Acquisition

The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

"Dear Ms. Kuehn:
I am writing to let you know that the Albuquerque Public Art Program has just donated ten of your works to the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History. The works were accepted by our Art Advisory Committee at their meeting yesterday afternoon. We are pleased to have your work represented in the Museum's collection particularly because we already have a very strong collection of portraits of artists and your images will augment this group significantly."

Andrew Connors
Curator of Art
Albuquerque Museum of Art and History
The donated works are:

Roger Atkins
Larry Bell
Cheryl Dietz
John Garett
Betty Hahne
Nicholas Herrera
Norman Mauskopf
Frank McCulloch
Patrick Nagatani
Jennifer Vasher
Jim Wagner

Much Gratitude to the Curators and Advisory Committee.
I'd like to thank the City of Albuquerque Public Arts Program.
I thank you for this wonderful privilege.

The Artist of New Mexico
Foreword by Mary Anne Redding

Mary Anne Redding photographed by karen kuehn

Curator of Photography for the Palace of the Governors/New Mexico History Museum,
has more than twenty-five years experience
working as a curator, archivist, librarian,
educator, and arts administrator.
She holds a B.A. in English Literature
from Ohio University, an M.A. in Arts
Administration from the School of the Art
Institute of Chicago, an M.L. S. from the
University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana,
and as advanced certificate in Museum
Studies from Arizona State University, Tempe.
She has written and published numerous
essays on photography and contemporary
art. Recent publications include Through the
Lens: Creating Santa Fe published by the MNM
Press in conjunction with the exhibition
at the Palace of the Governors that runs
through October 25, 2009 and Grasslands/
Separating Species published by Radius Books in
conjunction with the exhibition at 516 Arts
in Albuquerque on view until December 12,
2009.