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A Journal for Classic Western Art
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WHAT'S GOING ON
This has been a busy and exciting time for us. Over the past several months we have been working as curators of a special exhibit and we are delighted to report that it is now on display. In January, the city of Scottsdale, Arizona, opened its new museum, Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West, in the Old Town arts district. Zaplin Lampert Gallery, in partnership with the Peterson Collection, unveiled one of the museum's inaugural exhibits,"Courage & Crossroads: A Visual Journey Through the Early American West."
For this issue, we would like to share information and photos from the new museum, the opening festivities, and the exhibit itself, which features a wide array of historical works from the Peterson Collection. Our book section presents the exhibit catalogue, written and designed by former Zaplin Lampert Gallery associate, Stacia Lewandowski. In addition, we have wonderful new works to highlight in our New Acquisitions section, plus news about museum exhibits in New Mexico and around the country that may be of interest you.
We hope we can provide you with a colorful look from the opening of the "Courage & Crossroads" exhibit. But better yet, if you have the chance to stop by Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West to see the exhibit in person, we think you'll enjoy it. The exhibit will continue through the winter of 2016.
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SCOTTSDALE'S NEW MUSEUM OPENS
WITH GALLERY SPACE NAMED FOR
ZAPLIN LAMPERT GALLERY
We, at Zaplin Lampert Gallery, are honored to have been named for the historical art gallery of the Peterson Family Wing of Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West.
The inaugural exhibit in the Zaplin Lampert Gallery, "Courage & Crossroads: A Visual Journey Through the Early American West," is a showcase for the wide-ranging scope of 19th- and early 20th-century artwork in the Peterson Collection. These works reflect a keen interest in the explorations and early activities that took place in the American West, such as the expedition of Lewis and Clark, the exploits of the early fur trappers and mountain men, and their interactions with various Native American tribes. As such, the collection includes artists as diverse as George Catlin, Alfred Jacob Miller, John Mix Stanley, Frederic Remington, Frank Tenney Johnson, and Joseph Henry Sharp. Not only are there paintings, but also drawings, photographs, prints, bronze sculptures, and outstanding examples of Pueblo pottery and Navajo Chief's blankets. It is a fascinating collection. Curated by the late Mark Zaplin, Richard Lampert and Stacia Lewandowski, the exhibit opened to the public on January 15th, 2015, following a private ceremony, including a formal "rope cutting," on January 12th.
Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West took decades to build--years of planning, fund-raising and designing, and months of construction and installation. Museum director and CEO, Michael J. Fox, deserves much credit for its oversight, getting the museum completed on schedule and within budget. The museum presents an amazing variety of western art, artifacts, and memorabilia. Chief curator, Tricia Loscher, did a fabulous job making sure everything is beautifully displayed in the 43,000 square foot museum. The building and its grounds add a significant new element to Old Town Scottsdale's arts district.
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BEHIND THE SCENES of "COURAGE & CROSSROADS"
The Zaplin Lampert Gallery team arrived in Scottsdale with little more than one week to install the exhibit, comprising well over one hundred varied works of art that span the 19th- and early 20th-centuries. But planning had begun in early June and continued through the Fall, with the curatorial organization in terms of themes, texts, labels, and layout for a logical flow of the materials. In addition to overseeing the necessary technical aspects, we dedicated ourselves to the creation of an exhibit that is both pleasing and enlightening.
As you scroll through the following pictures, we think you'll get an idea of why the exhibit is subtitled: "A Visual Journey Through the Early American West."
Stacia Lewandowski, "Courage & Crossroads" author, and Richard Lampert, of Zaplin Lampert Gallery, at the opening "rope cutting" festivities just before the crowds arrived. |
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EXHIBITION CATALOGUE
To accompany the exhibition, former Zaplin Lampert Gallery associate, Stacia Lewandowski, designed and created a full color 116-page catalogue, "COURAGE & CROSSROADS: A Visual Journey Through the Early American West," featuring 19th- and early 20th-century works of art from the Peterson Collection. Organized along the themes of the exhibit, the catalogue includes an essay that begins in early 1800s America and continues forward, detailing the various people, activities, and events that took place in the country's new "Far West." And, as the century progressed and the West turned from a place of exploration to a place of settlement, how each new generation of artists responded to the changing nature of the western environment.
In addition to the essay and beautiful photographs of artwork, the catalogue includes historical quotations from a variety of sources that help to illuminate an image or particular moment in time. The quotations come from influential authors and artists, but also from the journals and writings of fur trappers and other explorers who were among the first non-native people to visit and experience life in the American Far West. Catalogues may be purchased at the museum store by calling: (480) 686-9539, ext. 210
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NEW ACQUISITIONS
Karl Bodmer (1809-1893)
Abdih-Hiddisch
Hand-colored aquatint line engraving
20 3/4 x 14 3/8 inches
c. 1840
Thomas Moran (1837-1926) Clouds Peak in the Bighorn Range, WyomingWatercolor on paper 9 3/4 x 12 1/2 inches
Signed lower left Titled and dated lower right, "July 6, 1892"
Thomas Moran (1837-1926)
Icebergs
Watercolor on paper
10 x 14 inches
Signed and dated lower right, "1891"
William Penhallow Henderson (1877-1943)
New York City
Pastel
10 x 6 3/4 inches
c. 1912
Warren E. Rollins (1861-1962)
Contemplation
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 inches
Signed lower right
Edgar S. Paxson (1852-1919)
The Trappers
Gouache on paper
20 x 14 inches
Signed lower right
E. Martin Hennings (1886-1956)
The Hunters
Lithograph
9 x 10 inches
Signed lower right
Titled and numbered lower left, 64/100
Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952)
The Oath
Goldtone photograph
14 x 11 inches
Signed lower right
1908
To see additional new acquisitions, click here.
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SANTA FENew Mexico Museum of Art"Hunting + Gathering: New Additions to the Museum's Collection" Through March 29, 2015 New Mexico Museum of Art holds an art collection that is continually expanding, sometimes through generous gifts and other times through strategic purchases. Hunting + Gathering is an exhibit of works that the museum has obtained since 2010. Showcasing nearly 200 new works of art, the exhibit includes a wide variety of media by artists known both locally and internationally, such as Louise Crow, Fritz Scholder, Richard Diebenkorn, Sol LeWitt, and Francisco Zúñiga, to name but a few. The curators have organized the show thematically and juxtapose the works in unexpected ways. It is great to see what is new in the museum's collection. Governor's Gallery - 4th floor of the Roundhouse (state capitol building) "That Multitudes May Share: Building the Museum of Art" Through March 22, 2015 The Governor's Gallery is operated by the New Mexico Museum of Art. In antici- pation of the the museum's upcoming 100th anniversary in 2017, this display provides interesting historical images and text regarding the design and construction of Santa Fe's art museum. Some of Santa Fe's artists were involved in this building project, which became the showplace for Southwestern art. O'Keeffe Museum"Modernism Made in New Mexico" Through April 30, 2015 This exhibit traces the beginning of modernism in New Mexico which began in the early decades of the twentieth century. Modernism Made in New Mexico shows paintings by fifteen artists who were inspired to work in the state, including some not commonly considered "Modernists," such as Thomas Moran (with a work from 1902) and the self-declared anti-modernist, Thomas Hart Benton. However, the show is largely made up of artwork from artists who strove to break new ground in various modernist trends, such as Marsden Hartley, Andrew Dasburg, John Marin, Stuart Davis, Raymond Jonson, and Georgia O'Keeffe.
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
"Footprints: The Inspiration and Influence of Allan Houser"
Through June 1, 2015
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EXHIBITS NATIONWIDE
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York "Madame Cézanne"
Through March 15, 2015
An exhibit of the works of Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) is always a significant event. One of the most influential artists of the post-Impressionist era, particularly for early twentieth-century modernists, this exhibition shows Cézanne's work during a span of more than twenty years. Interestingly, it presents twenty-four works depicting his most frequent model, his wife Hortense Fiquet (1850-1922). Cézanne is known to have created twenty-nine portraits of Hortense. The twenty four works in this exhibit include paintings, drawings, and watercolors that highlight his stylistic changes during this period.
Art Institute of Chicago
"A Voyage to South America: Andean Art in the Spanish Empire"
Through February 21, 2016
Featuring works with a Santa Fe connection, this exhibit is devoted to the collecting interests of part-time Santa Fe residents, Zaplin Lampert Gallery friends, Marilynn and Carl Thoma. Their collection of South American Spanish colonial art comprises the Art Institute's first presentation of such works from the viceregal period, the 17th through 19th centuries. Considered the most important collection of its kind outside of South America, the exhibit includes fourteen paintings and related works on paper from the Thoma Collection, as well as loans from the Newberry Library and Denver Art Museum.
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art,
Kansas City
"World War I and the Rise of Modernism"
Through July 19, 2015
Commemorating the centennial of World War I, this exhibition explores the impact of the war on the artists of that era. Devised in three parts, the exhibit begins prior to 1914, including works of German Expressionism, French Cubism, the Italian Futurists, and American modernists. Moving ahead, the exhibit explores how stylistic trends were developed in reaction to the war and the period immediately following, introducing Surrealism and the Bauhaus School.
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa
"Frontier to Foundry: The Making of Small Bronze Sculpture in the Gilcrease Collection"
Through March 23, 2015
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