[Rarebooks] Taos and Its Artists by Mabel Dodge Luhan (Signed)

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Luhan, Mabel Dodge.  Taos and Its  Artists.  NY:  Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 
1947.  First  edition.  SIGNED by Mabel Dodge Luhan on title page.  Sm 4to, 168  
pages.  Introduction by Laura Gilpin.  Artist photographs and  illustrations. 
 Full-bound red boards and endpapers, blue title.   Bright, tight, intact, 
text-block clean.  Two 1/4" closed  tears, two 3/4" closed tears and owner 
inscription front  endpaper.  Lower corners slightly bumped/rubbed, slight  
upper/lower edgewear.  Very Good condition.  Dust jacket mylar  protected, 
price-clipped, 3/4" closed tear head spine, chipped at  extremities, spine faded.  Very 
Good condition.   $450.00 
Perhaps the most unusual art colony in the world  was the closely knit 
community of Taos, New Mexico, founded during WWI by Bert  Phillips and Ernest 
Blumenschein journeying in a covered wagon.  From Taos  has come some of the most 
interesting and important art in America.  Mabel  Dodge Luhan introduces 49 
Taos artists in a short, vivid text together with  full-page illustrations, 
describes the infuence of the desert and Pueblo Indian  life upon the painters, and 
reminisces about the great artists who have  participated in the Taos 
spirit--Georgia O'Keeffe, Marsden Hartley, John Marin,  Maurice Stern, and "the 
Seven".  Distinguished photographers Stieglitz,  Laura Gilpin, and John Candelario 
add portraits of the artists to this  collection, and a final section of 
Honors gives their biographies, awards,  exhibitions, collections and achievements.
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