Category Archives: Museums

Quincy’s FIRST girlfriend?

Posted on December 12, 2011 by pen4hire

Post by Vera Among the many benefits of working on the Quincy Tahoma biography, we have had many opportunities to personally meet people whose lives touched Tahoma’s.  When I went to Window Rock to the Navajo Nation’s Késhmish (Christmas) Festival … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Events

Posted on November 11, 2011 by pen4hire

Another great mention of Quincy Tahoma: The Life and Legacy of a Navajo Artist. New Mexico Magazine, in its September issue had a full page that reproduced a Tahoma painting and the picture of Quincy leaning against the porch column looking … Continue reading →

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The Amerind Foundation, a Delightful Place to Sign Quincy Tahoma Books

Posted on November 4, 2011 by charnell

Co-authors VeraMarie Badertscher and Charnell Havens give a presentation and sign copies of the book Quincy Tahoma: The Life and Legacy of a Navajo Artist at The Amerind Foundation in Dragoon, AZ. Continue reading →

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Quincy Tahoma Book Signing at the Heard Museum

Posted on November 1, 2011 by charnell

Co-authors Charnell Havens and Vera Marie Badertscher sign copies of the book Quincy Tahoma: The Life and Legacy of a Navajo Artist at the Heard Museum in Phoenix. Continue reading →

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Discovering Distant Relatives

Posted on August 8, 2011 by pen4hire

Post by Vera Marie My sister and I are currently traveling in Canada–Nova Scotia to be exact–and have been learning about the Mi’kmaq people. (That name is pronounced Mee-maw. )What a surprise to learn that they are relatives of Quincy … Continue reading →

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Fred Harvey and American Indian Art

Posted on July 18, 2011 by pen4hire

Post by Vera Marie Recently, I talked about how important railroads were to Tahoma’s life. They were important to his art, as well, but more indirectly.  In Quincy Tahoma: The Life and Legacy of a Navajo Artist, we explore how … Continue reading →

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Friends

Posted on April 16, 2011 by charnell

Post by Charnell “I give him credit for teaching me to see”, said Dr. Elliott (Eliot) Porter, a New Jersey physician turned professional photographer of Western landscapes and nature. The Amon Carter Museum, which houses Porter’s professional archives in Fort … Continue reading →

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How to Look at American Indian Art

Posted on February 24, 2011 by pen4hire

Post by Vera Marie New Mexico Museum of Fine Art, photo by Bob Gossman One of the pinnacles of Quincy Tahoma’s life as an artist happened in 1946, when he was 28 years old. He displayed a painting  at the … Continue reading →

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