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New Mexico Museum of Art Presents Gustave Baumann: Painter, Printmaker, and Puppeteer

Ther New Mexico Museum of Art presents Gustave Baumann Painter, Printmaker, and Puppeteer an exhibition that includes works that represent the diversity of artistic production from one of New Mexico’s most beloved artist residents. On display throgh Sep 2, 2011.


Morning Sun, 1931 (subsequent print 1950) Gustave Baumann color woodcut New Mexico Museum of Art, Museum purchase with funds raised by the School of American Research, 1952 923.23G

Opaque watercolor studies and preparatory sketches are paired with the popular color woodblock prints they inspired. The sketches and watercolors were selected to reference the prints on display and to highlight the artist’s craftsmanship and process. Baumann’s hand made marionettes are illustrated with a series of drawn studies for the carving of the puppets. Baumann’s marionette portrait of himself and his daughter Ann greet visitors to the exhibition and a staged vignette from Baumann’s marionette play, Christmas on Giumbo Island fills a large display case. The artwork and puppets are from the Museum of Art’s extensive collection of Gustave Baumann materials.

The New Mexico Museum of Art (formerly the Museum of Fine Arts) is one of four museums that comprise the Museum of New Mexico. The New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors is located one block to the east. The Museum of International Folk Art and the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture are located on Museum Hil

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