I love it when I'm introduced to an accomplished woman that history has forgotten.
If Mac had lived longer, she may well have become as well known as artists like Georgia O'Keefe but her early death cut short a career that could have moved into that echelon. Above is one of her paintings called "Wrangling the Brood Mares". It was painted in 1958.
She was born in Ohio but moved west in her early years and made the western landscape and its people the essence of her work. Above are three paintings featuring scenes from Northern Arizona and New Mexico on the lands of Navajo, Hopi and Zuni tribes. The larger painting above is called "Second Mesa".
Her artistic skills included drawing, painting, print making and sculpture. The two pictures above feature scenes from the blessing ceremonies at the Zuni Pueblo.
The exhibit featured paintings from many private collections to bring together a large scope of her work. The curator who led the private showing was Ann Lane Hedlund who was the daughter-in-law of Mac Schweitzer. Ann and her late husband Kit were instrumental in bringing Mac's work back to the public eye and putting together the exhibit and the beautiful book to go with it.
7 comments:
Fascinating exhibit and nice art.
Impressive indeed. I really love the name of the museum.
Nice change for a woman's work to be rescued from oblivion instead of consigned to it. The horse painting shows Franz Marc influence. Nice. Thanks for showing us.
Great talent that deserves to be seen.
That is wonderful that they put up such an exhibit, Sharon.
It is really beautiful art. So glad they were able to mount this exhibit and reintroduce her to the public.
I like the work that I have seen here.
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