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Contact: Carolyn Gonzales 277-5920 Oct. 27, 2008 Environmental and Cultural Historian Dan Flores to Present Horn Lecture Western environmental and cultural historian Dan Flores, University of Montana, presents the University of New Mexico Center for the Southwest’s 2008-2009 C. Ruth and Calvin P. Horn Lecture in Western History and Culture. Flores’s Flores is a writer and professor who divides his time between the Bitterroot Valley of Montana and the Galisteo River Valley outside Santa Fe. He holds the A. B. Hammond Chair in Western History at the University of Montana. He is the author of eight books, most recently “Horizontal Yellow” (1999), “The Natural West” (2001), and “Southern Counterpart to Lewis & Clark” (2002). His next book, “Visions of the Big Sky: Painting and Photography in the Northern Rocky Mountain West,” is scheduled for release in 2009. The lecture is sponsored by the Center for the Southwest and Center for Regional Studies, and is endowed by C. Ruth and Calvin P. Horn. The C. Ruth and Calvin P. Horn Endowment Fund supports the C. Ruth and Calvin P. Horn Lectures in Western History and Culture, a distinguished lecture series now in its 24th year. The Horns’ vision for the series was to provide the campus and the larger community access to inspiring speakers who brought history to life by providing perspectives on the West. By understanding the past we gain new insight into the history of such matters as land use, conservation, access to water, our regional identity, the creative arts and the actions of historical figures. Past lectures have highlighted well-known western historians such as Paul Hutton, Patricia Nelson Limerick, Marc Simmons, David Weber, Sherry L. Smith, Vicki Ruiz, Philip Deloria and Hal Rothman. The late Calvin Horn was one of New Mexico’s most beloved civic leaders. Calvin and Ruth shared a passion for learning and became lead supporters of Manzano Day School and the University of New Mexico. The event is free and open to the public. For information, call 277-7688, or email: cntrsw@unm.edu ### |
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lecture, “Art and Regional Identity in the Northern Rocky Mountain West,” is set for Thursday, Nov. 20, at 5:30 p.m. in Lobo Rooms A&B of the UNM Student Union Building.