This Rattler Has A Tall Tail
FEW PEOPLE LIVE IN RODEO, a small town between Arizona’s Chiricahua and New Mexico’s Peloncillo mountains. But it’s rattlesnake paradise. “There are probably more rattlesnakes, more species, per…
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Tag: Public Art
This Roadside Standoff Is Huge
RANCHERS MARK AND MIKE MARLEY loom 18 feet high on either side of US 285. One points an accusatory finger at the other, who has adopted a “What, me?” stance. “I’ve always wanted to be larger than…
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This Sculpture Depicts the Cowboys of the Original JAL Ranch
Brian Norwood's sculpture The Trail Ahead depicts the cowboys of JAL ranch. Photograph by Brian Norwood. WHEN BRIAN NORWOOD WAS RAISING MONEY for a metal sculpture in Jal, a nearby rancher offered a…
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Lovely as a Tree
Our Lady of Sorrows statue stands in the northeastern section of Plaza Park, in Las Vegas. Photograph by Kate Nelson. IN RETROSPECT, CITY FATHERS SHOULDN’T HAVE planted elms in Plaza Park, the…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
Wayne Suggs shows off his work, including The Wondrous Heavens , at a new exhibit at the Doña Ana Arts Council Gallery, in Las Cruces. Photograph courtesy of the Doña Ana Arts Council. See a star. As…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
Jodie Herrera's Hope is among the works featured in Keep Contemporary's new exhibit, Jodie Herrera: Pieces of Us . Photograph courtesy of Keep Contemporary. Meet artist Jodie Herrera. Artist Jodie…
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Albuquerque's Giant Red Arrow Hits the Mark
The giant red arrow sculpture was constructed outside a shopping center on Carlisle Boulevard. Photograph by Alamy / Richard Ellis. HERE’S THE LEGEND: IN 1961, CHARACTERS FROM the short-lived Little…
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The Mighty Miner of Ratón
Untitled Coalminer #1 , by artist Maye Torres stands before the Miners' Colfax Medical Center. Photograph by Kate Nelson. TEN FEET TALL, HE RISES BEFORE the Miners’ Colfax Medical Center, his bronze…
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Maisel’s Historic Murals
Pop Chalee’s Animals in the Forest . Courtesy of Historic Albuquerque. A BLUE-SKINNED APACHE MOUNTAIN SPIRIT dancer in ruffled yellow pants hops on his moccasined foot. He brandishes two painted swords…
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Tree of Knowledge
The Tree of Knowledge in Roswell focuses is crafted of metal leaves encompassing powerful words. Photograph courtesy of Susan Wink. RISING NEARLY 18 FEET in front of the Roswell Public Library, the…
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