The gift of Spider Woman: Symbols and motifs in Navajo weavings by Jerry Freund For the traditional Navajo family, the Holy People who created the Navajo were very powerful deities. They traveled on the “sun’s rays” and descended into the world on “lightning bolts.” It was Changing Woman who taught the Navajo how to live […]
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Learn about this unusual form of Navajo weaving Saddle blankets occupy a curious niche in the history of Navajo weaving. They are the only type of textile that were simultaneously popular among Anglos, Hispanics and the Navajo themselves. Consequently saddle blankets have an aesthetic and technical history very different from that of the ubiquitous Navajo
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A conversation about collecting historic pueblo pottery With Michael Ettema, Ex-Director of the Desert Caballeros Western Museum in Wickenburg, Arizona and Dr. Mark Sublette, President / CEO of Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery Ettema: How did you become a Pueblo pottery dealer and how long have you been in business? Sublette: Growing up in New
Learn how professional art dealers value and buy Navajo rugs and Blankets. Dr. Mark Sublette owner of Medicine Man Gallery shares his twenty year experience on buying Navajo rugs. Before you buy your first rug you need to see this video. View more Medicine Man Gallery educational videos on their YouTube Channel
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How Santa Fe Went from a Sleepy Town to a Fine Art Destination in a Single Generation By Michael Ettema, Santa Fe Director of the Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery The numbers are impressive. Santa Fe is home to more than 250 galleries and hundreds of artists, architects and craftspeople. It is the second or
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The Albuquerque resident who built an artistic legacy painting the landscape of Northern New Mexico By Michael Ettema, Santa Fe Director of Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery Growing up in Bremen, Germany, Carl von Hassler always knew he wanted to be an artist. But parents often have different ideas, and at age 14, Carl found
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These three artists set the Stage for the Santa Fe Art Colony by Michael Ettema, Santa Fe Director, Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery The careers of the first three “members” of the Santa Fe Art Colony demonstrate how the intricate relationships between the Museum of New Mexico, the artists, the town, and its tourists helped
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Learn about the era of The Taos Society of Artists, 1915-1927 Santa Fe and Taos are both known around the world for the large number of artists and art galleries that make their home in these old Spanish towns. Santa Fe, with more than ten times the population of its northern neighbor, certainly has the
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Meet the artists and see the sights of Northern New Mexico To those of us who have no talent for art, a truly skilled artist or craftsperson is a mysterious and exotic wonder. Unfortunately, it’s difficult to meet these elusive creatures in the galleries. New Mexico’s studio tours, however, provide the perfect opportunity to see
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Modern art thrives in the city different Many of our visitors expect that fine art in the West will consist of traditional Indian portraits, cowboy action scenes, and majestic mountain landscapes. And that, certainly, is the legacy of the many illustrators turned fine artists who gave easterners their first glimpse of this strange, new land
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