Mabel Dodge Luhan & company : American moderns and the West / Edited by Lois P. Rudnick and MaLin Wilson-Powell ; Introduction by Wanda M. Corn ; With essays by Lois P. Rudnick, MaLin Wilson-Powell, Carmella Padilla.
Publisher:
Museum of New Mexico PressHarwood Museum of Art, University of New Mixico,
Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-208) and index.
Contents:
Anglo patronage and the reframing of Hispano art and culture / how Mabel Dodge Luhan catalyzed American modernism / Carmella Padilla. Mabel Dodge Luhan : a new way to see and new things to say / MaLin Wilson-Powell -- Whose history? : Anglo patronage and the reframing of Hispano art and culture / Carmella Padilla.
Summary:
"In Taos, Mabel and her husband, Antonio "Tony" Lujan of Taos Pueblo, built an enclave that consisted of a seventeen-room "Big House" and five guesthouses. From 1918 through 1947, scores of visitors found her home and its environs an inspiring place where they could help to create a new national art and culture. In Taos, West coast luminaries crossed paths with East Coast movers and shakers. With Luhan as their guide, hostess, and impressario, these European and American talents found inspiration in the mesas, mountains, Hispano villages, and INdian pueblos of northern New Mexico. This book - copiously illustrated with works by major artists and drawing on extensive collections of archival and scholarly research - illuminates the regional, national, and international significance of Luhan's life and legacy." Publisher
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.