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Emeriti ProfessorsLiving Art continued |
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Emeriti ProfessorsLiving Art continued |
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CLAYTON KARKOSH Professor of Theatre Associate Dean At UNM 1972-1995 If you're looking for Clayton Karkosh, you might want to check the Porcelain Studio at UNM. After 23 years teaching theatre design, stage management and arts management, Karkosh is immersed in a new creative art. |
| The man who designed Mass and Candide, directed The Collected Works of Billy the Kid, and co-founded the Albuquerque Arts Alliance, has developed a love for Japanese porcelain pottery. Not coincidentally, it is a more solitary endeavor.
"Porcelain is made from a very different clay than stonewear," explains Clayton, taking a break from his place at the pottery wheel. "You cannot rush it. It requires a real discipline." The wheel-thrown Arita porcelain tradition goes back 1,000 years. It was brought to UNM's art education program in 1980 by Professor James Srubek. Srubek's teacher, Sensei Manju Inoue of Arita, Japan, was visiting UNM four years ago; Clayton, then approaching retirement, attended his demonstration. |
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| "There were cooperative, good, sharing feelings just observing the sensei," he remembers. Impressed, he took a porcelain studio night class while teaching theatre across campus during the day.
"There is beauty in simplicity and function," says Clayton, who has shown his work at the Art Education Gallery and at the Porcelain Studio Rio Grande. Karkosh stays in touch with many former students and his travels include visits with alumni. He saw Pati Cohenour in Oh Coward at the Seattle Rep recently, and he reports theatre designer Jennifer Lupton (BFA '75) and director Rita Gioma occasionally work together at Seattle Children's Theater. In November, he visited John Zorn (MM '81), publisher of Arts Reach, a national magazine on arts management based in the Bay Area. As the summer nears, Karkosh prepares for his annual migration to Nova Scotia. He has been drawn there for 25 years by the beauty, the climate and the people. |
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| JAMES WHITLOW Professor of Trumpet At UNM 1954-1977 UNM alumnus (BM '50, MM '53) "I enjoy the same discipline, freedom and spontaneity with paint and color that is experienced with tones and ensemble in music," explains James Whitlow. |
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Whitlow's teaching skills are now applied in painting workshops he presents with his wife, Cherrill. The three-and five-day workshops for adults are held at Hummingbird Camp in Jemez. "We advertise in national magazines like 'Cheap Joe's Art Supplies,'" laughs Whitlow. |
Taos After the Rain, |
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Whitlow's paintings are in collections worldwide, from the former First Interstate Bank of Albuquerque to Sook Myung University in Seoul, Korea. And Whitlow himself has traveled extensively giving clinics which combine his love of music and painting. Recounting a trip to perform solo at Godard High School in Roswell last year, he explains, "They look at me and see an old man. They expect to be bored. By the sound on my horn, I get their love and appreciation." "Jim is a very giving person," says Dean Tom Dodson. "For years, he has traveled anywhere in New Mexico and played solos with high school bands. He is a musical friend to this state and its band directors." On the road for the North Central Association for Accreditation of Schools, Whitlow has visited and evaluated some 50 schools statewide. His service in promoting excellence in art and music, has been recognized by numerous awards. "Teaching is giving," says Whitlow, "and talent is a strong interest applied." |
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GARO ANTREASIAN Professor of Art At UNM 1964-1987 "I've been continually working--creating art and exhibiting," reports Garo Antreasian. "I'm like a shoe salesman. I punch in from eight to five," he jokes. |
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The Chalk Markers, 1995. |
"Now that I have time, I've been painting and drawing," says the artist who established the printmaking degree program at UNM. |
| "Continuum," a large show of Antreasian's recent drawings, paintings and prints, was held at New Mexico State University's Art Gallery this September, with the university making several acquisitions. Also, the New York Public Library recently acquired 21 prints "covering the span of my work," reports Garo. "It was very gratifying for me. They were the first of the New York institutions to acquire my work as a kid." Albuquerque's TVI and the Tucson Museum of Fine Arts have also made recent acquisitions, the latter now owning a substantial group of Antreasian's paintings and and prints.
Last summer, Antreasian delivered a paper on The History of American Lithography at the Third International Symposium of Lithography in Tidaholm, Sweden. "A wonderful occasion which gathers printers from throughout Europe, Great Britain and Russia," says Antreasian. A native son of Indiana, Antreasian was greatly honored by the Indianapolis Museum of Art retrospective on his 50-year career in 1995. The exhibition itself included 300 works and an attendant publication records all his known prints with technical details. "It was the crowning activity of my life," says Garo. "It will attest to my moment." Garo came to UNM in 1964 at the invitation of Clinton Adams. The two had worked closely setting up the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in Los Angeles in 1960. Afterwards, Garo had returned to his faculty position at Heron School of Art in Indianapolis and Clinton had become dean of UNM College of Fine Arts. Then Dean Adams hired Garo to start a full-fledged lithography degree program in Albuquerque--specifically, in the basement of the old Art Building. "I have tremendous sentiment for the UNM as a whole," says Antreasian who, with Clinton Adams, continues to serve as an advisor to Tamarind's board of directors. "Tamarind's original mission was to revive a dying art--to develop a modern sense of lithography, which had no tradition in the U.S., by training and placing key people around the country. "It was like missionary work--proselytizing," explains Garo. "Tamarind was the catalyst for the dawn of modern lithography in this country. It has continued its mission and subtly changed to become an international influence. It is a flowering." |
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| JANE SNOW Professor of Voice At UNM 1948-1979 "Teaching is a privilege and I have enjoyed every minute of it. I feel my students have given me more than I have imparted to them." An active 85, Jane recently took a three-week Panama Canal tour. |  |
Jane serves on the board of directors of Opera Unlimited, an organization which has grown from modest beginnings of providing live opera performance and education to Albuquerque youth, to a statewide operation serving youngsters and adults alike. |
Jane Snow (and her poodle, Figaro) visits with UNM alumnae Patricia Jones and Carmoline Grady. Patricia is retired from her career as a choral teacher at Sandia High School. Carmoline teaches voice privately and still takes lessons from Jane. She co-founded the Fine Arts Alumni Chapter and remains an active member. |
| "I still teach voice in my home studio--classical repertoire, oratio, operatic and lieder (German art songs)," reports Jane. "I was accompanying until two years ago."
Jane sees fellow UNM music emeriti George Roberts and Artemus Edwards, who live in Albuquerque. And she remembers recently deceased UNM Orchestra Professor Kurt Frederick with great fondness. "Kurt really cooperated on establishing the UNM Opera Workshop, which I started in 1950 and directed for a decade or more. And I performed as soloist many times with the UNM Orchestra under his direction." |
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Emeriti ProfessorsShort Takes Nicholas Abdalla - Painting & Drawing Professor, Chair, UNM 1970-97 John Batcheller, Music Education Professor, UNM 1956-83 J. J. Brody, Native American Art History Professor, UNM 1962-89 Edward Albert Bryant, Art History Professor, UNM 1980-93 Louis Criss, Theatre Professor, UNM 1977-90 Joanna deKeyser Cello Professor, Seraphin Trio, UNM 1967-97 Artemus Edwards, Bassoon Professor, UNM 1969-95 Leonard Felberg, Violin Professor, Seraphin Trio, UNM 1969-97 Betty Hahn, Photography Professor, UNM 1966-89 Wayn Rod Lazorik, Photography Professor, UNM 1966-96 Ralph Lewis, Small Metal Sculpture Professor, UNM 1956-89 Donald McRae, Music Professor and College Dean, UNM 1955-86 Darrel Randall, Oboe Professor, UNM 1970-96 Orville Joseph Rothrock, Art History Professor, UNM 1977-97 Wesley Selby, Music Theory and Organ Professor, UNM 1964-88 William Seymour, Piano and Music Education Professor, UNM 1962-93 Sam Smith, Art and Art History Professor, UNM 1956-84 Scott Wilkinson, Music Theory and Composition Professor, UNM 1971-93 |
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| ROBERT HARTUNG,1917-1999 Professor of Theatre 1972-1990 A beloved faculty member in the Theatre and Dance Department at UNM for 18 years, Robert Hartung taught and inspired hundreds of students. He directed productions, served as department chair for four years, and inaugurated the Dramatic Writing Program. "Dr. Bob" died March 9 after a long illness; he was 81. Alumni, friends, artists and faculty gathered to remember, honor and celebrate his life and special influence on March 30 at Rodey Theatre in the Center for the Arts. |
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| Dr Bob came to UNM in 1972, after 30 years working at the top of his profession in New York--10 on the stage and 20 in television. He was exective producer, producer, associate producer, or adapter of more than 50 Hallmark Hall of Fame television productions. He was the associate director for "The Sid Caesar Show" and "Your Lucky Strike Hit Parade;" associate producer for several CBS Playhouse productions and NBC assistant director of "The Kraft Playhouse," "The Voice of Firestone," "ALCOA Playhouse" and "The Amateur Hour." He received three Emmy Awards and two Writer's Guild of America Awards for his work.
Dr. Bob's mentoring continues through others, supported by the endowment which bears his name. Honoring a man who devoted his life to theatre and education, the Robert Hartung Endowment funds a professorship in dramatic writing and sponsors several playwriting activities at UNM. To make a contribution to the Hartung Dramatic Writing Endowment, contact Sara McClure at the UNM College of Fine Arts, Albuquerque NM 87131 or call (505) 277-7320 or e-mail smcclure@unm.edu. |
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IN MEMORIAM |
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| DOUGLAS GEORGE Professor of Art History At UNM 1966-1998 Professor Douglas George gave more than 30 years of service to the Art & Art History Department of UNM. He died of cancer on January 7, 1999 at age 70. "He had a wide-ranging intelligence spiked with a fine sense of humor and honed with a pervasive sense of honor and duty," says Flora Clancy, department chair. |
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| "He was ardent about the craft of teaching, about music, and about food, and most certainly chocolate."
George created the course, Artistic Traditions of the Southwest, and taught it for many years with enormous success. Clancy attributes that success to the fact that "the couse kept changing and growing as Douglas' knowledge kept changing and growing." He also served as director of graduate studies for the Department of Art & Art History. He shared his expertise outside the department by teaching in the Honors Program, the Southwest Institute, and the Elderhostel Program. He contributed with distinction to faculty governance through participation in the Faculty Senate and the Senate Graduate Committee. In 1990, George was honored as the Outstanding Teacher of the Year by the New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities. In 1994, the UNM Alumni Association awarded George its annual Faculty Award. A memorial service was held in the Alumni Chapel on February 6. George is survived by his wife, Judith, and son Nicholas. An endowment named for Douglas George has been established at the College of Fine Arts. To make a contribution to the endowment, contact Sara McClure at the UNM College of Fine Arts, Albuquerque, NM 87131 or (505) 277-7320 or e-mail smcclure@unm.edu. |
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The Dean's Circle |
This year the College of Fine Arts has inagurated the Dean's Circle, created to recognize donors who make unrestricted contributions of $1,000 or more to the College of Fine Arts. The funds are used by the Dean to support faculty and student projects that would otherwise not be funded. the following are charter members of the Dean's Circle, which includes gifts made between July 1, 1998 and March 30, 1999:
Mrs. Judith Donahue and Mr. Tom Donahue Ms. Sheilah Garcia Mr. Harrison Higgins Mrs. Shirley Leslie Dr. Toby Merlin Mr. & Mrs. Larry Rainosek Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Rosenberg For Dean's Circle information or gifts, please contact Sara McClure at (505) 277-7320 or e-mail smcclure@unm.edu. |
Alumni and FriendsThe College of Fine Arts is grateful to the hundreds of alumni, friends, organizations, businesses and foundations who make gifts to support the College each year. We would like to publicly acknowledge the following who made contributions of $100 or more between January 1, 1998 and March 31, 1999. (Here at the College of Fine Arts, we strive for perfection. However, mistakes sometimes occur. If your name is missing, or there is a problem in the way your name is listed, contact Sara McClure, room 3014, Center for the Arts, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131.) |
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| Mrs. L. Agresti Ms. Jane Algermissen Mr. Tod Andeman Ms. Kirsten Anderson Mr & Mrs. Joe Angel Ms. Dona Atkin Ms. Jan Augenstein-Miller and Mr. Lee Miller Miss Dorothy Baca Mrs. Constance Baca Mrs. Barbara Bailey Herberholz Ms. Betty Barber Ms. Holly Barengo Mrs. Carol Barnett Mrs. Eileen Beaumont Mr. Donald Becker Drs. David and Judith Bennahum Lt. Col. & Mrs. Linn Benson, (Ret.) Mr. Ralph Berkowitz Mr. James Bier Miss Amy Black Mr. Morrie Blumberg Drs. Arthur & Jane Blumenfeld Mr. & Mrs. John Boberschmidt Mr. Donald Bondurant Mrs. Kay Brooks Dr. Jerome Burstein & Ms. Kathleen Stewart Howe Mr. & Mrs. Philip Calabria Dr. Robert Caldwell Mr. & Mrs. Jack Carlson Ms. Ann Carson Ms. Doris Chasey Mr. Damien Christian Ms. Leslie Church Mr. & Mrs. Robert Clark Mr. Donald Clauser Dr. & Mrs. James Conrad Mrs. Jean DeLayo Dr. & Mrs. William Dewalt Mrs. Rosebud M. Dickenson Ms. Verena Doak Mr. William Dolde Mr. Walter Dolde Mr. & Mrs. Tom Donahue Lt. Gen. & Mrs. H. C. Donnelly Prof. Harold Drummond Mr. Kevin Eib Mr. Francis Elkin Ms. Melissa Epple-Nibbelink Ms. L. Diane Evans Mr. & Mrs. John Farris Ms. Elen Feinberg Mr. Leonard Felberg Mrs. Janice Firkins Ms. Donna Fletcher Dr. Abraham Franck Mrs. Elizabeth Frederick |
Mr. Greg Frost Mr. Mark Funk Ms. Goldie George Mr. & Mrs. Timothy George Ms. Rosalyn Gethner Ms. Patricia Gilbert Mr. Stuart Green Dr. Cynthia Harris Dr. & Mrs. Charles Harrison Ms. Dorothy Harroun Hays & Null Families Mrs. Marilyn Heaton Mrs. Patricia Heiman Mr. Donald Herberholz Mr. Anthony Herrera Mrs. Elizabeth Herrlinger Whitney Hicks Mr. Harrison Higgins Ms. Celeste Hime & Mr. David Peñasa Ms. Paula Hocks Ms. Esther Honeycutt Ms. Mary Howe Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ilfeld Mr. Charles Isbell Dr. Louise Ivers Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Ives Mrs. Charlotte Jones Mr. & Mrs. John Jourdan Mr. William Jourdan Ms. Sali Katz Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Keleher Mr. Terry Kern Ms. Patricia Kerr-Sanders Mr. Richard King Mrs. Mary Laws Ms. Mary Lee & Mr. Anthony Paul Mrs. Shirley Leslie Mr. & Mrs. George Luger Mr. & Mrs. John H. Lyman Mr. & Mrs. Marque Malan Dr. Gloria Griffin Mallory Mr. Louis Marjon Mr. Noel Martin Mr. Manuel Martinez Ms. Sharon Mayo Mr. & Mrs. David Mc Kinney Ms. Sara McClure Dr. Jo McMinn Dr. Toby Merlin Mr. & Mrs. Donald Michaelis Ms. Janet Miller Mr. Stephen Montoya Dr. Elsie Morosin Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Murphy Dr. Leonard Napolitano Ms. Clair Neilson |
Mrs. Beverly Nomberg Ms. Karen Olson Mr. William Padilla Mr. Merrill Palmer Dr. Livingston Parsons, Jr. The Rev. John Penn Mr. & Mrs. Donald Poole, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Peter Porras Mr. & Mrs. Larry Rainosek Mr. Ray Reeder Mr. Daniel Reid Dr. & Mrs. William Reid Mrs. Lucile Reid Brock Ms. Carol Richards Mr. & Mrs. John Robb, Jr. Ms. Moira Robertson Dr. & Mrs. Leo Romero Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Harold Rosenthal Mr. & Mrs. John Rust Ms. Ann Rutledge Prof. Don Schlegel Mr. Philip Schwab Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Short Ms. Mary Shuman Mr. Chip Simons Ms. Mary Elizabeth Smith Mrs. C. Smithfield Estate of Elisabeth Stiles Ms. Patricia Strother Ms. Marsha Swiss Mr. David Tarbox Mr. John Throne, II Prof. Marilyn Tyler & Dr. George Simson Mrs. Virginia Van Pelt Ms. Jean Venancio Mrs. Marva Vollmar* Mr. & Mrs. Luke Vortman Mrs. Nellita Walker Mrs. Nancy Walthall Mr. & Mrs. James Walton Mr. Craig Webb Ms. Vallie Weingarten Dr. Joann Weiss Mr. & Mrs. Charles Wellborn Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wertheim Mrs. Jeanne Wertheimer Ms. Susan Wider Mr. Scott Wilkinson Mr. David Wilkison Ms. Kay Wille Ms. Gladys Winblad Dr. & Mrs. John Wirth Dr. Lee Zink *deceased. |
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| 21 Club Albuquerque Community Foundation Albuquerque Publishing Company Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Camera & Darkroom Camera Works, Inc. Capital Group Companies Charter Bank For Savings FSB/ Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wertheim CIGNA Foundation Cochiti Lake Arts & Crafts Guild Contract Associates, Inc. Crosswicks Foundation Ltd./Mrs. Madeleine L'Engle Dance Academy/Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Self |
Delta Airlines Delta Kappa Gamma Digidesign Fidelity Investments Friends of Heather Hickman Friends of Music, Inc. Frontier Resturant/Mr. & Mrs. Larry Rainosek Garcia Honda General Mills Foundation Helen's Wedding Belle/Mr. Valin Woodward Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae Lieber's Luggage of NM |
Lovelace Medical Center New Mexico Federation Of Music Clubs Presser Foundation Shell Oil Company Robert Slattery Construction, Inc. Sanford N. McDonnell Foundation The Cathedral Church of St. John, Inc. UNM Alumni Association UNM College of Fine Arts Alumni Chapter Music Academy Of Albuquerque Vivace Restaurant |
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