It’s just amazing, these people, the love we felt from them – and acceptance, they made things happen when we were at such a loss. People were willing to help him without ever meeting him.

Anita Rodriguez

Anita Rodriguez (born 1941) is an American artist and painter. Her work incorporates Native American ceremonialism, Mexican mysticism and Hispanic folk art as well as the Penitente art of New Mexico, Native American dances and ceremonies, and Catholic traditions. She has a work in the collection of the New Mexico Capitol Art Collection, Eteljorg Museum in Indianapolis, the Albuquerque Museum of Art and the Harwood Museum of Art in Taos. She is also an enjarrada, a specialist in traditional adobe construction, and has won awards for her work.

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