Ernesto Zepeda Gives Collection
On August 6th, Program Director Jeremy Manyik received a call from Ernesto Zepeda who announced that he was leaving the country permanently and needed to dispose of some charcoal drawings. He felt the Koshare Indian Museum would be a good place for these drawings. Unfortunately, he was in a rush and would not be able to travel to Colorado to deliver the items. As fortune or fate would have it, the Koshare Indian Dancers were traveling to New Mexico over the weekend to attend Feast Days. Ernesto declared that it was “meant to be” and the Museum acquired some wonderful pieces of art. His “few drawings” turned out to be more that we could have wished for. A quick inventory by Jeremy of the pieces is as follows:
178 oil paintings
6 pastels
97 ink/marker drawings
239 charcoal drawings
1 watercolor
6 prints of his charcoals
1 Maria Martinez banner
2 drums (hand held and small Pueblo upright)
1 Woody Crumbo signed print
Several Old Photos Zepeda used for his studies
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"The bold modeling of features in my Indian portraits which stems from my earlier experience in sculpture, is intended to convey the dignity and pride of these magnificent people. My strong affinity for rich color I balance with quiet earth tones. In our busy lives, I feel man seeks balance and that a painting can provide a place where the eyes can rest and the spirit can be nourished. "
-- Ernesto Zepeda
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