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“Train Tracks Through Trinidad: June 24 – August 9, 2008
“Train Tracks Through Trinidad” is a special exhibit on the role of railroads in the culture, art and history of Trinidad, Colorado, emphasizing the importance of the industry in Trinidad’s past, present and future. Trinidad has been a hub for transportation since its founding along the Santa Fe Trail in the mid-1800’s. Because of their historical significance and also because they are just plain fun, trains are popular subjects for artists including photographers and painters. The exhibit will feature photos of trains taken by renowned Trinidad photographers Oliver E. Aultman and his son Glenn, as well as the art of John B. Graber, formerly of Flagstaff, Arizona, and now residing in Trinidad. Oliver Eugene Aultman (known as O.E.) came west to Trinidad from Missouri in 1887 where he found work as a banker. When the bank took over a photography studio on West Main Street from a customer who could not make his payments, O.E. became interested in the business and the Aultman Photography Studio was established in 1889. Using glass plate negatives and later, film negatives, Aultman made studio portraits of hundreds of southern Colorado residents along with chronicling life in the city of Trinidad and surrounding areas. His son Glenn followed in his father’s footsteps and by 1925 was working full-time with his father in the photography business. When O.E. died in 1954, Glenn took over sole possession of the Aultman Studios. He continued to make prints and take photographs using the old props with the vintage camera his father used at the turn of the century. Aultman's work was known throughout Colorado and beyond, so many people made a special trip to Trinidad just to be photographed in the historic studio. By the time that Glenn died in November, 2000, the Aultman Studio had obtained the distinction of being the oldest continuously operated photography studio in Colorado. The portrait photography of the Aultmans reflects the incredible ethnic diversity of the coal mining town of Trinidad and the Aultmans' body of work is a cultural treasure of not only Trinidad, but of Colorado and beyond. The A.R. Mitchell Museum is fortunate to have obtained permission to display an exhibit of Aultman photographs of trains from the five railroads that ran lines in and around Trinidad during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. The five railroads were the Colorado & Southern, the Santa Fe, the Colorado & Wyoming, the Denver and Rio Grande, and the Colorado & Southeastern. This collection of historic photographs was originally exhibited in Trinidad in the early 1990’s. John Graber has had a lifelong passion for historical trains which fuels his art. He and his wife Cate are new arrivals to the Trinidad art scene. He studied at Art Center College in Pasadena before moving to Flagstaff. His art is still sold through The Artist’s Gallery in Flagstaff’s historic Old Town. He is also a resident artist at Eagle Totem Gallery in Trinidad. Among the collections containing paintings or drawings by John are the Max and Thelma Biegert collection (former owners of the Grand Canyon Railway), the Harvey Girls Historical Association collection of Winslow, Arizona, actor Michael Gross’s collection and the collection of a vice president of the Arizona and California Railway. The A.R. Mitchell Museum exhibit will feature original drawings and paintings of historical trains by Graber, as well as railroad artifacts from John’s extensive collection. Many of the paintings will be available for purchase.
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A.R. Mitchell Museum Schedule:
Thursday, May 1, 2008 May 1-June 14, 2008 Special exhibit titled “Our Colorado Legacy: Wildlife and Wild Places by Sarah Woods”
Friday, May 9, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
June 24-August 9, 2008 Thursday,
June 26, 2008
August 15 – October 4, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
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Thursday, May 1, 2008
May 1-June 14, 2008
Friday, May 9, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
June 24-August 9, 2008 Thursday,
June 26, 2008
August 15 – October 4, 2008
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