Stories from clay: Indigenous art pottery at the Tucson Museum of Art. Reflections with collections research fellow Gabriella Moreno. (2022)
Por Gabriella Moreno, miembro de colecciones, proyectos especiales
Collections Research Fellow, Gabriella Moreno provides an introduction and overview to the Historias de arcilla research project with an emphasis on reflections about her experiences in documenting the vessels and their materiality.
Historias de arcilla has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom
The Story of a Painting: José Gil de Castro’s Carlota Caspe y Rodríguez. (2022)
By Dr. Kristopher Driggers, Associate Curator, Schmidt curator of Latin American Art
In a painting in the Tucson Museum of Art collection, Afro-Peruvian artist José Gil de Castro created a portrait of a young Carlota Caspe y Rodríguez that speaks to complex social relations. Dr. Kristopher Driggers TMA’s Associate Curator of Latin American Art shares archival research efforts that illuminates details of José Gil de Castro’s portrait.
Learn more about this artwork through a short video where staff members Kristopher Driggers, Associate Curator, Schmidt Curator of Latin American Art and Rachel Adler, Collections Manager and Registrar, discuss the painting in detail.
Stories from Clay: Indigenous art pottery at the Tucson Museum of Art. Reflections with collections research fellow Gabriella Moreno. (2023)
By previous collections research fellow Gabriella Moreno
Gabriella Moreno, former Collections Fellow at TMA, shares concluding thoughts on her time at the Tucson Museum of Art and her time spent in company with the Indigenous historic vessels in the museum’s care.
Hear further reflections from Moreno in a short video where she reflects on her role working on the Stories From Clay project (2022 – 2023), including learning about each vessel, personally engaging with the pottery, and working with Indigenous community members as well as organizational partners.
Historias de arcilla has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.
