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Kerouac is Back, Jack
by Tom Leech, Director
The Press at the Palace of the Governors
The exhibition On the Road: Jack Kerouac and the Writer’s Life appeared at the Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe for six weeks in spring 2007, during the legendary scroll’s tour to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Kerouac’s groundbreaking novel.
The scroll continues its road trip through 2009, stopping at Boott Cotton Mills Museum, Lowell, Massachusetts; New York Public Library; University of Texas–Austin; Indianapolis Museum of Art; and the Columbia College Chicago Center for Book & Paper Arts, among others. Download Article
Jemez
Pottery: A Question of Revival
by Eric Blinman, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Archaelogical Studies
Like Maria Martinez, who brought about
the revival of Tewa Polished Black Ware at the turn
of the century, Jemez potter Joshua Madalena’s
recovery of Jemez Black-on-white is a remarkable achievement
in technology and skill. Download Article
In
Search of the Seventh Parrot
A Tale of Looting, Archaeology, and a Missing Bird
by Chris Turnbow, former Deputy Director
Laboratory of Anthropology/Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
A team of archaeologists combats greed
and thoughtless acts of destruction in an effort to
protect Mimbres sites in southwestern New Mexico from
looting. Download Article
Dutton's
Dirty Diggers
"She Taught Us to be Bold"
by Leslie Cohen, Archaeologist
and Research Associate
Laboratory of Archaeology
Bertha Dutton, scholar, educator, and
museum administrator, possessed the rare ability to
communicate complex anthropological concepts to the
public and her students in ways that were instructive
and compelling. Download Article
The
Espada Ancha
Conservation of a New World Sword
by Conor McMahon
Stockman Foundation Fellow
Conservation Lab
An example of one of New Mexico’s
historically important swords, the espada ancha, undergoes
conservation treatment; the dramatic results reveal
the craftsmanship and quality of the sword. Download Article
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