Andrew Walker: Executive Director, Amon Carter Museum (Part One) - Epi. 229, Host Dr. Mark Sublette

Art Dealer Diaries Podcast

I had Andrew Walker on today and he's the Executive Director of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. Andrew was kind enough to fly out to Tucson to do this in person at my studio and wow, it was really worth it for me and I think for him as well. Also, the podcast went for 2 whole hours so we're going to make this into a two-part podcast.
The thing that's unique about this podcast is that we really got into what it means to be a museum. The things that you have to look out for in the future and how things are changing, both culturally and from the way you collect. It seems to me that the Amon Carter is really on top of this and doing some amazing exhibitions. They've got one that focuses on indigenous photography, as well as how they approach the way that they see their community in Fort Worth, but also as a national kind of exhibit, a museum that really sets itself apart from others. One of the things that I didn't know is they have probably (if not close to) the largest collection of photography in the country right up there with Getty, maybe more than Getty.
So that kind of thing comes out when you get the chance to spend time and really understand what an institution does and more importantly, what I'm interested in is how Andrew got there and why, and his role as an executive director of a major Western museum. Just how do you get that right? How do you end up in that position?
Andrew has a unique and interesting story, as so many of the people that I get the opportunity to talk to have. Andrew didn't disappoint. Andrew Walker part one on Art Dealer Diaries Podcast.