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Joseph Henry Sharp (September 27, 1859 – August 29, 1953) was an American painter and a founding member of the Taos Society of Artists, of which he is considered the "Spiritual Father". [1] Sharp was one of the earliest European-American artists to visit Taos, New Mexico, which he saw in 1893 with artist John Hauser. [2]
Over the course of his career, Ray worked in a wide variety of media. In 1968, Ray's work was described by Robert A. Ewing, former curator of Fine Arts Museum of Santa Fe, New Mexico in the following words: "There is in his work the magic of a court jeweler working with materials of our time.
Dorothy Brett and her sister had extremely sheltered childhoods. Their father, Reginald Baliol Brett (from 1899 Viscount Esher), was a Liberal Party politician who became influential at the court of Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle, where the girls attended dancing classes with Princess Beatrice's children, overseen by the Queen.
Rogers died of an enlarged heart when she was 50 in 1952 in Taos, New Mexico. [1] The museum was first opened in a temporary location in the mid-1950s. In 1968 the museum moved to its permanent site, a home built by Claude J. K. and Elizabeth Anderson in Taos. [2] [3] In the 1980s, it was renovated and expanded by noted architect Nathaniel A ...
The Taos art colony was an art colony founded in Taos, New Mexico, by artists attracted by the culture of the Taos Pueblo and northern New Mexico. The history of Hispanic craftsmanship in furniture, tin work, and other mediums also played a role in creating a multicultural tradition of art in the area.
Sep. 23—Fall has arrived in New Mexico with a few familiar companions — red chile, apples and the flu — in tow. As the landscape transforms from green and brown hues to burnt oranges and ...
Founded in 1923 by the Harwood Foundation, it is the second oldest art museum in New Mexico. Its collections include a wide range of Hispanic works and visual arts from the Taos Society of Artists, Taos Moderns, and contemporary artists. In 1935 the museum was purchased by the University of New Mexico. Since then the property has been expanded ...
Rodriguez was born in Taos, New Mexico. [5] Her father's side of the family were "native Hispanic Taoseños" and had been living in the area for many generations. [3] [6] Her mother was a painter from Austin, Texas [3] who relocated to Taos in order to study art with Walter Ufer. [7] Rodriguez was raised Catholic. [8]