Books

"Saving the Ortega Papers and Two Hundred Years of Chimayó History," a chapter in Cultural Convergence in New Mexico: Honoring William Wroth, in press, Museum of New Mexico Press, 2021.

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¡Órale! Lowrider: Custom Made in New Mexico (with Kate Ware and Daniel Kosharek), Museum of New Mexico Press, 2016, ISBN# 978-0890136171.

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Chasing Dichos Through Chimayó, University of New Mexico Press, 2014, ISBN# 978-0-8263-5523-2

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Valles Caldera: A Vision for New Mexico’s National Preserve, by William deBuys and Don J. Usner, Museum of New Mexico Press, 2006, ISBN # 0890134936

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Sabino’s Map: Life in Chimayó’s Old Plaza, Museum of New Mexico Press, 1995, ISBN # 0890132895 (cloth), 0890132909 (pbk.).

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Benigna’s Chimayó: Cuentos from the Old Plaza, Museum of New Mexico Press, 2001, ISBN # 0890133816 (cloth), 0890133824 (pbk.).

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New Mexico Route 66 On Tour: Legendary Architecture from Glenrio to Gallup, Museum of New Mexico Press, 2001, ISBN # 0890133867.

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The Natural History of Big Sur, University of California Press, Los Angeles (1993), ISBN# 9780520205109 (cloth); 0520205103 (pbk.)

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Other Recent Publications

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"The Feather and the Cellphone" — an excerpt from "Valles Caldera: A New Vision for New Mexico’s National Preserve," New Mexico Magazine, February 2022.

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“Hispano Plazas: A Perspective from a Chimayó Expatriate,” in The Plazas of New Mexico. San Antonio: Trinity University Press, 2011.

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“White Space,” story and photos, New Mexico Magazine, January 2011.

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“Saving History: Ortega Papers Trace Family’s Three Hundred Years in Chimayó,” June 2010, El Palacio.

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New Mexico Treasures 2022 Engagement Calendar (editor), Museum of New Mexico Press, November 2021.

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“Raising New Mexico,” twenty-four photos and a story in the annual magazine of Searchlight New Mexico, a nonprofit journalism organization in Santa Fe, New Mexico, December 2018.

 

"Dichos: Guideposts for Good Character," Land, Water, People Time, July 2018.

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“Machine Dreams: A Low, Slow Journey from Pachuco to Priceless,” El Palacio, Summer 2016

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“Lowriders Riding High,” New Mexico magazine, July 2016

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“Dropping Out and Tuning In,” New Mexico magazine, November 2015

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“The Long and Winding Ditch,” Bienvenidos, 2014

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“On the Mary and Joseph Trail,” New Mexico magazine, December 2014

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“Finding the Right Words,” New Mexico magazine, January 2014

“Chimayó,” (a photo essay in the photography journal Lenswork)

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“Postcard from New Mexico,” in “Photo Booth” (an online blog of the New Yorker, July 16, 2012);

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“Lowriders Cruising El Norte,” Bienvenidos, Summer 2012.

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“Don Victor Ortega: A Chimayó Patrón Goes to the Constitutional Convention,” El Palacio, Spring 2012.

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"Our Lives Now: A Photographic Journal of Life During the Pandemic, prints on exhibit at El Zaguan gallery at the Historic Santa Fe Foundation, September 3-24, 2021. (https://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/art/the-pervasive-influence-of-a-global-pandemic-don-usner-and-our-lives-now/article_ff3224be-05d4-11ec-9731-8f9f9fb83cac.html)

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“Portraits of Chimayosos,” from the Chimayó Museum Collection, 20 prints on exhibit at El Zaguan gallery at the Historic Santa Fe Foundation, May 17-June 30, 2018.

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“Con Cariño: Artists Inspired by Lowriders” – fourteen prints in the exhibit at the New Mexico Museum of Art,  May 21, 2016 – Oct 10, 2016

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“Lowriders, Hoppers, and Hot Rods: Car Culture of Northern New Mexico,” – fourteen prints in the exhibit at the New Mexico History Museum, May 1, 2016 through March 5, 2017.

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“Chimayó: A Pilgrimage through Two Centuries,” five prints in the exhibit at the Museum of Spanish Colonial Arts, through April 2017.

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“Chimayó Lowriders,” 17 prints on display at the Chimayó History Museum through October 2017.

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“Los Chimayosos: Portrait of a Community: – Photographs by Don Usner at the Chimayó Museum, May 2014.

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“Contemplative Landscape,” four pieces in the exhibit at the New Mexico History Museum, October 23, 2011 through December 30, 2012

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“The Faces of Lannan: Fifteen Years of Literary Events in Santa Fe,” Lannan Foundation Gallery, Santa Fe, 2012

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“A Chimayó Pilgrimage: Photographs by Don J. Usner,” Photography Exhibit, School for Advanced Research, Santa Fe, 2011.

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“Big Sur Revisited: Photos by Don J. Usner,” a retrospective show of photographs at the Henry Miller Library, Big Sur, 2009.

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“Faces of the Santa Fe Youth Commission,” photographs of programs sponsored by the Santa Fe Youth Commission, City Hall, Santa Fe, 2009.

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“Fine Arts for Children and Teens in Santa Fe,” photographs of the Fine Arts for Children and Teens program, Verve Gallery, Santa Fe, 2009

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“Valles Caldera,” Randall Davey National Audubon Center, Santa Fe, 2006.

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“Reverence: Photographs of the Valles Caldera,” New Mexico Museum of Natural History, Albuquerque, 2004.