Opening Reception
Friday, January 29, 2010
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
R.S.V.P. 432.683.2882
"Burton Pritzker: Forgotten Planes"
January 29 - February 28, 2010
The exhibition “Burton Pritzker: Forgotten Planes” will feature selected works from the Museum’s acquisition of eighty-seven photographs for its permanent collection.
This acquisition was made possible through the generous support of Tim Leach of Midland and Robert Chase of Artesia, New Mexico. The book being simultaneously published by the Museum is designed by the gifted graphic artist Henk van Assen, a principal of HvAD, a design studio in New York City.
The “Forgotten Planes” series began as a private commission photographed in eastern New Mexico. Pritzker was invited to create a series absent of parameter, which is every artist’s dream. The series is about “light”, and the magnificent light of New Mexico has attracted artists for over a century.
Burton Pritzker (b.1941) lives in Austin, Texas, but was born in Chicago. He received his Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1965 from The University of California at Berkeley. Afterwards he worked in Spain and Denmark for architectural firms until 1967. He then opened a private architectural practice in Eureka, California, until 1976. With his trained eye, he became drawn to interesting compositions of light and form which he began to capture through photography.
A fundamental purpose of the Museum of the Southwest is to collect, preserve, display, and interpret works of art within the defined geographical area implicit in our name. This focus includes art of an historic nature as well as contemporary art by both emerging and established artists. The photography of Burton Pritzker fits succinctly within this focus.
Exhibition sponsored by Tim Leach and Robert Chase
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