JUNE
2000 MUNOZ NEWS
NEW
TAPESTRY COMPLETED
We
just received the latest tapestry by Rie Munoz. Pictured here is Munoz,
dog ‘Muncie’, posing in front of the "Sitka Summer
Music Festival" tapestry. The tapestry was on display briefly
at our gallery before being shipped to the anxious owner who had commissioned
it.
This tapestry
measures 32 �" x 48 �" ( 1 square meter ) and is woven in
Aubusson, France. ‘Sitka Summer Music Festival’ is Rie’s
36th tapestry to date.
Following
is a complete list of Rie Munoz Tapestries:
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Rie Munoz Tapestries
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plate number from
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Portrait of Alaska
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1
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Peaceable Alaska
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161
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2
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The Last Caribou
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116
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3
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Eskimo Berry Pickers
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128
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4
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Northern Lights, Juneau (from s.s. image)
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102
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5
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Off to Summer Camp
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112
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6
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Snow Buntings
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178
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7
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The Kiss (5 made)
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80
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8
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Pushing Home Through Baby Ice
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160
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9
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Crane Legend
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63
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10
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Mermaid Legend
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257
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11
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Creation of Man
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38
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12
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Halibut $1.
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201
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13
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Les Enfants de Kotzebue (The Children of Kotzebue)
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n/a
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14
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Both the Sun and the Moon Belong to Women
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281
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15
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Waiting for the Ferry, Tenakee
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195
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16
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Scary Sea (2 made)
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34
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17
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Iditarod Race Headquarters
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153
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18
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Ark in Alaska (from litho. image)
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277
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19
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Ark in Alaska (from s.s. image)
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198
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20
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Whistling at Northern Lights
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171
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21
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Northern Lights, Juneau (from litho. image)
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316
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22
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Iditarod Racer (from poster image)
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197
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23
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St. Nicholas Church
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186
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24
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Coming Home
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180
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25
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Woman Bear Legend
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210
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26
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Noah
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155
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27
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Fall Colors
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266
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28
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Loading Crab Pots
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274
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29
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Douglas Crab Boat
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110
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30
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Boom Boat
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127
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31
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Sitka Summer Music Festival
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225
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FRYE
ATTENDANCE TRIPLES DURING MUNOZ EXHIBIT
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We were
told that the Frye Art Museum had triple the normal attendance
during the Rie Munoz original watercolor exhibition November
5, 1999 through January 9, 2000! The Frye Museum bookstore
also reported double the normal sales for that time of year.
Crowds packed the museum even during weekdays, normally a
slow time.
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RIE
MUNOZ TALKS ABOUT HER ART 
An art teacher from Lambert, Montana is working on a report with
her Jr. High School class about their favorite artist, Rie Munoz.
After researching Rie through books, magazines and the web, they
e-mailed Munoz and asked her if she was influenced by any artists,
who and why. The following is Rie’s response that we thought
you’d find interesting:
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"An artist is
influenced by everything he/she sees through-out life." 
But as for being influenced
by other artists - Yes, many: Dufy for his lightheartedness
and airy scenes. Chagall who made me realize that anything
is possible and acceptable; fish, lovers goats flying happily
through the sky, a face or person can be any color - red,
green, blue, etc.
A person can have 6 fingers. From Walt
Disney's Mickey Mouse I realized that 4 fingers is okay too. I'm
influenced by the early sculptures of the Canadian Eskimos for
their pure and simple lines. I'm influenced by Alaskan Eskimo
Kiviktoruk for his story-telling skills in his paintings. I'm
influenced by medieval church art and unicorn tapestries. Finally,
I am also influenced by Rufino Tamayo, Ben Shahn, Diego Rivera,
Auguste Rodin, Ludwig Bemelmans, Kathe Kollwitz, Picasso, Matisse
and Rockwell Kent.
Cheers,
Rie Munoz
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