Jo Mora Trust Collection Curator: Peter Herbert Hiller

Partial list background info:

• Curator: "From the Archives of Jo Mora", Monterey Maritime and History Museum. Monterey, CA. February-June 2009.

• Curator: "Jo Mora on the California Mission Trail", Carmel Heritage Society, Carmel, CA. May 15 to July 2, 2008.

• Curator: "The California Mission Art of Jo Mora", Carmel Mission, Carmel, CA. June 23, 2006 to December 31, 2006. (Extended to March 2007).

• Guest Curator: "From the Studio: Jo Mora", Monterey History and Art Association, Monterey, CA. 2003; "Jo Mora: From Pencil to Publication", National Steinbeck Center, Salinas, CA. 2003; "Jo Mora: Artist and Writer," Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, CA. 1998.

• Published writings in:
  • "A Legacy of Love", Pebble Beach Magazine, June 2009-2010.
  • "The Buccaneer World of Jo Mora", Pirates Magazine Vol. 4 Issue 2 #10, 2009.
  • "A Mission from God", The History Channel Magazine, April 2009.
  • "When I Get Wound Up Writing I'm a Bad Article to Squelch" The Written Words of Jo Mora", 44 page monograph, Winter 2008.
  • "When a Building Speaks", Monterey County Magazine, Winter 2008.
  • "Yosemite Reveals the Artistry and Humor of Jo Mora", Yosemite Association Journal, Winter 2008.
  • "San Francisco's Art in Public Places", California Tour and Travel, Spring 2005.
  • "Discovering San Francisco", California Tour and Travel, Spring 2004.
• Lectures & Workshops:
  • Reading Chippie De Munk by Jo Mora, Kids Club, National Steinbeck Center. Salinas, CA. November 2009.
  • "Jo Mora on the Monterey Peninsula and Beyond" lecture, Carmel Valley Voices. Carmel, CA. November 2009.
  • Reading Chippie De Munk by Jo Mora, My Museum. Monterey, CA. September 2009.
  • "Jo Mora Depicts Will Rogers", rededication of the Will Rogers Dioramas, Will Rogers Memorial Museum. Claremore, OK. June 2009.
  • "Discovering the New Deal" walking tour, National Steinbeck Center. Salinas, CA. April, 2009.
  • "The Written Words of Jo Mora", authors talk, Wave Street Studio. Monterey, CA. March 2009.
  • "The Local Treasures of Jo Mora" lecture, Alliance of the Monterey Area Preservationists. Carmel, CA. March 2009.
  • "About Jo Mora" lecture, Carmel Rotary. Carmel, CA. March 2009.
  • "About Jo Mora" lecture, Pacific Grove Rotary. Pebble Beach, CA. February 2009.
  • "Jo Mora on the California Mission Trail" presentation, California Mission Studies Association 26th Annual Conference. Carmel, CA. February 2009.
  • "The Written Words of Jo Mora" lecture, National Steinbeck Center. Salinas, CA. March 2009, Harrison Memorial Library 2009 Local History Lecture Series. Carmel, CA. January 2009.
  • "Jo Mora and the Monterey County Courthouse Building" lecture. Salinas Women's Club, National Steinbeck Center, Salinas, CA. November 2008.
  • "Jo Mora on the California Mission Trail" lecture, Carmel Heritage Society. Carmel, CA. May 2008.
  • "About the Jo Mora Collection" lecture, Monterey Maritime and History Museum. April 2008.
  • "The Jo Mora Art Road Show" lecture/tour, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, California State University Monterey Bay. March 2008.
  • "The Story of Jo Mora" lecture, Santa Lucia Preserve. Carmel, CA. August, 2007
  • "Jo Mora in San Francisco" lecture, San Francisco City Guides, San Francisco, CA. July 2007

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