Anne Gartner: Retired Navy Nurse, Geologist, & Western Art Patron - Epi. 247, Host Dr. Mark Sublette

This podcast was particularly interesting and fun for me because
I knew the person that I did it with pretty darn well. I've known
Anne Gartner and her husband, Jeffrey, for almost 20 years.
They're, wonderful collectors, and I wanted to talk art, which of
course this is what this podcast is all about, but also the fact
that she was in the military.

Anne was a Navy nurse in Vietnam on one of the ships out of
Danang. As many people have heard, there's a constant thread
throughout a lot of my episodes, and that thread is the war in
Vietnam.  I think it was a monumental event for so many in
our generation and the ramifications can still be seen to this
day.

You can hear it in Anne's voice at certain points throughout the
podcast. The resurgence of thought regarding some of the things
that happened brings her to tears. It was a difficult experience,
but one that also shaped the woman she is today. Anne ends up
serving in the military for almost 40 years and ends up as a
captain in the Navy (and that was just one of her careers).

We also talk a lot about art and how one can become part of the
culture. A culture of people that are very interested in art, and
her case, Western and Native Arts. Anne and her husband Jeffrey
took participating in the arts very seriously and it has evolved
into them having an excellent collection and also fostering the
preservation and education of art throughout their community.
Anyhow, Anne was a wonderful guest and I think you will enjoy her
story as much as I did.