Publisher's Synopsis
The 2013 Enchanting New Mexico Calendar highlights superb and seldom seen works by twelve of Santa Fe's most prominent artists of the early twentieth century. Captivated by their glorious surroundings and the area's cultural richness, these talented members of the early Santa Fe art community painted their visions in styles ranging from realistic to impressionistic. Among the calendar's featured artists are Theodore van Soelen, William Penhallow Henderson, Gustave Baumann, Gerald Cassidy, Robert Henri, Jozef Bakos, Ma Pe Wi, Carlos Vierra, Louise Crow, and Sheldon Parsons. Each made a lasting impact on Santa Fe's cultural life andits development as a dynamic, complex, and world- renowned art center.These exquisite works of art are featured in Light, Landscape and the Creative Quest: Early Artists of Santa Fe, which is available through New Mexico Magazine (www.nmmagazine.com). Biographical sketches by the book's author, Stacia Lewandowski, introduce the calendar's artists.
