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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.
He first visited Taos in 1912 and became part of the Taos art colony.Dunton became one of the founding members of the Taos Society of Artists in 1915.. Among his proteges in Western art was Harold Dow Bugbee of Clarendon and Canyon in the Texas Panhandle.
In the late 19th century members of the Taos art colony settled in homes and studios around the plaza. [3] The first of which were Bert Geer Phillips and Ernest L. Blumenschein who became "enthralled" by Taos scenery and clear light in 1898. The Taos Society of Artists was formed in 1912 with other artists who had moved to Taos. [6] [7]
The Taos Society of Artists was an organization of visual arts founded in Taos, New Mexico.Established in 1915, it was disbanded in 1927. The Society was essentially a commercial cooperative, as opposed to a stylistic collective, and its foundation contributed to the development of the tiny Taos art colony into an international art center.
Bert Geer Phillips (July 15, 1868 – June 16, 1956) was an American artist and a founding member of the Taos Society of Artists. He settled in what was then Taos, New Mexico Territory (1898) and was a founder of the Taos art colony. [1] He is known for his paintings of Native Americans, New Mexico, and the American Southwest.
Jun. 2—New Mexicans know about the Cinco Pintores, the Taos Society of Artists and the rich tapestry of Native American art so crucial to shaping New Mexico's artistic identity. They may be less ...
The Ernest L. Blumenschein House is a historic house museum and art gallery at 222 Ledoux Street in Taos, New Mexico. It was a home of painter Ernest L. Blumenschein (1874-1960), [3] a co-founder of the Taos Society of Artists and one of the Taos Six. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965. [3] [2]
It was a home of arts supporter and writer Mabel Dodge Luhan (1879–1962), where she orchestrated one of the most successful artistic salon environments in the early 20th century United States, hosting well-known writers, painters, photographers, and musicians, and nurturing the young Taos art colony.