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View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.

New Ground: Laura Gilpin

Posted: March 7, 2017
Category: Southwest
Contemporaries and friends, potter Maria Martinez (ca. 1887–1980) and photographer Laura Gilpin (1891–1979) brought the American Southwest into focus as a culturally rich region that fostered artistic expression. The exhibition...
Installation view of a gallery space featuring black and white photographs hanging on a blue wall and black ceramic or clay vessels placed on pedestals in a glass box.