liz
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| Introduction | My love affair with the American West started in college when I worked as city weed controller in Nebraska and horse and people wrangler in Colorado. As curator for The Anschutz Collection (1981-1994), I organized and circulated an assemblage of premier paintings of the American West. The exhibition toured throughout the United States, to cities in Europe, and to parts of China and the former Soviet Union. In 1994 I moved to Taos. My writing career blossomed, culminating in the award-winning book, In Contemporary Rhythm: The Art of Ernest L. Blumenschein, the definitive volume on this Taos art colony co-founder. The story of women in and of the American West has interested me since 1985. Some years ago, I lectured on “Leading Ladies of Taos” (once at the Mabel Dodge Luhan House). Fascinated by the remarkable women who founded cultural institutions in New Mexico, I researched the lives and contributions of Lucy Harwood, Mary and Helen Blumenschein, Helene Wurlitzer, Millicent Rogers and Mabel Dodge Luhan. As an extension of my research and writing pursuits, I am delighted to host Mabel Dodge Luhan and the Remarkable Women of Taos. |
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