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Contact: Carolyn Gonzales 277-5920
cgonzal@unm.edu , cell 249-4669
UNM Public Affairs Department
Oct. 5, 2005
D.H. LAWRENCE RANCH IS FOCUS OF HARWOOD EVENT
The Harwood Museum of Art and the University of New Mexico-Taos will co-sponsor, “The D. H. Lawrence Ranch: Past and Future,” on Thursday, Oct. 20, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and again on Friday, Oct. 21, from 10 a.m. to noon. Both presentations will take place in the upstairs gallery of the Harwood Museum, 238 Ledoux Street in Taos. This event is free and open to the public.
During the first part of the program, UNM Professor Emeritus of English Hugh Witemeyer will present the slide lecture, “D. H. Lawrence in New Mexico.” This literary biography and travelogue describes Lawrence's life, work and friendships in and around Taos between 1922 and 1925. His relationships with Mabel Dodge Luhan, Lady Dorothy Brett, Spud Johnson and others figure prominently, as do his trips to Mexico and his residency at the Kiowa Ranch near San Cristobal.
Witemeyer will read passages from Lawrence's New Mexico poems and prose. The presentation will end with a brief survey of the history of the Ranch since Lawrence's death and a few reflections on its potential as a cultural property.
The second part of the program will be an open discussion of the future of the Lawrence Ranch. Audience members will be invited to present their ideas about the Ranch, and UNM representatives will describe some recent initiatives. The creation of a group of “Friends of the D. H. Lawrence Ranch” will also be discussed.
For more information, contact the Harwood Museum at 758-9826.
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