Joan Russell Zuhl
November 19, 1925 — February 14, 2016
Joan Russell Zuhl, 90, passed away on February 14, 2016 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on November 19, 1925 to Charles D. Russell and Barbara Barnet Russell. She attended Sarah Lawrence College and furthered her training in art at the Art Students League in New York City, studying under renown artists including Robert Beverly Hale and Marshall Gl...
Joan Russell Zuhl, 90, passed away on February 14, 2016 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on November 19, 1925 to Charles D. Russell and Barbara Barnet Russell. She attended Sarah Lawrence College and furthered her training in art at the Art Students League in New York City, studying under renown artists including Robert Beverly Hale and Marshall Glasier. Joan was an avid tennis player as a young woman and an accomplished painter as an adult. A collection of her paintings are on permanent display in the Zuhl Library at New Mexico State University. She participated in numerous art exhibitions, and won the Abstract Art Prize: Hunter Park Artists, 20th Annual Art Exhibit in New York. Joan married Herbert A. Zuhl in 1968. She acquired Herbert's passion for collecting petrified wood, minerals and fossils. The couple established a Manhattan showroom for their treasures and sold to collectors and interior designers around the world. In 1998, Joan and Herbert settled in Las Cruces. Here they established, in conjunction with New Mexico State University, the " Zuhl Museum -- Home of the Zuhl Collection". They also contributed specimens for display at the "New Library" and at Gardner Hall on the University campus. On June 16, 2000 the University renamed the "New Library" to "The Zuhl Library" in recognition of the Zuhl's contribution to the University. The University also awarded Joan and Herbert honorary Doctor of Letters in 2011. Joan w...
Joan Russell Zuhl, 90, passed away on February 14, 2016 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on November 19, 1925 to Charles D. Russell and Barbara Barnet Russell. She attended Sarah Lawrence College and furthered her training in art at the Art Students League in New York City, studying under renown artists including Robert Beverly Hale and Marshall Glasier. Joan was an avid tennis player as a young woman and an accomplished painter as an adult. A collection of her paintings are on permanent display in the Zuhl Library at New Mexico State University. She participated in numerous art exhibitions, and won the Abstract Art Prize: Hunter Park Artists, 20th Annual Art Exhibit in New York. Joan married Herbert A. Zuhl in 1968. She acquired Herbert's passion for collecting petrified wood, minerals and fossils. The couple established a Manhattan showroom for their treasures and sold to collectors and interior designers around the world. In 1998, Joan and Herbert settled in Las Cruces. Here they established, in conjunction with New Mexico State University, the " Zuhl Museum -- Home of the Zuhl Collection". They also contributed specimens for display at the "New Library" and at Gardner Hall on the University campus. On June 16, 2000 the University renamed the "New Library" to "The Zuhl Library" in recognition of the Zuhl's contribution to the University. The University also awarded Joan and Herbert honorary Doctor of Letters in 2011. Joan was preceded in death by her parents Charles and Barbara Russell and her brother, David Russell. She is survived by her husband, Herbert A. Zuhl. Also survived by: Cousins Anne Alison Barnet of Boston, MA; Robert A. "Bobby" Barnet of Laurel, MD; Christopher D. Barnet of Greenbelt, MD; Jeffrey M. Barnet of Las Cruces; Suzanne Barnet and Karen Barnet Woicekowski of Wilmington, DE; Barbara McRae of Chico, CA and Joan Mister of New York City. Also survived by: Esther Bartels of Dowagiac ,MI; Sandy Zuhl of Vancouver, WA; and Robert (Margery) Zuhl of Battle Creek, MI. Nieces and Nephews: Karen, Sharon, Larry, Michael, Diane, Nancy, Fritz, Joanne, Mark, Norman and Dena; along with Grand and Great Grand Nieces and Nephews. Joan's sparkle, enthusiasm and sense of humor will be greatly missed by her family and friends. In lieu of flowers please make donations to Mesilla Valley Hospice/La Posada, Las Cruces, NM. Visitation will be on Thursday February 18, 2016 at Getz Funeral Home from 9 am to 10:30 am with a memorial service to begin at 10:30 am. PDF Printable Version
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