Each of the 130 artists and supporting arts organizations in the directory has a page, with text and a representative photo. The overall design and appearance of the book is that of a high-quality literary magazine. The directory was sent, free of charge, to libraries, museums and arts commissions both in New Mexico and neighboring states. Watson-Jones is a sculptor and photographer and the author of Contemporary American Women Sculptors , the first reference work of its kind. She sees Lincoln County Arts as a permanent record of the artists working in this part of New Mexico at the end of the nineteenth century.
Many readers report that the best part of the book is getting to know more about the artists.
In the small town atmosphere of Lincoln County, we know each other, but we don't really know each other.