Mar 4 1909 - Feb 6, 1989

From Randy Pijoan, grandson:

Q.  If your studio was on fire, what one thing would you take?

A.  My grandfather’s easel. The brief story on my grandfather, Michael Pijoan, is that he was a doctor for the people and pueblos around Española, NM. He made house calls throughout the San Luis Valley and to Taos and Ghost Ranch. He was Georgia O’Keeffe’s doctor, and she would also ask him if he could care for the medical needs of her pets and animals. He was also a founding member of an artists’ group that included Peter Hurd, Gustave Baumann, and his best friend, Randall Davey, whom I’m named after. My grandfather got me painting seriously when I was just 5 years old, and he continued to coach me off and on throughout my childhood.