BARRY M. GOLDWATER the ARIZONA HIGHWAYS COLLECTION December 2018
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SPECIAL COLLECTOR’S ISSUE DECEMBER 2018 ESCAPE • EXPLORE • EXPERIENCE PHOTOGRAPHS BY BARRY M. GOLDWATER THE ARIZONA HIGHWAYS COLLECTION December 2018 Editor’s Note: Throughout this issue, you’ll notice that we refer to our subject as “Barry,” instead of “Mr. Goldwa- ter.” That decision wasn’t made out of disrespect. In fact, our instinct was to use the more formal style. However, when I asked his family what his preference would be, they were unequivocal: Barry! So, with all due respect, we’ve acquiesced and kept it casual. 2 EDITOR’S LETTER 4 BARRY GOLDWATER Although Barry Goldwater is best known nationally as a longtime senator and one- time presidential candidate, his love of poli- tics may have been surpassed by his passion for photography. He spent a lifetime carry- ing around a camera, and his favorite sub- jects were the ancient cultures of Arizona and the state’s unparalleled landscapes. By Matt Jaffe 16 THE ROYAL PRINTS Barry Goldwater was an associate member of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, and he often signed his prints with that credential. We know this because we Williams, Arizona has something for everyone. have some of those prints in our vault — yes, we have a vault. Plan a visit and see why visitors have fallen in love with Williams. By Robert Stieve ROUTE 66 HIKING RODEOS WILDLIFE 22 PHOTOGRAPHS BY BARRY M. GOLDWATER ExperienceWilliams.com (928) 635-4061 The Arizona Highways Collection. • A Portfolio Edited by Robert Stieve GET MORE ONLINE and Alison Goldwater Ross www.arizonahighways.com 92 THE BARRY & PEGGY GOLDWATER /azhighways FOUNDATION @arizonahighways By Robert Stieve “Dad had an eye for the odd and the peculiar,” Michael Goldwater says, “primarily 94 A PASSION AND A PURPOSE makeshift man-made edifices cast starkly against the natural landscape.” This image By Anna Goldwater Alexander was made near Goulding’s Trading Post in Monument Valley. FRONT COVER: “I like landscapes,” Barry Goldwater said. “This is of the Grand Canyon 96 THE LAST PAGE in the wintertime, and the Canyon is a very photogenic place. You can disobey all of the rules of photography up there and get away with it, like taking pictures before the sun comes up and after the sun goes down.” This photograph is titled Canyon Snow. Coincidentally, exactly 50 years ago this month, a color version of this image was featured on our December 1968 cover. BACK COVER: Barry Goldwater “was a maverick before that term came into political vogue,” Matt Jaffe writes in Barry Goldwater. “He lived the authentic Western life of self-reliance and rugged adventure that Ronald Reagan mostly played on screen.” www.arizonahighways.com 1 editor’s LETTER most famous photograph we’ve ever published. photos to choose from. Too many. As I got closer, I realized that it was “It was a cold, raw winter day deep on the Ultimately, we had to expand the Senator Goldwater. I rolled down the Navajo Reservation when Barry Goldwater took issue to 100 pages. And even then, car window and he said, ‘You’ve come DECEMBER 2018 VOL. 94 NO. 12 the picture we use on our cover,” Raymond Carl- narrowing it down was a challenge. for the pictures?’ I told him yes, and son wrote in his column, 72 years ago this month. So was writing the captions. then I asked what was wrong with the 800-543-5432 “The snow clouds were low over Navajo Mountain Although Barry created an elabo- cactus. He looked over at the saguaro www.arizonahighways.com and the little Navajo girls, watching their sheep, rate filing system, indexed by subject, and said, ‘Oh, I don’t think these GIFT SHOP: 602-712-2200 were wrapped in their blankets against the wind. he could be stingy with details. And, damn things like us very much!’ Then The whole scene is real and simple.” sometimes, he’d give multiple names he added, ‘Go up to the house and PUBLISHER Kelly J. Mero EDITOR Robert Stieve Turns out, that issue — with Barry’s now- to the same image. Where the infor- get some iced tea; I’ll be there in a few MANAGING EDITOR Kelly Vaughn I MET ALISON ON A SATURDAY legendary image on the front cover — marked the mation was thin or confusing or non- minutes.’ Over the years, I was lucky ASSOCIATE EDITOR Noah Austin morning. At a parade. We were introduced by first time in history that a nationally circulated existent, we relied on commentary enough to make a number of trips to EDITORIAL a mutual friend, one of the few hippies in Old consumer magazine was published in all color, from other photographers, including his house to get photographs. I always ADMINISTRATOR Nikki Kimbel Town Scottsdale. Like most parades, Parada del from cover to cover. In the annals of magazine Ansel Adams, who, like our subject, looked forward to hearing him talk PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Jeff Kida Sol is loud. It’s hardly a place to hatch a plan, publishing, that’s significant, but to Barry, it was was a longtime contributor to Arizona about the specific images that he was CREATIVE DIRECTOR Barbara Glynn Denney but that’s where this began. This issue. This col- something more. Highways. sending back to the magazine.” ART DIRECTOR Keith Whitney laboration. This attempt to rescue valuable artifacts. “The great thing about photography,” he wrote, “Senator Goldwater’s deep involve- In all, we’ve published hundreds MAP DESIGNER Kevin Kibsey Despite the commotion, Alison pulled me aside and started talking — “is that through it, I was able to enjoy my state as ment in the affairs of the world and of Barry’s photographs, the best of PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Michael Bianchi 2,600-pound Percherons, hell-bent tuba players and varsity cheerleaders are it was growing up, and capture some of it on film at the summit of political activity which will be on display from Jan- DIRECTOR OF SALES no match for Alison Goldwater Ross. She needed help. so other people could have a chance to see it as I have undoubtedly limited the time uary 6 through June 23 at Western AND MARKETING Karen Farugia “I’m trying to preserve my grandfather’s archive,” she said. “There are knew it. To photograph and record Arizona and and effort he could expend on his Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the WEBMASTER Victoria J. Snow thousands of negatives and transparencies. And they’re disintegrating. Film its people, particularly its early settlers, was a photography,” Mr. Adams wrote. West. The exhibition, Photographs CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Nicole Bowman deteriorates. Did you know that? If we don’t do something, all of that history project to which I could willingly devote my life, “The important thing is that he made by Barry M. Goldwater: The Arizona DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Matthew Bailey will be lost.” photographs of historical and inter- , is another one OPERATIONS/ so that I could leave behind an indexed library of Highways Collection IT MANAGER Cindy Bormanis She spoke with a sense of urgency. Like Paul Revere that night in Bos- negatives and prints.” pretive significance, and for this we of the ideas that Alison and I talked ton. I don’t think she ever came right out and asked for help, but she didn’t When you do the math, there are more than should be truly grateful. We some- about during the parade. CORPORATE OR have to. I’d been looking for something like this for a while. Something that 15,000 slides and transparencies in his archive, times forget that Art, in any form, is It was an idea that took off, and TRADE SALES 602-712-2018 might transcend the pages of the magazine. When she finally took a breath, along with 25 miles of motion picture film. As a communication. Barry Goldwater now, so many months later, Arizona SPONSORSHIP SALES I shared my vision. And then we started brainstorming — right there on the he’d requested, many of his images are housed at has communicated his vision of the Highways is proud to be partnering REPRESENTATION On Media Publications Deidra Viberg corner of Main Street and Brown Avenue. Two years later, the firstborn of the Center for Creative Photography at the Uni- Southwest, and he deserves high with the Barry & Peggy Goldwater 602-323-9701 that collaboration has arrived. versity of Arizona, the Hayden Library at Arizona accolades for his desire to tell us Foundation on this important show, a For more than 80 years, we’ve presented our December issue as an excla- what he feels and believes about his show that wouldn’t be possible with- State University and the Heard Museum in Phoe- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR [email protected] mation point on the calendar year. “A Celebration of the Season.” “A Postcard nix. The rest are with the Barry & Peggy Goldwa- beloved land.” out the generous support of Salt River 2039 W. Lewis Avenue to the World.” Every year we try to make it something special, and 2018 is no ter Foundation, the nonprofit formed by Alison We also reached out to some of Project. SRP has a long history of sup- Phoenix, AZ 85009 exception. This time around, we’re featuring the photography of Barry Gold- Goldwater to preserve her grandfather’s legacy. our current contributors. The names porting arts and culture in Arizona, water. Although he’s best known nationally as a public servant, a man who Unfortunately, all of his images are in need of are names you’ll recognize: David and this exhibition is another one of GOVERNOR Douglas A.