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1、ART, CULTURE, PLACE:Visual Traditions of the SouthwestA University of New Mexico Art MuseumMulti-media UnitGuest CuratorDr. Joyce M. Szabo, ProfessorDepartment of Art and Art HistoryUniversity of New MexicoTeachers Guide by:Sara Otto-Diniz, Educational Training and Development ConsultantEllen Evans-
2、Colburn, Graduate Research AssistantThe University of New Mexico Art MuseumLinda W. Bahm, DirectorMichael Certo, Curator of Education & Public ProgramsThis project was funded in part by a grant from the City of Albuquerque,Urban Enhancement Trust Fund; and the Institute of Museum and Library Service
3、s, a federal agency that fosters innovation, leadership, and a lifetime of learning.The University of New Mexico Art MuseumMSC04 25701 University of New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM 87131-0001(505) 277-4001http:/UNMartmuseum.unm.eduCopyright 2005ISBN number: 0-944282-31-8ART, CULTURE, PLACE:Visual Traditio
4、ns of the SouthwestWhere and what is the Southwest? What are visual traditions? How do culture and place impact art?The Southwest is defined in different ways by people who live here and those who do not. In recent years, the “Santa Fe style” has been the epitome of the Southwest to many, a decorati
5、ve overlay in home furnishings, clothing and jewelry, as well as art created by Native and Hispano artists, and those Anglo artists who follow in the vein of Georgia OKeeffe or Ansel Adams. Since before the Spanish came into the region but increasingly so in the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-firs
6、t centuries, the Southwest has been a meeting ground of diverse cultures that continues to diversify. Asian Americans have been, since the late years of the twentieth century, the single largest growing group in the Southwest.For us in New Mexico, there is no doubt that we are the center of any defi
7、nition of the Southwest, with or without the popular appeal of Santa Fe. Present-day Arizona, southern Colorado and southern Utah are part of the Southwest as well. But where do the boundaries of the region end? Nevada and southern California (despite the fact that the latter is often seen as a worl
8、d unto itself) are frequently included in discussions of this area. Southern Texas also falls into many definitions of Southwest, rather than simply the West or the Wild West of the cultural imagination. Northern Mexico is certainly part of the Southwest, its long-held connections to the people in w
9、hat is now the United States readily apparent. If state and national lines are not the determining factors, what do these places share that makes “Southwest” a meaningful descriptor? Certainly, climate is a consideration, with limited rainfall in most areas for much of the year, but the Southwest of
10、 the imagination is not simply determined by an annual rainfall figure. It is, rather, the mixture of cultures that makes the Southwest what it is, the traditions or ways of doing even everyday activities that come from Native, Hispano, and non-Native/non-Hispano cultures that find expression in thi
11、s location through varied artistic practices.Connecting the region and its visual traditions requires more than a simple statement that any art created in the Southwest is part of its traditions. Responses to place and to cultural heritage within that place are the unifying elements of the artistic
12、traditions of any region but are evident most strongly here in the Southwest. While regional expressions can be found throughout America, the rich interrelated arts of the Southwest are unique in the intensity of their relationship to place, and to the people and activities of that place. Joyce M. S
13、zabo, Guest CuratorART, CULTURE, PLACE:Visual Traditions of the SouthwestIntroduction:This is one of a series of publications of the University of New Mexico Art Museum for educators to use in art, humanities- and social studies-oriented instruction. The series highlights artwork from the University
14、 Art Museums permanent collection. Previous titles are:1) Narration in Art2) Art and Nature3) Old Spain, New Spain, New Mexico: An Enduring Tradition4) Georgia OKeeffe and the Stieglitz Circle5) AbstractionEach multi-media packet includes:1) Background text on the artwork and artists2) Teachers Guid
15、e keyed to Elementary and Secondary grades3) Appendix: Glossary, References for Students and Teachers, SCAMPER 4) Slide Set/Slide listProgram and Objectives:Art museums offer opportunities for learning during the school years and beyond. The materials in this binder are designed to introduce teacher
16、s to the unique educational potential of original artwork in museums. The Teachers Guide provides instructional strategies designed to increase students perceptual skills, to engage them in critical thinking, and to captivate them with creative problem solving. Use the discussion questions, writing assignments, and art studios to co
