Taos: Landmarks and Legends

by Bill Hemp

Overview

With dramatic pen and ink drawings and lively descriptive narrative, artist-writer Bill Hemp illuminates Taos's colorful landmarks and legends. From the verdant valley of the Taos-Tiwa cultures and their centuries old Pueblo, to the sky-lighted studios of Anglo artists Joseph Sharp and others, Hemp's pen captures the magical quality of this town that has been home to native peoples, Spanish explorers, writers, artists, and many others. His cast of colorful characters includes the magnetic Mabel Dodge Luhan, the mysterious Arthur Manby and the gregarious gambler and transport tycoon "Long" John Dunn. All taken together, Hemp's illustrated work creates a marvelous mosaic that comprises the landmarks and legends of Taos, New Mexico.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780870815638
Publisher:	University Press of Colorado
Publication date:	03/15/2002
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Bill Hemp has written two other books, New York Enclaves and If Ever You Go to Dublin Town and is the television host of "Let's Talk about Historic Taos."

Table of Contents

	High Road to Taos: Shepherds, Master Weavers, Santuarios and Miracles	5
	San Francisco de Asis Church: Believers, Builders, Belfries and Buttresses	9
	Martinez Hacienda: Caravans of Carretas on El Camino Real	13
	Don Fernando de Taos Plaza: Gunfights, Fiestas and a Fought-Over Flagpole	17
	Kit Carson Home and Museum: Trapper, Trail Blazer, Scout and Soldier	21
	Studios of J. H. Sharp and E. I. Couse: Two Americans Bid Paris Adieu for Taos	25
	Mabel Dodge Luhan House: "Movers and Shakers" Mix at Los Gallos	29
	La Morada de Don Fernando de Taos: The Prayerful Brotherhood of the Penitentes	33
	Guadalupe Plaza: Padre Martinez: Priest, Publisher and Politician	37
	The Navajo Gallery: R.C. Gorman: Native American, Artistic Workhorse	41
	Ernest Blumenschein Home and Museum: Bert, "Blumy" and a Broken Wagon Wheel	45
	The Harwood Foundation Museum: Elizabeth's Lending Library Becomes a Magnet of Wisdom	49
	La Loma Plaza Historic District: Ancient Bastion Beckons "Buck" and "Bernie"	53
	Governor Bent House and Museum: Mobs, Massacre and Martyrdom	57
	"Long" John Dunn House: Gregarious Gambler and Taos Transport Tycoon	61
	Historic Taos Inn: Doc Martin, First and Fondest Physician in Town	65
	Nicolai Fechin House: The "Living Old Master" Carves a Niche in Taos	69
	Bert Phillips House and Studio: Pioneer Painter and Pueblo Indian Friend	73
	Stables Art Center: The Unsolved Mystery of Arthur Rochford Manby	77
	Van Vechten-Lineberry Taos Art Museum: Myriad of Masterpieces at El Rancho de la Mariposa	81
	San Geronimo de Taos Pueblo: Multi-tiered Adobe, Mystical Mountain, Sacred Blue Lake	85
	Millicent Rogers Museum: Repository of an Avid Collector's Treasures and Talents	89
	Turley's Mill: Taos Lightning, Trappers and Turbulence	93
	Taos Ski Valley: Ernie Blake's Alpine Dream Comes True	97
	Rio Grande Gorge and Bridge: Wild and Scenic Rapids Through Basalt Boulders	101
	The Enchanted Circle: Ghost Towns of the Glittering Gold Rush	105
	D.H. Lawrence Ranch: Lorenzo, Frieda and Friend on Mount Lobo	109
	New Buffalo "Back to the Land" Commune: Hippie Culture Congregates at Arroyo Hondo	113
	The Frank Waters Foundation: Aspen-Son's Home Under the Mountain	117
	Casas, Camposantos and Curiosities: A Leisurely Stroll Back into Taos Time	120

Editorial Reviews

"...a gem... lively, wonderful commentary...He is a master of packing into two to four pages what other writers need a multitude of pages to achieve."
—Daily Oklahoman

"A beautiful little book in which... drawings enhance the telling of Taos legends."
—Amarillo Globe-News

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