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

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.