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Culture/People:

Inland Tlingit (Taku Tlingit)  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Bill Blackmore (William Arvin Blackmore/Nazia [Great Hunter]), Inland Tlingit (Taku Tlingit), b. 1940  Search this

Previous owner:

Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this

IACB source:

Museum of Fine Arts of New Mexico, 1962-2007  Search this

Title:

Chilkat Dancers

Object Name:

Painting

Media/Materials:

Paperboard, casein paint

Techniques:

Painted

Dimensions:

46.6 x 42.2 cm

Object Type:

Painting/Drawing/Print

Place:

Santa Fe; Santa Fe County; New Mexico; USA (inferred)

Date created:

1963

Catalog Number:

26/2372

Barcode:

262372.000

See related items:

Inland Tlingit (Taku Tlingit)

Painting/Drawing/Print

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6448539df-7d55-49f8-a045-fa5f580e7494

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_278482

Creator:

National Museum of the American Indian  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2016-11-10T14:02:39.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Native Americans;American Indians  Search this

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianNMAI

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_mS1j04hKCeY

Creator:

Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942  Search this

Collector:

Taylor, James E. (Artist)  Search this

Collection Creator:

Taylor, James E., 1839-1901 (artist and collector)  Search this

Extent:

1 Photographic print (003 in x 003 in mounted on 014 in x 018 in)

Container:

Volume 1, Page 53

Type:

Archival materials

Photographic prints

Photographs

Date:

undated

Local Numbers:

NAA INV.01602609

NAA MS.MS 4605

Local Note:

Black and white Photoprint on Paper Mount in Album

Place:

New Mexico -- Mora County /Santa Fe Trail/Wagon Mound

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Collection Citation:

MS 4605, James E. Taylor scrapbook of the American West, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

See more items in:

James E. Taylor scrapbook of the American West

James E. Taylor scrapbook of the American West / Page 53

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3e8eb917e-0912-47e3-96ad-67a3ee4b8ff0

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-ms4605-ref1061

Culture/People:

San Ildefonso Pueblo  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Julian Martinez (Pocano), San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1884-1943  Search this

Previous owner:

Dr. Henry Craig Fleming, Non-Indian, ca. 1881-1960  Search this

Donor:

Dr. Henry Craig Fleming, Non-Indian, ca. 1881-1960  Search this

Title:

Buffalo Dance

Object Name:

Painting

Media/Materials:

Deerhide/deerskin, paint

Techniques:

Painted

Dimensions:

79 x 61 cm

Object Type:

Painting/Drawing/Print

Place:

San Ildefonso Pueblo, San Ildefonso Reservation; Santa Fe County; New Mexico; USA

Date created:

circa 1930

Catalog Number:

22/8644

Barcode:

228644.000

See related items:

San Ildefonso Pueblo

Painting/Drawing/Print

On View:

NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Southwest

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d7a353de-27dd-41fb-9ec2-7cf8749bf4b5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_243253

Culture/People:

San Ildefonso Pueblo  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal/Cattail Bird), San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1898-1955  Search this

Previous owner:

Dr. Henry Craig Fleming, Non-Indian, ca. 1881-1960  Search this

Donor:

Dr. Henry Craig Fleming, Non-Indian, ca. 1881-1960  Search this

Title:

Buffalo, Deer, Antelope Dance

Object Name:

Painting

Media/Materials:

Paperboard, watercolor

Techniques:

Painted

Dimensions:

71 x 28.5 cm

Object Type:

Painting/Drawing/Print

Place:

San Ildefonso Pueblo, San Ildefonso Reservation; Santa Fe County; New Mexico; USA

Date created:

circa 1930

Catalog Number:

22/8609

Barcode:

228609.000

See related items:

San Ildefonso Pueblo

Painting/Drawing/Print

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws684b12261-5c71-4e50-ae47-25f848940eea

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_243636

Culture/People:

San Ildefonso Pueblo  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Oqwa Pi (Abel Sanchez/Oqua Pi/Oquwa Pi), San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1899-1971  Search this

Previous owner:

Byron Harvey, III (Byron Schemerhorn Harvey III), Non-Indian, 1932-2005  Search this

Donor:

Byron Harvey, III (Byron Schemerhorn Harvey III), Non-Indian, 1932-2005  Search this

Object Name:

Painting

Media/Materials:

Paper, watercolor

Techniques:

Painted, drawn

Dimensions:

28 x 34.8 cm

Object Type:

Painting/Drawing/Print

Place:

San Ildefonso Pueblo, San Ildefonso Reservation; Santa Fe County; New Mexico; USA

Date created:

1920-1930

Catalog Number:

23/7591

Barcode:

237591.000

See related items:

San Ildefonso Pueblo

Painting/Drawing/Print

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69a974a59-483a-431a-a64a-7f6a1875fb68

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_252959

Culture/People:

San Ildefonso Pueblo  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Maria Poveka Martinez (Maria Martinez/Marie/Maria Antonia Montoya), San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1887-1980 and Popovi Da (Tony Martinez), San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1923-1971  Search this

Previous owner:

Priscilla M. King (Pam M. King/Priscilla Martin King), Non-Indian, 1926-2002  Search this

Donor:

Priscilla M. King (Pam M. King/Priscilla Martin King), Non-Indian, 1926-2002  Search this

Object Name:

Jar with feather design

Media/Materials:

Pottery, paint

Techniques:

Coiled/hand built, burnished, painted

Dimensions:

9.5 x 9.5 x 8 cm

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

San Ildefonso Pueblo, San Ildefonso Reservation; Santa Fe County; New Mexico; USA

Date created:

1956-1970

Catalog Number:

25/4757

Barcode:

254757.000

See related items:

San Ildefonso Pueblo

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63abee569-a15f-4e79-8e9f-2206ab797739

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_270297

Culture/People:

Akimel O'odham (Pima)  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Courtney L. Moyah, Akimel O'odham (Pima)/Apache, b. 1948  Search this

Previous owner:

Seymour Tubis, Non-Indian, 1919-1993  Search this

Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this

IACB source:

Seymour Tubis, Non-Indian, 1919-1993  Search this

Title:

Diplomacy

Object Name:

Print

Media/Materials:

Paper, ink

Techniques:

Woodcut/Woodblock printed

Dimensions:

73.6 x 89.2 cm

Object Type:

Painting/Drawing/Print

Place:

Santa Fe; Santa Fe County; New Mexico; USA (inferred)

Date created:

1968-1970

Catalog Number:

25/9600

Barcode:

259600.000

See related items:

Akimel O'odham (Pima)

Painting/Drawing/Print

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62384a16c-c736-47ca-bf58-34e00079bd29

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_275685

Culture/People:

Acoma Pueblo  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Lilly M. Salvador (Lilly Torivio Salvador), Acoma Pueblo, b. 1944  Search this

Donor:

David L. Stearman, Non-Indian, 1930-2021  Search this

Bernice Stearman (Mrs. David L. Stearman), Non-Indian, 1932-2012  Search this

Previous owner:

David L. Stearman, Non-Indian, 1930-2021  Search this

Bernice Stearman (Mrs. David L. Stearman), Non-Indian, 1932-2012  Search this

Previous seller:

Rick Dillingham, Non-Indian, 1952-1994  Search this

Mudd-Carr Gallery  Search this

Title:

Rainbow Colors of Freedom

Object Name:

Jar

Media/Materials:

Pottery, clay slip, paint

Techniques:

Coiled/hand built, slipped, painted

Dimensions:

16.50 x 19.00 x 18.50 cm

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Acoma Pueblo, Acoma Reservation; Cibola County; New Mexico; USA

Date created:

1988

Catalog Number:

26/6924

Barcode:

266924.000

See related items:

Acoma Pueblo

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66bc6317c-4993-48ef-914c-7cc4aaa67bcf

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_393923

Culture/People:

Unangax̂ (Aleut)  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Bill Prokopiof, Unangax̂ (Aleut), 1944-1999  Search this

Seller:

Hilary Elliot, Non-Indian  Search this

Previous owner:

Hilary Elliot, Non-Indian  Search this

Title:

Child's Mask Dance

Object Name:

Figural group

Media/Materials:

Steel

Techniques:

Welded

Dimensions:

81.5 x 45.6 x 99.3 cm

Object Type:

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Place:

Santa Fe; Santa Fe County; New Mexico; USA

Date created:

1990

Catalog Number:

26/8913

Barcode:

268913.000

See related items:

Unangax̂ (Aleut)

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a174ad55-bb7c-4c32-aefa-34372062749e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_407613

Culture/People:

Kiowa  Search this

Artist/Maker:

George Keahbone (George Campbell Keahbone/Asaute), Kiowa, 1916-2002  Search this

Previous owner:

Doris Quinn Babcock (Doris Q. Babcock/Mrs. John C. Babcock), Non-Indian  Search this

John C. Babcock, Non-Indian  Search this

Donor:

Doris Quinn Babcock (Doris Q. Babcock/Mrs. John C. Babcock), Non-Indian  Search this

John C. Babcock, Non-Indian  Search this

Object Name:

Painting

Media/Materials:

Paper, watercolor

Techniques:

Painted

Dimensions:

15.6 x 10.1 cm

Object Type:

Painting/Drawing/Print

Place:

Santa Fe; Santa Fe County; New Mexico; USA (inferred)

Date created:

circa 1940

Catalog Number:

26/9235

Barcode:

269235.000

See related items:

Kiowa

Painting/Drawing/Print

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6aea2b10e-0235-4bc0-b8c1-5826cbef1108

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_409836

Culture/People:

San Ildefonso Pueblo  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Erik Fender (Than Tsideh [Sunbird]), San Ildefonso Pueblo, b. 1970  Search this

Seller:

Erik Fender (Than Tsideh [Sunbird]), San Ildefonso Pueblo, b. 1970  Search this

Seller agent:

Poeh Cultural Center  Search this

Object Name:

Plate

Media/Materials:

Pottery, pottery (micaceous clay), clay slip

Techniques:

Coiled/hand built, slipped, burnished, incised

Dimensions:

24.8 x 3.5 cm

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

San Ildefonso Pueblo, San Ildefonso Reservation; Santa Fe County; New Mexico; USA

Date created:

2018–2019

Catalog Number:

27/401

Barcode:

270401.000

See related items:

San Ildefonso Pueblo

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66ad6204e-a3e2-471f-ab39-2d3a94ac95af

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_416086

Creator:

Parrott, Alice Kagawa, 1929-2009  Search this

Extent:

7.1 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1950-2010

Summary:

The papers of Japanese American fiber artist and ceramicist Alice Kagawa Parrott measure 7.1 linear feet and date from circa 1950 to 2010. The papers document Parrott's career as a textile artist and weaver based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. There is a small amount of biographical material; correspondence with family, friends, and art institutions; personal business records mostly of financial records related to Parrott's business The Market later known as Parrott Fabrics Inc.; studio practice files related to equiment, materials, and designs for wall hangings, clothes, and tapestries; printed material such as exhibition catalogs and clippings mostly on Parrott and her arwork but also on other artists; and photographs and slides of Parrott, her weavings, family and friends, and her studio and home.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of Japanese American fiber artist and ceramicist, Alice Kagawa Parrott, measure 7.1 linear feet and date from circa 1950 to 2010. The collection mainly documents Parrott's work as a fiber artist based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. There is a small amount of biographical material; correspondence with family, friends, and colleagues; personal business records mostly of financial records related to Parrott's business The Market later known as Parrott Fabrics Inc.; studio practice files related to equiment, materials, and designs for wall hangings, clothes, and tapestries; printed material such as exhibition catalogs and clippings mostly on Parrott and her arwork but also on other artists; and photographs and slides of Parrott, her weavings, family and friends, her studio and home, and dyeing process.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 6 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1957-2009 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1953-2009 (1.2 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Series 3: Personal Business Records, circa 1957-2009 (1.9 linear feet; Boxes 2-4, 9)

Series 4: Studio Practice Files, 1951-2005 (2.2 linear feet; Boxes 4-6, 9)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1954-2008 (0.8 linear feet; Boxes 6-7, 9)

Series 6: Photographic Material, circa 1950-2010 (0.7 linear feet; Boxes 7-9)

Biographical / Historical:

Alice Kagawa Parrott (1929-2009) was a Japanese American fiber artist and ceramicist based in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Parrott was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1929 to Takato and Isono Kagawa who were Japanese immigrants. She graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1952, then studied weaving at Cranbrook Academy of Art, where she met ceramicist Toshiko Takaezu, who became a lifelong friend. After graduating from Cranbrook in 1954, she taught weaving and ceramics at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

In 1956, she married Allen Morgan Parrott and they moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where they bought a home and adopted their sons Ben and Tim. Also that year, she opened a weaving and craft shop called The Market, which later became Parrott Fabrics Inc. Parrott had many commissions and customers, such as the woodworker Sam Maloof. A notable early commission was from the Santa Fe Opera. From 1971-1972, Parrott was an artist-in-residence in Maui, where she taught workshops and created tapestries for several public commissions. In 1977, she became an American Craft Council Fellow. Parrott participated in numerous exhibitions over the course of her career. Parrott passed away in 2009 in Santa Fe.

Provenance:

The Alice Kagawa Parrott papers were donated in 2019 by Paul Kagawa and Diane Leavitt, trustees of the Alice Kagawa Parrott Family Trust.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Occupation:

Artists -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe  Search this

Ceramicists -- New Mexico  Search this

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Asian American artists  Search this

Asian American art  Search this

Japanese American art  Search this

Asian American fiber artists  Search this

Asian American ceramicists  Search this

Citation:

Alice Kagawa Parrott papers, circa 1950-2010. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.parralic

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Alice Kagawa Parrott papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9288e78de-5af2-41d7-a866-c6c2f8e67ec0

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-parralic

Creator:

National Museum of the American Indian  Search this

Type:

Symposia

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2015-11-10T18:58:04.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Native Americans;American Indians  Search this

See more by:

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianNMAI

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_08wkocLBavU

Creator:

National Museum of the American Indian  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2021-08-11T20:06:43.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Native Americans;American Indians  Search this

See more by:

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianNMAI

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_MUnryxOS3YU

Creator:

Shuster, Will, 1893-1969  Search this

Subject:

Henri, Robert  Search this

La Farge, Oliver  Search this

Scott, Winfield Townley  Search this

Sheridan, John E.  Search this

Wheelock, Warren  Search this

Nash, Willard Ayer  Search this

Karig, Walter  Search this

Sloan, John  Search this

Public Works of Art Project  Search this

Place:

United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- New Mexico

Citation:

Will Shuster papers, [undated] and 1914-1970. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art, American -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe  Search this

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- New Mexico  Search this

Art and state -- New Mexico  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- New Mexico  Search this

Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- New Mexico  Search this

Theme:

Diaries  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)13458

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211861

AAA_collcode_shuswill

Theme:

Diaries

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211861

Creator:

Blumenschein, Ernest Leonard, 1874-1960  Search this

Names:

Committee on Public Information  Search this

National Academy of Design (U.S.)  Search this

Salmagundi Club  Search this

Taos Society of Artists  Search this

Blumenschein, Helen G. (Helen Greene)  Search this

Blumenschein, Mary Greene  Search this

Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934  Search this

Glackens, William J., 1870-1938  Search this

Kuhn, Walt, 1877-1949  Search this

Meem, John Gaw, 1894-1983  Search this

Sharp, Joseph Henry, 1859-1953  Search this

Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946  Search this

Ufer, Walter, 1876-1936  Search this

Extent:

2.1 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Writings

Photographs

Date:

1873-1964

Summary:

The papers of southwest painter and illustrator Ernest Blumenschein measure 2.1 linear feet and date from 1873-1964. The collection documents Blumenschein's artistic career, his relationship with his wife and daughter, his love of the American southwest, and his involvement in the art community of Taos, New Mexico. Found are biographical materials, personal and professional correspondence, scattered personal business records, writings, a large amount of juvenilia artwork, and photographs of artwork.

Scope and Content Note:

The papers of southwest painter and illustrator Ernest Blumenschein measure 2.1 linear feet and date from 1873-1964. The collection documents Blumenschein's artistic career, his relationship with his wife and daughter, his love of the American southwest, and his involvement in the art community of Taos, New Mexico. Found are biographical materials, personal and professional correspondence, scattered personal business records, writings, a large amount of juvenilia artwork, and photographs of artwork.

Biographical materials include biographical sketches, school notebooks and curriculum vita, family genealogical materials and other family records, certificates, diplomas, and materials commemorating Blumenschein's election to the National Academy of Design. Also found are scattered ephemera items, such as membership cards, tickets, and travel materials.

Correspondence consists primarily of letters between Blumenschein, his wife Mary, and his daughter Helen. These discuss Blumeschein's career, domestic life, financial matters, Helen's schooling, and travel. Blumenschein's activities during World War I are documented by correspondence with the Committee of Public Information, the Salmagundi Club, and with Aide de Camps of army bases. There are a few letters from other artists and writers including William Glackens, Walt Kuhn, Ward Lockwood, Booth Tarkington, and a long letter from Cass Gilbert.

Scattered personal business records consist of a guest list, a list of Blumenschein works in a private collection, a jury duty certificate, and a car payment record.

Writings include personal, critical, and creative writings. There are writings by Blumenschein about the founding of the Taos Society of Artists and the artistic community of Taos and his memoirs about his first trip to Taos. Additional writings include a satirical discussion of modern art, and essays about artists John Gaw Meem, Joseph Henry Sharp, and Walter Ufer, and discussions of select paintings. Blumenschein also wrote of his travels in Paris, Switzerland, and Pittsburgh, as well as about French churches and cemeteries. Creative writings explore the landscape, life and culture of the American southwest.

Artwork consists primarily of fourteen folders of Blumenschein's illustrations for "Tomfoolery," a handwritten and hand drawn magazine that Blumenschein contributed to in high school. His illustrations for "Tomfoolery" include portraits, caricatures, and sequential art. Also found is one folder of small sketches.

Printed materials about Blumenschein include clippings, exhibition announcements, and exhibition catalogs. There are also brochures related to the Taos Art Colony and a 1902 menu for a Salmagundi Club program/dinner Also found here is a 1915 signed menu from a National Academy of Design event signed by Gifford Beal, George Bellows, and Eugene Spiecher among others.

Photographs include two portraits of Blumenschein and a group portrait of National Academy of Design members that includes Blumenschein. There are also photographs of Blumeschein's artwork and installation views of Blumenschein exhibitions.

Some images and language in these manuscripts may be offensive to viewers. It is presented as it exists in the original documents for the benefit of research. This material in no way reflects the views of the Archives of American Art or the Smithsonian Institution.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into 7 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1873-1971 (Boxes 1, OV1; 17 folders)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1891-1970 (Box 1; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 3: Personal Business Records, 1918-1950s (Box 1; 4 folders)

Series 4: Writings, 1880s-1959 (Box 1-2; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 5: Artwork, 1888-1925 (Box 2; 0.25 linear feet)

Series 6: Printed Materials, 1891-1964 (Box 2, OV1; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 7: Photographs, 1880s-1955 (Box 2, OV1; 0.25 linear feet)

Biographical Note:

Ernest Blumenschein was born on May 26th, 1874 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He moved to Dayton, Ohio at the age of four, the same year his mother died. His father was a professional musician and composer, who chiefly made his living as a conductor of large choruses. During high school he contributed illustrations to "Tomfoolery," a handwritten and hand drawn weekly humor magazine. Besides his artistic talents, Ernest Blumenschein was a skilled violin player, and was awarded a scholarship to the Cincinnati College of Music. In 1892, Blumenschein auditioned for the New York National Conservatory, and was chosen by Anton Dvorak for the role of first violin. With the income from playing violin, Blumenschein attended classes at the Art Students League.

In 1892, Ernest Blumenschein first traveled to Paris to study at the Académie Julian. While in Paris, he met Joseph Henry Sharp who inspired Blumenschein with his stories and sketches of the American southwest, particularly the Taos area. He returned to American in 1896, rented a studio with another Académie Julian student Bert Phillips, and began a successful career as a commercial illustrator working for magazines such as Century, Harper's, Scribner's, and McClure's.

Blumenschein first visited Taos in the fall of 1898 while traveling en route to Mexico on a sketching trip with Phillips. A wheel on the wagon carrying their belongings broke and they took it to the nearest blacksmith in the area, which was in Taos. Upon arriving at Taos, Blumenschein was struck by the "the superb beauty and serenity" of the landscape and was "stirred deeply." The town made a strong impact on both Blumenschein and Phillips, but while Phillips decided to stay, Blumenschein returned to New York for a short while and continued working as an illustrator. The following year Blumenschein decided to concentrate on painting, and re-enrolled at the Académie Julian while supporting himself with his commercial work. In 1903, he met Mary Greene, an American painter living in Paris and they married in 1905, and began sharing a Paris studio. Their daughter and only child, Helen, was born in November of 1909.

While Ernest Blumenschein continued to study in Paris, he also kept working as an illustrator, supporting himself easily. His illustration work was much in demand by American magazines and book publishers. Blumenschein was commissioned to illustrate Jack London's first book, Love of Life, in 1904. He also worked with other famous writers such as Stephen Crane, Willa Cather, and Joseph Conrad.

Upon returning to New York after the birth of their daughter, Ernest and Mary taught at the Pratt Institute. Ernest spent every summer in Taos. In 1919, the family moved permanently to Taos, with Helen returning to New York for school. It was during this time that Blumenschein co-founded the Taos Society of Artists and became part of the Taos art colony. For four decades, Blumenschein created paintings of the landscape, local inhabitants, the Taos Pueblo culture, and city skylines. He won numerous awards for his work and exhibited widely. His work was responsible for changing perceptions about the native culture and peoples of the area - the Navajo and Pueblo Indians. Blumenschein also indulged his love of the outdoors and sports. He avidly camped, played tennis, and was part of the Taos amateur baseball team. His artistic output in the 1950s was hampered by his declining health, and the death of Mary in 1958. Blumenschein died in June of 1960, and his ashes are repositioned at the Taos Pueblo Reservation.

Related Material:

Found in the Archives of American Art is a small collection of "Ernest Blumenschein letters and transcripts", available on microfilm reel 3281, and consisting of eleven letters between Blumenschein and Thomas Gilcrease, a letter between Helen Blumenschein and Gilcrease, and the transcript of a 1958 radio interview with Blumenschein.

Additionally, the Fray Angélico Chávez History Library in Santa Fe, New Mexico holds papers related to Ernest Blumenschein, Mary Greene Blumenschein, and Helen Greene Blumenschein.

Provenance:

The collection was donated to the Archives of American Art by Helen Greene Blumenschein, Ernest Blumenschein's daughter, in 1971.

Restrictions:

Use of the original papers requires an appointment.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Occupation:

Painters -- New Mexico -- Taos  Search this

Topic:

Illustrators -- New Mexico -- Taos  Search this

Taos School of Art  Search this

Works of art  Search this

Painting -- New Mexico -- Taos  Search this

World War, 1914-1918  Search this

Genre/Form:

Writings

Photographs

Citation:

Ernest Blumenschein papers, 1873-1964. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.

Identifier:

AAA.blumerne

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Ernest Blumenschein papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9be57a409-a4fd-450c-a1e2-bfe0a6b923aa

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-blumerne

Creator:

Kasal, Robert  Search this

Takaezu, Toshiko  Search this

Larsen, Jack Lenor  Search this

Extent:

82 Items

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1958-2008

Scope and Contents:

The collection includes circa 55 letters from Toshiko Takaezu to Robert Kasal (1963-2008 and undated) and 27 letters from Jack Lenor Larsen to Robert Kasal (circa 1958-1969).

Biographical / Historical:

Robert Kasal (1935- ) is an architect and designer who resides in Santa Fe, N.M. Kasal attended Haystack Mountain School of Crafts where he met and befriended Toshiko Takeuzu (1922-) and Jack Lenor Larsen (1927-2020).

Related Materials:

The Archives of American Art also holds the papers of Toshiko Takaezu and Jack Lenor Larsen.

Provenance:

Donated in 2023 by Robert Kasal.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Occupation:

Architects -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.kasarobe

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw92aab24ea-58c8-4c8f-996b-5707c18e11b3

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-kasarobe

Collection Creator:

Lisle, Laurie  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 8

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1976, 1981

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment, and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Collection Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Collection Citation:

Laurie Lisle research material on Georgia O'Keeffe and Louise Nevelson, 1902-1990. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.

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Laurie Lisle research material on Georgia O'Keeffe and Louise Nevelson

Laurie Lisle research material on Georgia O'Keeffe and Louise Nevelson / Series 1: Research Files on Georgia O'Keeffe / 1.1: Biographical Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw953954e5b-7abe-468c-a260-6b1423ce1b4d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-lisllaur-ref8

Creator:

National Museum of the American Indian  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2019-12-19T16:10:39.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Native Americans;American Indians  Search this

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SmithsonianNMAI

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianNMAI

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_1hN3YbQMBao