Expert tips on starting and maintaining your collection of American Indian jewelry by Dr. Mark Sublette, owner of Medicine Man Gallery The use of turquoise has been around the southwest since prehistoric times. A brief historical recap The Anasazi used turquoise and shell to make beaded necklaces, bracelets, earrings as well as decorate effigies. Using […]
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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
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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Whether in a private garden, museum, bank, hotel or restaurant, it is quite likely you will find yourself marveling at bronze sculptures during your stay in Santa Fe. These works of art are an integral part of the beauty and spirit of the city and there is no better place to enjoy bronze sculpture than
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We know you’re anxious to start touring Santa Fe’s galleries and museums, but you don’t even have to leave your hotel to experience a taste of the local art scene. Several of Santa Fe’s best hotels have fine collections of work by New Mexico artists. They are worth checking out, even if you’re not staying
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by Dr. Mark Sublette Shapes of Fear, Allegory, Earthknower, Pickets, and Scabs were just a few of the great works painted by Maynard Dixon during a time of great social unrest, change and struggle in the United States. The great depression, Maritime strikes, and a flood of migrants to California were just some of the defining
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The beauty of New Mexico seen through the eyes of the Western master by Dr. Mark Sublette Maynard Dixon arrived in New Mexico with Charles Lummis for the first time in September of 1900. He stayed for two and a half months documenting everything he saw and experienced. New Mexico’s architecture, ethnic mix, and old
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