Why Tom Lea? with Adair Margo

SHAPE Shorts Podcast

English - April 17, 2023 09:00 - 37 minutes - 27.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Education Science education science teacher art college consulting educator educators humanities philosophy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: Discussion with Author and Art Historian Dr. Henry Sayre

Next Episode: When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time

Today Tony and Stew have a very special guest, Adair Margo, the leader in the creation of the Tom Lea Institute. When Tony went to the recent HERA (Humanities Education Research Association) conference in El Paso, Adair gave a remarkable talk about an artist he hadn't heard of, Tom Lea. So Tony and Stew are so pleased to have Adair Margo here to talk about the life and art of Tom Lea.

What you'll hear in this episode:

[1:00] Introducing Adair Margo and Tom Lea.

[2:50] Tom Lea's background as a muralist.

[6:45] Tom Lea’s World War 2 drawings.

[15:00] What about New Mexico? What about the trail?

[17:30] Tom Lea’s centennial.

[24:50] Did Lea ever make it to Arizona? Did he have anything to do with Tucson?

* Find out more about Tom Lea and the Institute: https://www.tomlea.com/about-us

* Now offering workshops! Learn more at https://www.shapeshiftedu.com

* Don't forget to leave a 5-star rating and written review!