Anne Gartner: Retired Navy Nurse, Geologist, & Western Art Patron - Epi. 247, Host Dr. Mark Sublette

Art Dealer Diaries Podcast

This podcast was particularly interesting and fun for me because I knew the person that I did it with pretty darn well. I've known Anne Gartner and her husband, Jeffrey, for almost 20 years. They're, wonderful collectors, and I wanted to talk art, which of course this is what this podcast is all about, but also the fact that she was in the military.
Anne was a Navy nurse in Vietnam on one of the ships out of Danang. As many people have heard, there's a constant thread throughout a lot of my episodes, and that thread is the war in Vietnam. I think it was a monumental event for so many in our generation and the ramifications can still be seen to this day.
You can hear it in Anne's voice at certain points throughout the podcast. The resurgence of thought regarding some of the things that happened brings her to tears. It was a difficult experience, but one that also shaped the woman she is today. Anne ends up serving in the military for almost 40 years and ends up as a captain in the Navy (and that was just one of her careers).
We also talk a lot about art and how one can become part of the culture. A culture of people that are very interested in art, and her case, Western and Native Arts. Anne and her husband Jeffrey took participating in the arts very seriously and it has evolved into them having an excellent collection and also fostering the preservation and education of art throughout their community. Anyhow, Anne was a wonderful guest and I think you will enjoy her story as much as I did.