Treasure
Hunt: Highlights of the Conquistador Collection
First one in your group to conquer the assignment WINS!
FIND:
- A
Four-foot embossed copper plate depicting Columbus' landing.
Early curators paid homage to this masterpiece by smoking the peace pipe
of sacred tobacco and using the plate as an enormous ashtray.
- "Pizarro
on Ass," a limited edition foam conquistador on his favorite beast.
- "Paint-by-number
Conquistador." The five and dime stocked bas reliefs of these Spanish
knights, and this unfinished Cortez got the best of the unknown artist.
- "DeSoto
Ads." As the "car for conquistadors," the DeSoto teamed
up with the other Spanish-themed autos: El Dorado, the Cortez camper, Coronado,
El Camino, etc.
- "Man
with the Golden Helmet" by Rembrandt in five versions from a fuzzy
black velvet to a Conquistador Clock
- "Bloody
Cubist Matador" Attributed to Picasso (under a pseudonym) as "Guernica
2: Send in the Picadors"
- "Graduating
Class." The five-headed foam bas relief is the centerpiece of the
museum, weighs only five pounds, and is non-biodegradable, ever.
- "Black
Velvet Matadors," by Ascona, enhanced by a black light for maximum
psychedelia.
(The
Highlights Treasure Hunt is a K-12 activity
funded by the National Re-Education Association -- NRA)
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