A Portrait of Olive Rush, An Independent Spirit

A lecture by Bettina Raphael
Friday, March 12, 2010
The State Records Center and Archives is pleased to announce a lecture by the Office of the State Historian Scholarship recipient, Bettina Raphael. Ms. Raphael is also the owner/conservator of the Southwest Conservation Laboratory in Santa Fe.

Olive Rush

The lecture focuses on Olive Rush, painter, teacher and outspoken adventurer, the “first lady of the arts” in Santa Fe for decades following her arrival in 1920.  Yet today, only some historians, art lovers and Quakers remember who she was and what she contributed to the Santa Fe community.  The lecture offers an opportunity to hear about Olive’s life in her own words, to see her home, and to know her versatile artwork.

Please join us for:

“A Portrait of Olive Rush, An Independent Spirit”
Friday March 12 at Noon
The Olive Rush Studio
630 Canyon Road
Santa Fe

Parking

Additional off-street paid public parking is available 1-1/2 blocks east at

Canyon Road and Camino Monte Sol.

Scholars Program

The Scholars Program was established to promote an understanding and appreciation of New Mexico history by supporting scholarly research in New Mexico archival repositories.  For more information about the program, please contact Dennis Trujillo, Ph.D. at 505.476.7998 or by email, dennis.trujillo@state.nm.us.