A Gathering of Voices: Folk Art from the Judith Espinar and Tom Dillenberg Collection
Museum of International Folk Art
Dec 16, 2018 through Sep 8, 2019


A Gathering of Voices: Folk Art from the Judith Espinar and Tom Dillenberg Collection

The unique installation of A Gathering of Voices reflects how Espinar has lived with folk art, animating the objects through groupings that guide the viewer to cross-cultural comparisons of certain motifs, forms, or techniques. These “inhabited spaces” are re-created in the gallery, along with deeper investigations of individual artists, their workshops, or the traditions they keep alive.

Judith Espinar was one of the cofounders of the International Folk Art Market, which was established in 2004 and is today the largest event of its kind focused on the work of master folk artists. She previously worked in the fashion industry in New York for more than 30 years, before moving to Santa Fe, where she owned and operated the longtime Santa Fe ceramic store The Clay Angel.

Photo: Addison Doty


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2- MOIFA_Espinar_01: Fireplace display in the home of Judith Espinar
2-MOIFA_Espinar_08: View of kitchen, home of Judith Espinar. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_07: View of living room 2, home of Judith Espinar. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_06: View of living room, home of Judith Espinar. Photo: Addison Doty
2MOIFA_Espinar_05: New Mexico and Mexican santos, including James Córdova, Frank L. Garcia, Anita Romero Jones and Felix López.
2- MOIFA_Espinar_04: African ceramics, featuring Reinata Sadimba (Mozambique) and Jabulile Nala (South Africa). Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_03: “The Ladies,” grouping of ceramic figurative candlesticks and pitchers from Sicily, Peru and France.
2- MOIFA_Espinar_02: Home “altar” in the home of Judith Espinar,
2-MOIFA_Espinar_09: Face jar, Giacomo Lo Bianco (Sicily), 1993-94, ceramic. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_09detail: Detail of face jar, Giacomo Lo Bianco (Sicily), 1993-94, ceramic. Photo: Addison Doty
2- MOIFA_Espinar_10: Jar, Jesús Alvarez Ramírez (Mexico), 2007-08, ceramic. Photo: Addison Doty
2- MOIFA_Espinar_10detailA: Detail of jar, Jesús Alvarez Ramírez (Mexico), 2007-08, ceramic. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_11: Serpientes (Serpents), Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexico), 1987–1988, ceramic. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_12: Coptic cross (Ethiopia), 19th century, metal. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_13: Openwork jar with lid, Tito Family (Spain), 1990s, ceramic. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_14: Jobbanas (soup tureens) (Morocco), 19th century, ceramic. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_15: Jobbana (soup tureen) (Morocco), 19th century, ceramic. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_16: Detail of bowl, Jorge Guevara, Talavera la Trinidad (Mexico), late 1990s, ceramic. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_18: San Francisco de Paula retablo (Mexico), 19th century, metal, glass, paint. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_19: Nuestra Señora del Rosario, James M. Córdova (New Mexico), 1998, wood, paint, metal, glass beads. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_20: Details of bowl (Japan), late 1980s, and jar (Ecuador), early 20th century, ceramic. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_21: Detail of figurative candle holder, Alessi Ceramiche (Sicily), 2002-03, ceramic. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_22: Detail of bowl (Morocco), 19th century, ceramic. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_23: Detail of bowl, Alisher Narzullaev Ibadullaevich (Uzbekistan), 2004, ceramic. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_16: Detail of bowl, Jorge Guevara, Talavera la Trinidad (Mexico), late 1990s, ceramic. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_24: Plate (Mexico), 1970s, ceramic. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_25: Bowl (Japan), late 1980s, ceramic. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_26: Plate (Spain or Portugal), early 2000s, ceramic. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_27: Plate, François and Sylvie Fresnais, Poterie de Sampigny (France), 1997, ceramic. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_28: Bowl, Gorky González (Mexico), 1980s, ceramic. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_29: Plate, Fermín Contreras, Talavera La Corona (Mexico), early 1990s, ceramic. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_30: Plate, Fermín Contreras, Talavera La Corona (Mexico), early 1990s, ceramic. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_31: Plate (Morocco), 1980s, ceramic. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_32: Plate (Morocco), 1980s, ceramic. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_33: Plate, Noble (Spain), late 1990s, ceramic. Photo: Addison Doty
2-MOIFA_Espinar_34: Bowl, Pedro de la Cal (Spain), mid-1990s, ceramic. Photo: Addison Doty


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