Allan Houser: Tradition to Abstraction

November 21, 2009 - May 30, 2010
Allan Houser: Tradition to Abstraction

The Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix, Arizona will present an exhibition of 18 life-size and monumental works which will open to the public on Novmber 21, 2009 and be on display through May 30, 2010. The Desert Botanical Garden hosts one of the world’s finest collections of desert plants and is the only of 44 botanical gardens in the US accredited by the American Association of Museums. Home to 139 rare, threatened and endangered plant species from around the world,this one-of-a-kind museum showcases 50 acres of beautiful outdoor exhibits.

Included in the exhibition are many of Allan Houser's most important monumental works spanning his explorations in both narrtive and non-objective forms. Included are "Spirit of the Wind", "Anasazi", "When Friends Meet", "Cerrillos", "Homeward Bound", "Spirit of the Mountains", "Watercarrier", and "Migration". Also exhibited are "Abstract Crown Dancer I", "Corngrinder", "Warm Springs Apache Man", "This Was Our Home", "Spirit House" , and "Mountain Echoes". Rounding out the exhibtion are "Options", "Dialogue, and "Embrace".