Guide to the Ernest L. Blumenschein Papers, 1946-1955

Museum of New Mexico, The Palace of the Governors, Fray Angélico Chávez History Library

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Collection Summary

Title Ernest L. Blumenschein Papers,
Dates (Inclusive) 1946-1955
Creator Blumenschein, Ernest L., 1874-1960
Collection Number AC 021-P
Size 1 Folder
Repository Museum of New Mexico. Fray Angélico Chávez History Library.
Language English.

Personal History

Blumenschein was a prominent New Mexican artist and a founding member of the Taos Society of Artists in 1912.


Scope and Content

Collection consists of a 13-page handwritten text of a speech given by Blumenschein in 1953 on the occasion of John Gaw Meem's induction as an honorary fellow of the School of American Research in Santa Fe, and five letters sent and one letter received by Blumenschein between 1946 and 1955.


Restrictions

Access Restrictions

None

Copy Restrictions

Duplication allowed for research purposes. User responsible for all copyright compliance.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Ernest L. Blumenschein Papers, Fray Angélico Chávez History Library, Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.A.


Access Terms

Art -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe

Art -- New Mexico -- Taos

Artists -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe

Artists -- New Mexico -- Taos

Fisher, Reginald G.

Jonson, Raymond -- 1891-1982

Meem, John Gaw -- 1894-1983

Museum of New Mexico. School of American Research (Santa Fe, N.M.)

Taos Society of Artists


Contents List

Description Container

The letters primarily concern Blumenschein's art and the Taos Society of Artists. Three of the letters were sent to Reginald Fisher, head of the Fine Arts Division of the Museum of New Mexico, including Blumenschein's resignation from the Museum of New Mexico's Advisory Board in protest over a one-man show awarded to Raymond Jonson during Blumenschein's absence from an Advisory Board meeting.1946-1955

  Folder 1