i thought i’d try out a new series on the blog called Imaginary Curator. i look at a lot of art online (and i am, by no means, an art historian or any kind of capable curator… beside’s this blog’s curator, which is kind of a wanky term isn’t it?). anyway most of the time i’m on the look out for something interesting to share with you, and often i see themes jumping out at me.
basically, if i were to walk into a gallery or museum right now, what would i want to see? my first “show” (haha) is all kinds of art related to The American West, and i am blaming this totally on my recent watching of Lonesome Dove.
RICHARD RENALDI, Monument Valley, Utah, 2010RICHARD RENALDI, Sumatra, Montana, 2009JEREMY LIPKING, Silence and SagebrushJEREMY LIPKING, Riders Under Vermilion Cliffs
ANDY WARHOL, General Custer, 1986
ANDY WARHOL, Sitting Bull, 1986
SAMUEL DENONCOUR, Those Folks on the Colorado, 2014SAMUEL DENONCOUR, Legend of the Rainbow Crow and Utah, 2014DOUG HALL, Weekend Cowgirl, 2008DOUG HALL, Monument Valley, 2008WALT GONSKE, The Sangre de Cristo Mountains, 2013WALT GONSKE, El Bosque, 2013ALLISON V. SMITH, Teepee. Marfa, Texas, 2010NICOLA VERLATO, The Settler, 2015MÓNICA DIXON, Patterson, 2015DOTY GLASCO, Satellites Crust, 2014JIM KRANTZ, Wild West no. 4, 2012JIM KRANTZ, Epic Western no. 9, 2010CLIVE R. TYLER Taos Mountain from Seco , 2015DEAN WEST, Train, 2012OSCAR BROUSSE JACOBSON, Rio Grande, 1916-1966OSCAR BROUSSE JACOBSON, Green Mountain, 1936
ZEFREY THROWELL, John Wayne
ZEFREY THROWELL, Chief Joseph and Family
ZEFREY THROWELL, Standing Bear
ZEFREY THROWELL, Will Rogers
MICHAEL TAYLOR, A Rake’s Progress (The Cowboy), 2014MICHAEL COLEMAN, Geyser BasinJULES FRAZIER, Posse
Brent Owens, Saloon Queen
Brent Owens, Prickled
WILLIAM GILBERT GAUL, The Land of the Free, circa 1900LAFAYETTE MAYNARD DIXON, Top of the Ridge, 1933LAFAYETTE MAYNARD DIXON, Desert Ranges, 1940KIM MACKEY, Mustang Blood, 2014
Excellent post – I love your idea of curating! So many wonderful, evocative images, I am sending the link to my mother, who is a painter as I know she will really enjoy it.
I loved this post as I am a long-admirer of western art. Over 100 select western artists were showcased in the 35th Annual Western Spirit Art Show at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum, an exhibition juried by leading museum and art professionals from the Rocky Mountain, US Region. “The Miss” one of the photographs from my on-going series of rodeo pick-up men called the Art of the Pick-Up was exhibited there. If you’re interested, the exhibit can be viewed at http://www.oldwestmuseum.org. Hope you enjoy and I look forward to more of the Imaginary Curator.
Great idea.
Perfect research for any kind of work. As a Creative Director I do a lot of work like this regarding projects and shootings and this is just perfect.
fun! like the mix… you would love sufjan’s ’round up’ film/music. got a chance to see it when it came out and it was mesmerizing. https://vimeo.com/116210335
Diana, i love to go where you take us~it’s always fun and/or interesting and/or amazing…this time it was my back yard, the american west. really enjoyed the david rathman lead from amira…so thought i’d share one of my favorites with you – the buffalo bill museum in cody, wyoming http://centerofthewest.org is so amazing but do check out the plains indians part – so many beautiful, soulful items created that were part of their daily lives…and also another section is their whitney museum of art – more great western art.
thanks for it all and have a great week.
bernadette
I’m so into this. We’re planning a road trip next month where we’re driving from BC (Canada) through Idaho & Montana to S. Utah where we will camp and ride bikes. I told a friend the other day that was our vacation plan and her jaw dropped because she expected me to say Iceland! (Which is next)
And thanks for the play list – always enjoy them- going to listen to it now while I work.
Very nice mix for a showing of western influence art. One artist that would fit into this catagory is one of my favorite artists, Claire Dooner Phillips. She was one of the artists known as the “Five Ladies of Prescott.” She was a painter and printmaker. Here is some additional information about her and the group.
Five Ladies of Prescott.
Prescott, Arizona in the 1930s, known as the “little colony of artists.”
An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West (Phil Kovinick and Marian Yoshiki-Kovinick, 1998, University of Texas Press), p. 249.
Five Ladies of Prescott and Their Art: Gallery Guide (Robert Stragnell, 1995, Phippen Museum of Western Art, Prescott), pp. 16-19.
Paths to the Press: Printmaking and American Women Artists, 1910-1960 (Elizabeth G. Seaton, editor, 2006, Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, Manhattan)
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That Dean West, Train image is so damn awesome.
What a cool series, I can’t wait to see more!
I agree ^ cool series. You’re so creative! I don’t comment often but I love your original content.
Need to check out David Rathman’s True West series. http://davidrathman.com/artwork/true-west
i shall!
^I love David Rathman. Also, these images make me seriously want to move out west and become a cowgirl. Ugh, how can I make this happen?
Love this – the subject but also the different mediums it is portrayed with!
Excellent post – I love your idea of curating! So many wonderful, evocative images, I am sending the link to my mother, who is a painter as I know she will really enjoy it.
Can’t wait to see what comes next!
I loved this post as I am a long-admirer of western art. Over 100 select western artists were showcased in the 35th Annual Western Spirit Art Show at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum, an exhibition juried by leading museum and art professionals from the Rocky Mountain, US Region. “The Miss” one of the photographs from my on-going series of rodeo pick-up men called the Art of the Pick-Up was exhibited there. If you’re interested, the exhibit can be viewed at http://www.oldwestmuseum.org. Hope you enjoy and I look forward to more of the Imaginary Curator.
i’ll definitely have a look, thanks!
Ooo this is so good! Excellent. Looking forward to more imaginary curations.
Loved it, thank you for curating:)
Great idea.
Perfect research for any kind of work. As a Creative Director I do a lot of work like this regarding projects and shootings and this is just perfect.
I hope you keep the initiative!
Loved this! x
Love this too. Fantastic idea for a series! Can’t wait to see your next one. I would pay to see this in an art gallery for sure.
Beautiful collection, you have a great eye!
Looking forward to more of these
go to utah. beauty to blow your mind.
fun! like the mix… you would love sufjan’s ’round up’ film/music. got a chance to see it when it came out and it was mesmerizing. https://vimeo.com/116210335
Diana, i love to go where you take us~it’s always fun and/or interesting and/or amazing…this time it was my back yard, the american west. really enjoyed the david rathman lead from amira…so thought i’d share one of my favorites with you – the buffalo bill museum in cody, wyoming http://centerofthewest.org is so amazing but do check out the plains indians part – so many beautiful, soulful items created that were part of their daily lives…and also another section is their whitney museum of art – more great western art.
thanks for it all and have a great week.
bernadette
I’m so into this. We’re planning a road trip next month where we’re driving from BC (Canada) through Idaho & Montana to S. Utah where we will camp and ride bikes. I told a friend the other day that was our vacation plan and her jaw dropped because she expected me to say Iceland! (Which is next)
And thanks for the play list – always enjoy them- going to listen to it now while I work.
great new series! thanks for culling such great art for us!
Very nice mix for a showing of western influence art. One artist that would fit into this catagory is one of my favorite artists, Claire Dooner Phillips. She was one of the artists known as the “Five Ladies of Prescott.” She was a painter and printmaker. Here is some additional information about her and the group.
Five Ladies of Prescott.
Prescott, Arizona in the 1930s, known as the “little colony of artists.”
Claire Dooner Phillips (1887-1960)
http://claire-dooner-phillips.com/index.html
Claire Dooner Phillips bio, paintings and art
http://www.bluecoyotegallery.com/ClaireDoonerPhillipspaintingsandart.htm
An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West (Phil Kovinick and Marian Yoshiki-Kovinick, 1998, University of Texas Press), p. 249.
Five Ladies of Prescott and Their Art: Gallery Guide (Robert Stragnell, 1995, Phippen Museum of Western Art, Prescott), pp. 16-19.
Paths to the Press: Printmaking and American Women Artists, 1910-1960 (Elizabeth G. Seaton, editor, 2006, Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, Manhattan)
I love this! Although, as a resident of New Mexico I’d say I’m a bit biased! You should visit Santa Fe sometime if you haven’t already.