New Mexico Masterpieces; Interview with Dean Porter Part 1

KNME-TV (Television station : Albuquerque, N.M.)

This is raw footage for the documentary New Mexico Masterpieces. _02 Dean Porter discusses William Victor Higgins's Winter Funeral in this raw footage. The discussion speaks about Winter Funeral's importance on Higgins's career, New Mexico, and the art world. Porter touches on the life experiences that happened in Higgins's life that led him to paint this masterpiece and the viewer's emotions with looking at the painting. _03 Porter continues his conversation and discusses artists and Taos. Taos was a refuge to many artists, and Higgins was one of these artists. Higgins was also very in tune with nature, and this connection appears in his artwork repeatedly. _04 Higgins had a particular approach to his work. Porter discusses his processes and the methods he used. As well as the remorse Higgins felt after the death of his mother. Porter also discusses parallels in his life that he shares with Higgins.