and drawings of American Indians that he worked on over a span of several decades.
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