TAOS HISTORIC MUSEUMS

January 20th - June 4th, 2012

Milagro of the Spanish Bean Pot

January 20, 2012 – June 4, 2012

Milagro of the Spanish Bean Pot is a children’s book written by Emerita Romero-Anderson with illustrations by Randy Pijoan. The story is about a village boy who seeks help in unexpected places and finds courage in his heart. Featured in the exhibit are the fifteen water color illustrations by Randy Pijoan. We will be featuring  Bean pots made by local potters that will be available for sale.

Location: Hacienda de los Martinez

February 17th - May 20th, 2012

Out of the Background – The Women Artists of Early Taos

The women artists of early Taos were often the wives, sisters, or daughters of their more well known male counterparts. This exhibit is a ‘sampler’ of a few of the women who were artists during the early years of Taos as an art colony. Most of these women were professionally trained, attended art schools in the United States and in Europe. All of the women featured in the exhibit were born before women had the right to vote. Equal rights, the right to self-determination for women was a fairly new radical concept so it is remarkable that although women in the early part of the 20th century were encouraged to put their endeavors after their husband’s work and their families, several made a name for themselves and their work can be found in museums and private collections around the world. Whether or not they continued professionally, these women were artists. No matter what they turned their hand to, it was with an artist’s eye and they brought art into their and their families lives. After WWII, when the third wave of artists started making Taos their home, the dynamics not only in the artist couples lives but in society began to change. The women not only had their careers, they quite often kept their names.
Featured artists: Margaret Brandenburg Baerreis, Helen Greene Blumenschein, Mary Shepard Greene Blumenschein, Dorothy Schmalhorst Benrimo, Edith Evelyn Higgins Cheetham, Lucille Blazo Wrenn Couse Virginia Walker Couse, Elizabeth Case Harwood, Rebecca Salsbury James, Dora Kaminsky, Barbara Latham, Helen Campbell Martin, Ila McAfee, and Mary Monrad Frederiksen Ufer.

Location: E.L. Blumenschein Home and Museum

May 25th - September 19th, 2012

Remarkable Women: Remarkable Prints

Annual Taos Printmakers show! This year celebrating the women printmakers in Taos.

Location: E.L. Blumenschein Home and Museum

June 15th - January 30th, 2013

Cultural Threads – Nellie Dunton and the Colcha Revival in New Mexico

Featured will be colchas from the THM’s permanent collections and the hand-colored plates of colcha designs from Nellie Dunton’s the Spanish Colonial Ornament.
In the 1930s the Federal Art Project encouraged colcha (a form of embroidery) work in Northern New Mexico. During this time, Nellie Dunton, the former wife of Taos Society of Artists William ‘Buck’ Dunton undertook the study of design patterns found on Spanish Colonial colchas. Her published portfolio of hand-colored plates was instrumental in the revival of this art form.
 

Location: Hacienda de los Martinez

July 14th, 2012 6:00 pm

The Fandango

Save the Date!

The gala, slated for the evening of Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 6:00 pm will be held at the Taos Country Club.
 

Support the Taos Historic Museums in our annual fundraiser at the Taos Country Club, Taos

NM

Call 575-758-0505 for more information.

Location: E.L. Blumenschein Home and Museum

September 21st - March 3rd, 2013

Barbara Sayre Harmon – Magic and Mastery

Barbara’s métier is fantasy. Inspired at an early age by Arthur Rackham’s watercolor illustrations in The Wind in the Willows, Barbara explored the art of classical fantasy English watercolor. In her mystical, dreamlike images, she tries to bring about a sense of peace and contemplation in the viewer.
 

Location: E.L. Blumenschein Home and Museum