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Anderson Museum Of Contemporary Art
Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art (AMoCA) is an American art museum founded in 1994 and located in Roswell, New Mexico. The museum was formed from the Roswell Artist-in-Residence (RAIR) program, and displays work from the former participants.

History

The residency and art collection was started in 1967 by Donald B. Anderson (1919–2020), who wanted to bring national art and artists to Roswell. Donald B. Anderson had made his money in oil industry as a founder and executive at Anderson Oil Company, and later turned painter and art collector.

Since June 2002, the museum has been administered by the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Foundation. In 2017, the Roswell Artist-in-Residence (RAIR) won the Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts.

Artists with work in the museum collection include Luis Jiménez, Milton Resnick, Olive Ayhens, Judy Richardson, Johnnie Winona Ross, and Robbie Barber.

See also

References

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  8. ^ Stock, Christina. "Museum founder Donald B. Anderson dies at 101". Roswell Daily Record. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  9. ^ "2017 Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts". New Mexico Arts. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  10. ^ Flores-Turney, Camille; Jimenez, Luis; Magazine (Firm), New Mexico (1997). Howl: The Artwork of Luis Jiménez. New Mexico Magazine. ISBN 978-0-937206-48-5.
  11. ^ Cordova, Ruben (2022-03-16). "Luis Jiménez's Man on Fire: From the Olmec Were-Jaguar and the Vietnam War to Spiritual Self-Portrait". Glasstire. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  12. ^ Ross, Johnnie Winona; Ratcliff, Carter (2007). Johnnie Winona Ross. Radius Books. ISBN 978-1-934435-01-4.
  13. ^ Wechter, Eric B.; Collins, Andrew (2011). Fodor's New Mexico. Fodor's Travel Publications. p. 329. ISBN 978-1-4000-0530-7.
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