WEST MESA LANDSCAPES AND STOCK PONDS, MY "GHOST IN MUSIC" SHADOW PORTRAITS ON DRY POND. FROZEN POND, SAME AS IN CASEY AND LUKE PHOTOS IN PREVIOUS BOX, EXCEPT ICE IS EMPTY. VERY QUIET POND AND "FIERY" STOCK POND. "FLUTE-SHAPE" POND; SMALL STONE AND RIPPLE IN POND, 1990
File — Box: 178, slide-box: 40
Scope and Contents
- 1. "A Ghost in the Music," my shadow on an empty West Mesa pond, Dec. 1990. (Called "A Ghost in the Music" because W.W. Norton used one of these pics for the cover of my novel, A Ghost in the Music.) (17 slides)
- 2. "A Ghost in the Music," my shadow on an empty West Mesa pond, Dec. 1990. Same as previous sleeve. (18 slides)
- 3. "A Ghost in the Music," my shadow on an empty West Mesa pond, Dec. 1990. Same as previous 2 sleeves. (7 slides)
- 4. Frozen West Mesa pond, Dec. 1990. Same pond as that with Luke and Casey in BOX 39, my Dodge truck beside it. But no dog, no people. (19 slides)
- 5. Frozen (and unfrozen) West Mesa pond, same as above, Dec. 1990. (16 slides)
- 6. Frozen West Mesa pond, Dec. 1990, same pond as previous 2 sleeves, Dec. 1990. White rocks on dam. (19 slides)
- 7. Frozen West Mesa pond, same pond as previous 3 sleeves, Dec. 1990. (19 slides)
- 8. Frozen West Mesa pond, same pond as previous 4 sleeves, Dec. 1990. (19 slides)
- 9. Frozen West Mesa pond, same pond as in previous 5 sleeves, Dec. 1990. These pictures from different angles on different days, however. (18 slides)
- 10. Frozen West Mesa pond, Dec. 1990. Taos Mts in BG. (3 slides)
- 11. Very quiet evening on West Mesa pond, Nov-Dec. 1990. Gray, then rosy twilight, no clouds. (1 photo in Keep It Simple.) (20 slides)
- 12. Very quiet evening on West Mesa pond, Nov-Dec. 1990. Same as previous sleeve. (11 slides)
- 13. Still, quiet evenings on West Mesa ponds, Nov-Dec. 1990. Similar to 2 previous sleeves. (20 slides)
- 14. More quiet evenings on West Mesa ponds, Nov-Dec. 1990. Similar to 3 previous sleeves. (20 slides)
- 15. Even more quiet evenings on West Mesa ponds, Nov-Dec. 1990. Enough, already! (12 slides)
- 16. West Mesa pond with Cerros de Taos in BG, Nov. 1990. Soft, blue-gray clouds. (8 slides)
- 17. Fiery sunset on West Mesa pond, Nov. 1990. Spectacular fiery sunset clouds reflected in water. Great pictures. (1 photo in Keep It Simple.) (12 slides)
- 18. Quiet pond with small stone and ripple in water, Nov. 1990. (1 photo in Keep It Simple.) Exquisite stillness. (18 slides)
- 19. Same quiet pond with bone on shore and flute-shape reflection in water, Nov. 1990. Beautiful. (20 slides)
- 20. Same pond as in previous 2 sleeves, flute-shape and bone on shore, Nov. 1990. (2 slides)
- 21. Same pond as in previous 3 sleeves, April, Aug, Dec. 1990-1991. Lovely "flute-shape" reflection. (Used in Keep It Simple.) (20 slides)
- 22. Still same West Mesa pond as previous 4 sleeves,
- Nov-Dec. 1990, August 1991 and 1993. (10 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
22 SLEEVES. I was working on a book called Keep It Simple to go along with The Sky's the Limit, and I was thinking about a third book in the trilogy to be called The Holiness of Water. So in 1990 and 1991 I took a lot more West Mesa stock pond pictures.
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