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Go West Said a Small Voice: Gustave Baumann and Dreams of New Mexico

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Go West Said a Small Voice: Gustave Baumann and Dreams of New MexicoSaturday, August 14, 2021 - Sunday, February 13, 2022

In 1918, Gustave Baumann moved to New Mexico where the formidable yellow and red landscapes and wide-open skies dramatically changed his aesthetic, shifting his palette from monochromatic neutrals to the brilliant and vibrant colors that have come to define his western landscapes. Baumann also encountered a diverse cultural environment unlike anything he had experienced before. From the carved and painted santos and the churches and chapels of the Hispanic Southwest, to the Native dances and the Cochiti figures he collected, Baumann’s work was inspired by the cultural range of the region. This exhibition explores Baumann’s iconic landscapes and his works influenced by the mission churches and the cultures of the Native pueblos.

Baumann was one of many artists whose work was radically transformed by the land and the people he encountered in the West. Baumann and his contemporaries experienced New Mexico in a variety of ways, and the exhibit includes works by colleagues such as Marsden Hartley, Ansel Adams, and Gene Kloss, as well as contemporary artists who represent the cultures that inspired Baumann.

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Gustave Baumann, Arroyo Chamisa, 1927, color woodcut, 9 1/4 x 11 1/16 in. Collection of the New…
Gustave Baumann
1927
Gustave Baumann, Aspen Thicket, 1943, color woodcut, 10 3/4 × 9 5/8 in. Collection of the New M…
Gustave Baumann
1943
Beginning of the Fiesta
Gustave Baumann
1924
Church Ranchos de Taos (study)
Gustave Baumann
ca. 1919
Cochiti Ensemble
Gustave Baumann
1947
Deer Dance
Agnes C. Sims
circa 1945
Eagle Dancer
Gustave Baumann
circa 1930-1940
Gustave Baumann, El Santo, 1919, color woodcut, 9 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. Collection of the New Mexico…
Gustave Baumann
1919
El Santo
Marsden Hartley
1919
Espanola, New Mexico
Norman Mauskopf
2000 (printed 2014)
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