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Ward's wife wrote, "For Ross Ward, creating was like breathing—a natural and necessary expression of who he was. Using his remarkable stamina and natural abilities, every drawing, painting, carving, and sculpture reflects his creative energy captured in the moment – a snapshot of an electric, forward-flowing, artistic genius."[1]
Further reading[edit]
Ward, Carla (2020). The Tinker of Tinkertown: The Life and Art of Ross Ward. Sandia Park, New Mexico: Tinkertown Museum. ISBN 9780979312489.
Ward was a self taught artist who began his career decorating store windows in Aberdeen, South Dakota at the age of 12. He went on to become a painter at the Horseless Carriage Museum in Rapid City, South Dakota. He traveled around, painting circus signs, restaurant signs and merry-go-rounds. He settled in New Mexico in 1968, and began wood carving. He originally displayed his carvings at the New Mexico State Fair. He began building Tinkertown in 1981. He was diagnosed with Alzheimers disease at age 57 and died at age 62, after spending the last 14 months of his life in a nursing home.[3]
As of 2020,[update] over 700,000 people had visited Tinkertown.[3]
- ^ Parra, Rosella (November 21, 2023). "Ross Ward: The Mastermind Behind Tinkertown Museum". ArtRKL. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ Dunlap, Terry (2018). "Tinkertown Museum". Highways-Byways. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
Included in the museum is a 35 foot sailboat named the Theodora R, built in England in 1936. The boat was eventually purchased by Fritz Damler of Albuquerque, NM. Fritz and his wife, Mari Anderson, started an around the world voyage on Feb 22, 1982, which was to last 10 years. The Theodora R now has a permanent home at Tinkertown.
- ^ a b Roberts, Kathaleen (August 23, 2020). "A legacy of creativity: Book tells the story of the life and art of Tinkertown's Ross Ward". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ Conde, Clarke (July 30, 2020). "Art Magnified: The Tinker Of Tinkertown: The Life And Art Of Ross Ward". Weekly Alibi. Albuquerque. Retrieved January 30, 2024.