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Maynard Dixon. Men and Mountain. 1931-1933
Stunning! Learn more about Dixon here.
“Travel East to see the real West,” said Charles Lummis to Maynard Dixon. Dixon (1875-1946) was born on a ranch near Fresno, California. His friend and mentor Lummis was a journalist, photographer and poet who walked from Cincinnati to Los Angeles in 1884, a 2,200-mile journey that took him through New Mexico in the dead of winter. Despite the severe hardships of the journey, Lummis fell in love with the Southwest and became a staunch advocate for historic preservation projects and the rights of the Pueblo Indians.
Inspired by Lummis’ tales, Dixon set out on his own Southwestern adventure in 1900...
Roy looked at the sketch that had been punctured by the rifle shot
This Roy Lichtenstein print could be another frame in the comic...
Quirky compass rose and Santa Fe map from COME WITH ME, a book by Tommy "Macaroni" Macaione (1907-1992). The prolific painter was a local celebrity who came to the City Different in 1952, and we're appraising some of his work today. #maps #cartography #santafe #santafenm #newmexico #newmexicolove #newmexicotrue #citydifferent #santafenewmexico #canyongram #canyonroad #canyonrd #cardinaldirections #orienteering #north #south #east #west #southwest #comewithme (at Canyon Road Galleries)
Treacherous journeys, spectacular art... on Flickr.
Via Flickr: Charles Partridge Adams hiked deep into the Colorado Rockies to capture their beauty on canvas. See the Adams that's on our wall: d.pr/RF3L
A Western Legend! on Flickr.
Via Flickr: Charles Partridge Adams carefully detailed the thin mists that cleave to the foothills of the Rockies in the morning and the almost opaque storm clouds that crown their peaks in the afternoon. Learn about the artist's love affair with Colorado: d.pr/RF3L
Via Flickr: The Santa Fe, New Mexico artist captures the spirit of the Southwest in a few elegant strokes of charcoal. See the drawing up close: thematthewsgallery.com/Artwork-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=256&a...
