vra 2012 final
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Presented 3/26/2011 at annual membership meeting, inviting the Visual Resources Association to Albuquerque for its next annual conference in April 2012.TRANSCRIPT
VRA 2012
Albuquerque, NM
Thanks for presentation images from Albuquerque Convention & Visitors Bureau, Bunting Library Digital Collections, City of Albuquerque, Hotel Albuquerque, Isabel & Isaac Morris, National Park Service, and a couple of uncredited Google grabs.
Albuquerque(Clockwise: Patrick Nagatani, 1989 photograph; Richard Diebenkorn, 1952 painting; Lee Friedlander, c.1975 photograph; & Robert Houle, 1997 lithograph)
Cindy at Hotel Albuquerque, 3/5/2011, temperature was about 55 °F at 10:30AM, sunny with a light breeze. KEY: Drink water! Wear sunscreen!
Hotel Albuquerque, with adjoining chapel (wedding anyone??) and covered walkway to Old Town
West to north panorama from Tiguex Park
Old Town Plaza
Albuquerque Museum
Hotel Albuquerque
North to east panorama from Tiguex Park
Hotel Albuquerque
NM Museum of Natural History
Explora
Painted mural and chile ristras in Old Town (above); Albuquerque Tri-Centennial birthday pillar (right)
Old Town Plaza & San Felipe de Neri
Old Town Plaza/Shops, booths, Rattlesnake Museum
Albuquerque Museum
Albuquerque Museum of Art & History
New Mexico Museum of Natural History
Adult night?
Explora
Explora
Volcano cones (above) west of the Rio Grande & to the east, Sandia mountains (right )
Rt 66 sign
Central Avenue, south of Old Town
National Hispanic Cultural Center
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
IPCC & “Saturday dances” sign
KiMo (west end of downtown)
Alvarado Hotel (1912 panorama); A&P Depot; Alvarado Transportation Center (2008)
SF downtown (google?) w/ GOK, IAIA?
I: Wheelwright Mus., B: Lab of Anthropology Libr., F: Mus. of Spanish Colonial Art, D: Mus. of International Folk Art, A: Café, E: Mus. of Indian Arts & Culture
Santa Fe Plaza Albuquerque Old Town Plaza
Palace of the Governors today (left) and view from 1929, with Harvey Hotel staff and cars
UNM (Central & University/Lobo…)
Aperture Building (IFDM) at Mesa del Sol
Crossroads Motel, Central Avenue – featured in episodes of Breaking Bad (TV series on AMC)
SA+P
Frontier
Tamarind Insititute
Nob Hill gates
Nob Hill, east of UNM
Tram base & view of tr
Info about food & drink to come
It’s easy to get from MN to NM – just turn left…
Albuquerque, April 18-22, 2012
VRA CELEBRATING 30 YEARS2012
Albuquerque, NM