"KEEP IT SIMPLE," PART ONE, 1990
File — Box: 176, slide-box: 26
Scope and Contents
- 1. "Keep It Simple," rocking chair and pots, May 1990. Filmed in my old Upper Ranchitos house driveway. Pointless. (20 slides)
- 2. "Keep It Simple," more pots and a green hose, May 1990. One pot on Juana's '74 Chevy Impala. Brilliantly moronic pictures. (15 slides)
- 3. "Keep It Simple," bicycle bell, Guyora Street, April 1990. (1 photo in Keep It Simple.) Bell hanging in air on nearly invisible fishing leader. (20 slides)
- 4. "Keep It Simple" bike bell and objects on fence, April 1990. Includes bell on bike handle. Daffodil and fish bone on Guyora Street fence. (18 slides)
- 5. "Keep It Simple" tulips in Guyora Street yard. April-May 1990. (Single tulip, early a.m. tulip, and "funny face" tulip all used in Keep It Simple.) (20 slides)
- 6. "Keep It Simple" tulips and flowers in Guyora Street yard. May-June 1990. (17 slides)
- 7. "Keep It Simple" dandelions and elm trees, my Guyora Street yard, April-May 1990. (2 pics of elms used in Keep It Simple.) (20 slides)
- 8. "Keep It Simple" elms in Guyora Street yard, April-June 1990. Elms reflected on venetian blinds. Elm shadows on grass. (15 slides)
- 9. "Keep It Simple" fruit trees blooming on Ledoux Street, Taos, May 1990. (19 slides)
- 10. "Keep It Simple" fruit trees blooming on Ledoux Street, Taos. Their shadows on wall. May 1990. (10 slides)
- 11. "Keep It Simple" lilacs and their shadows on adobe wall on La Loma Street, Taos. May 1990. (20 slides)
- 12. "Keep It Simple" scenes on La Loma and Ledoux Streets, May 1990. Blumenschein sign and house. ("Firm foundation" and "707" street number are pics in Keep It Simple.) (18 slides)
- 13. "Keep It Simple" closeups on Taos streets, May 1990. Gravestones, patched wall, yellow and gray curb. (3 pics used in Keep It Simple.) (18 slides)
- 14. "Keep It Simple" butterfly, horse jaw, garbage can lid, Guyora Street, April-May 1990. (18 slides)
- 15. "Keep It Simple" horse jawbone, Guyora Street, Taos, July 1990. (1 pic used in Keep It Simple.) (11 slides)
- 16. "Keep It Simple" horse jawbone, dead grosbeak, Guyora Street. June 1990. Rose petals on jawbone and garbage can lid. (11 slides)
Dates
- 1990
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
16 SLEEVES. From late 1989 through 1991 I lived in a two-room apartment on Guyora Street, Taos. Took many pics in my house and tiny yard for Keep It Simple book. Other pictures are from the nearby downtown Taos neighborhood. I did lots of manipulation, setting up scenes, arranging stuff. Not just trying to catch "spontaneous" things and events.
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
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