Exhibit: Dianna Shomaker – A Retrospective

Placitas Community Library 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, United States

Welcome to Dianna's art world. We invite you to view and become acquainted with her work and what it means to her, and further your appreciation for the abstract art that has evolved in tandem with her life.   Not all of her work is abstract, as is also true of other artists. Dianna is an […]

WHAT PRICE A HUMAN: INDIAN CAPTIVES IN NM

Placitas Community Library 453 HWY 165, Placitas, NM, United States

Mr. Robert J. Torrez will share his knowledge of the practice of incorporating Indian Captives into Hispano households in Spanish, Mexican and Territorial-era New Mexico.  He will review the process by which Indian Captives were acquired and how they were valued—ranging from those who were regarded as adopted children to those who were consider chattel […]