Museum of Art Explores Cady Wells Modernist Interpretation of the Southwest
March 17th, 2017
Cady Wells, Untitled (New Mexico Landscape), 1934, watercolor on paper, 21 1/4 x 28 1/4 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum. Bequest of E. Boyd, 1976 (3504.23P) Photo by Blair Clark. Cady Wells, Santo No. 1, circa 1948, gouache impasto on paperboard, 29 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum. Gift of the Cady Wells Estate, 1982 (1982.16.22) Photo by Blair Clark
Christian Waguespack, Curator of 20th Century Art
505-476-5026
Christian.waguespac@state.nm.us
The New Mexico Museum of Art is a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, New Mexico’s cultural steward charged with preserving and showcasing the state’s cultural riches. Museum exhibitions and programs are supported by donors to the Museum of New Mexico Foundation and its Director’s Leadership Fund, Exhibitions Development Fund, and Fund for Museum Education.
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