A busy year. “Saints, Statues, and Stories: A Folklorist Looks at The Religious Art of Sonora” was published by the University of Arizona Press, and October 11-13 will see the 45th year of Tucson Meet Yourself, the regional folklife festival that Loma and I founded. It’s free—Y’all come! Jim Griffith CdeP 1953
Blog Archives
CdeP 1962
Art is happening in the class of 1962! Ed Lewis reports: “… I am pretty involved in the art world here in Marin, as I have been VP of the Board of Trustees of the Marin Art & Garden Center for forever (well, actually only 6 years, but it seems forever) and we at Keegan […]
Roger Ignon ’62
Roger sponsored a memorial art exhibition for Gui Ignon, The Gui Ignon Memorial Art Show for Young Artists. Gui was father to Roger ’62, Lance ’74, and Sandy. He taught art at Thacher from 1951 to 1963 and his wife, Olga, was the librarian. Gui passed away the summer of 1963. Don Porter ’62 recalls […]
Trav Newton ’68
Jim Swinerton ’67 and Bill Escamilla ’67 and I met at the University Club of Chicago, last March 31. Jim and his wife, Clarissa, and Bill and his partner, Lisa Dollar Buehler, kindly invited me and my partner, Victoria Montague, to dine the night before I gave a presentation at the Art Institute of Chicago’s […]
Mike Baldwin ’52
Jim Lipman and Judy came upon a letter to the editor of Archaeology magazine written by Mike Baldwin. It is reprinted below along with its accompanying photo. A Cowboy Remembers Thank you for your article “Ballad of the Paniolo” (.January/February 2016). I was born on Maui in 1934 and spent much time at Ulupalakua Ranch, […]
Don Reed ’67
Don celebrated the unveiling of Along the Trail—his sculpture depicting President Reagan astride his favorite horse El Alamein—at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. After 50 years in foundry and sculpting, Don was honored to share his effort as part of the late president’s 105th birthday celebration at the library. His biggest challenge was, “to keep […]
Peter Cole ’83
I am pleased to be currently in residence at the Museum of Arts and Design in Manhattan at Columbus Circle and 58th Street. Each Friday, through the end of May, I will be in the Artist Studio on the 6th floor, from 9:30-5:30. These are two of the pieces I have been working on while […]
Peter B. Cole ’83
As the head of creative construction, I am about to finish a two-plus year build out of a sculptural restaurant in the Lower East Side of New York City. Part of the job involves sourcing all the reclaimed wood, objects and lighting used in the project, a natural evolution of my wife Jarka’s and my […]