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MY UPPER RANCHITOS HOUSE AND YARD, 1982-1988

 File — Box: 173, slide-box: 13

Scope and Contents

  1. 1. Dead magpie, Upper Ranchitos driveway, Nov. 1982. A beautiful bird. (1 photo used in A Fragile Beauty.) (16 slides)
  2. 2. Pet sparrow hawk, Upper Ranchitos, Taos. Oct-Nov. 1982. Lovely hawk on portal, in elm leaves, in walk-in cage. It had broken wing. (Pictured in A Fragile Beauty.) (17 slides)
  3. 3. Grackles on kitchen feeder, Taos, Jan. 1983. Birds silhouetted against snow in front field. (1 photo used in A Fragile Beauty.) (19 slides)
  4. 4. Grackles on kitchen feeder, Jan. 1983. Silhouetted against snow, same as above. (19 slides)
  5. 5. Grackles on kitchen feeders, Oct. 1984. These are longer shots, framed in entire kitchen window. And birds perched in trees. (13 slides)
  6. 6. Grackles on kitchen feeders, Taos, Feb. 1985. Also silhouetted against snow in front field. (19 slides)
  7. 7. Grackles on kitchen feeders, Taos, Feb. 1985. Silhouetted against snow in front field. (11 slides)
  8. 8. Grackles, grosbeaks, redwing blackbirds on kitchen feeders, Taos, May 1988. (1 photo used in Keep It Simple.) (19 slides)
  9. 9. Grackle, blackbird, grosbeak on my Taos kitchen feeders, May 1988. (6 slides)
  10. 10. Magpies at dog dish, Taos portal, Nov. 1987. Lousy photos, but we loved the birds. (10 slides)
  11. 11. Mangus (our dog), Tom Trujillo's horses, my Taos house and driveway. Jan-April 1988. Snow on ground. (1 picture used in Keep It Simple.) (20 slides)
  12. 12. Mangus; Tom's horses; my Taos front and back yard, Nov. 1987, March 1988. Beautiful light in snowy front and back of house. (14 slides)
  13. 13. Mangus, Tom Trujillo's horses, yard in front of kitchen, Jan-March 1988. Some cool photos of horses, snowy fields. (17 slides)
  14. 14. Front field and bird feeders in front of Taos kitchen, March 1988. Evocative twilight, snowy fields. (13 slides)
  15. 15. Cats in pot, in sink, in chair, in driveway, Nov. 1987, Jan. 1988, May 1988. Fantasy and Tomasita in pots. Fantasy in sink and driveway. Oopboop and Kinky in chairs. (17 slides)
  16. 16. Fantasy and Juanita, Upper Ranchitos living room window, Nov. 1987. Juana--inside at window--watches Fantasy outside on concrete slab. (17 slides)
  17. 17. Juanita with flower pots, Taos, Upper Ranchitos house, August 1988. Flowers are beautiful. (18 slides)
  18. 18. Juana's flowers on living room window sill, Taos, Sept. 1988. Lovely arrangements in tin watering can, ceramic pitcher, clay pot and candle, two potted geraniums. Radiant light. (14 slides)

Dates

  • 1982-1988

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research, however, researchers must sign consent form prior to gaining access to materials. Calavera drawings, proofs, and etchings as well as "little diaries" (Boxes 14, 125, 126, 129, 142) are housed in high security and may require up to 24 hours for retrieval. Enlarged photocopies and typed transcriptions of "little diaries" in Box 142 are located in Box 184.

Extent

From the Collection: 184 boxes (172 cu. ft.)

General

18 SLEEVES. Featuring: dead magpie in driveway, pet sparrow hawk, grackles on kitchen bird feeders, Mangus (dog) and neighbor's horses, lovely yard scenes, cats in a pot, my wife Juanita with flowers. (She began living in the house September 1985.)

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451