News Details (Posted: May 15, 2007):

Tyler Museum of Art Opens Mexican Folk Art Exhibition

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Tyler Museum of Art will open its second major exhibition of the year when Past/Present/Future: Folk Art of Mexico, Selected Works from the Laura and Dan Boeckman Collection of Mexican and Latin American Folk Art opens with a free public reception and preview Friday from 5:30–7:30 p.m. The show, which is being organized by the Tyler Museum of Art and guest curator Stephen Vollmer, will run through January 6, 2008 in the Museum's North Gallery.

The Boeckman Collection is considered one of the nation's premier collections of modern and contemporary Latin American art, according to Kimberley Tomio, TMA director. She said the Museum was honored to be chosen to organize, curate and present the collection to the public. The Dallas couple developed the collection during many trips to various Central and South American locales. While their entire collection consists of more than 700 pieces, Ms. Tomio said only 88 pieces will be shown at one time at the TMA due to limited gallery space. The Museum will rotate certain pieces in and out of the show, so that visitors will see different artwork during the duration of the exhibition. A special bi-lingual gallery guide will be available for exhibition attendees, and artwork labels will be printed in both English and Spanish.

Source: www.tylermuseum.org