Randall Davey Post Office Murals in Oklahoma and other WPA/New Deal Era artwork

Name: Randall Davey Post Office Murals in Oklahoma and other WPA/New Deal Era artwork
Start: 2024-11-02T13:30:00-06:00
Location: Randall Davey Audubon Center & Sanctuary

Schedule

Sat Nov 02 2024 at 01:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Randall Davey Audubon Center & Sanctuary | Santa Fe, NM

The New Mexico Chapter of the Living New Deal and the Randall Davey Audubon Center and Sanctuary are pleased to host a “Fireside Chat” on the artwork of Randall Davey. This event will take place on Saturday, November 2nd, 2024, from 1:30 to 3:30pm.
The presentation will be given by Kim Straus, who is a volunteer researcher and docent at the Randall Davey Audubon Center. The focus of this presentation will be on the WPA/New Deal Era, when Randall Davey created Post Office Murals in Oklahoma and other artwork in New Mexico.
Randall Vernon Davey (1887 – 1964) was an American painter and art educator. He taught art at several institutions, including the University of New Mexico, and he had his studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His artwork can be seen in museums across the U.S.
Event Schedule (Saturday, November 2nd, 2024, from 1:30 to 3:30 PM)
• 1:45pm There will be a brief tour of Davey’s historic home and studio [NOTE: the tour is not ADA accessible]
• 2:30pm The presentation on Randall Davey
Refreshments will be served.
Event Location:
Randall Davey Audubon Center
(Located at the end of Upper Canyon Road)
1800 Upper Canyon Road
Santa Fe, NM 87501
This event is provided for free by the Randall Davey Audubon Center and the New Mexico chapter of the Living New Deal.
Donations to our organizations are very much appreciated.
Space is limited. RSVPs are needed
To learn about this event and to enter your RSVP information online just go to our webpage. https://nndpanewmexicochapter.org/randall-davey
We are looking forward to seeing you at this event.