Matter, Margaret

This interview was recorded on March 3rd, 2022 in Tucson, Arizona. It covers the following themes:

b. 1930 

  • Early life in Michigan, move to Tucson in 1956 because of husband’s health condition. Attending the University of New Mexico in the late 1940s/early 1950s. First impressions of Tucson, renting a house east of the city. 

  • Downtown Tucson and the mid-1950s business landscape. Impressions of Southwest and Mexican culture. 

  • Skiing on Mt. Lemmon and the Saguaro Ski Club.  

  • Studying ceramics at the UA with Maurice Grossman. 

  • Taking photos of an area targeted for urban renewal in 1964, especially Snob Hollow. 

  • Move to Douglas in 1972. Husband’s employment at Phelps Dodge. 

  • Move to Johannesburg, South Africa in the mid-1970s. Buying art. 

  • Starting an African art store in Tucson. 

Aengus Anderson