The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-17
koshare Touring Club
Visits Artist Colony

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This was designed with particuia, Al.
feet, Ia order that the tourists n,irlrt
80 Indian men In their whifa
az they stood about ON The
pueblo roofs y u the witch iighs" OF
auh6. The effect was very striking.
me Taos pueblo, nv stories high and
no highest In New Mexico rislnV
aeainst the evening sky with ~ shoss.
iike figures standing sllhouetted there.
indeed. N
The next morning. there was a viul,
among the Taos artists. That they
ate ranked among the foremost OF
american artists. and some OF the
Hgurea that walk about in thls oid
ed cty Of Fernando de Taos are some
o. ihe famoN In the art world.
- indeed almost too overwhelming 10
grasp NJ once. Walter Ufer, Blumen-
sntin. Victor Higgins. HARDWOOD.
xAlph M.yerS' conse, sharp and Mrs
hounghunter are among the Taos
artists The party visited at the wal
tcf lter home. the Victor Higgins'
me Sharps, the Blumenaheins' and
ftaiph Meyers They were received
mos hospItab bly,. shown the homes
ana studios ana some Of the latest
eanNaffs Gardens. walls and gates
WEE az interesting as wen as the
Another trip TO Taos Pueblo In
the morning light enabled the tourists
20 see more Of the people and their
houses. and the ruins Of the old Taos
church battered down IN the Taos
reNolutIon of istl, when Governor
Bent was Killed. Nothing bur a sptre.
~ shape like a tooth. is leu OF the
church- The pueblo IL built on two
sides % the Pueblo cannon stream /
The Pueblo canyon drive IL a benufi.
= one. where there are live oaks and
Wild flowers In profusion.
The party lunched In Taos. and left
sDon after for Aloade for the night,
They had not had an opportunity 10
meet any OF this Interesting dudes"
but on the return. there We're many
interesting discussions at auprssr. and
A'me viewpoints OF the west and vest
ern ranches delivered in the big liy-
ina room In the evening.
After breakfast, the party set ont
for san Juan pueblo. where they vis-
tied two interesting churchea. One
~ these IL absolutely bare Of benches
there are n hfany desk. n baptismnl
tent and a tall stand with canaleg
fhe altar Il made OF solid rock; n
e'iing u blue. sown with gold stars. .
ana over the chanccl In gold letters
are the words "Yo soy la Inmacu-
lada Conception" There are two
crystal chandeliers each about ffv.
feet Ions. lighting the church.
The next stop was santa Cruz.
onother Indian pueblo with q church
over three hundred years old. This
preserves The typical mission style
with but little ehange-great "vigns"
hand carved and painted, an altar.
PAINTED by D Indians under h di-
teeiion OF h padres. with faces ana
fienren OF angels. Th.rnh- and aaints.
The nltAf lscer were most ella horate,
with the design Of tn. Sacred
Heart. perced. with flames coming
from ~.
From Santa Cruz. the marty went TO
Clara. wheF4 the indian cover
nor, Santiago Naranj0. a well known
heure va the state. personally CON
tueted hts guesin through the church
The Indian pottery sellers. the old
governor and the church were equally
Iu~tsrsHtlaF The church H. among the
rtruciurcH-it was built In 1908.
f,ut IL n a beautiful shape ana an In
structure.
From santa clara. the marty went
The mesa and az 10 Bishop's
for lunch. The mountains are
beautiful here. and az the party
0p 20 the lodge. saw u In the
'uli light 81 "a noon dav sun. Tho
.oiisge about the lodg. IN dense. and
he place II deiightfuliy rnol Lsav-
ne h lodge. however q hail storm
up and the mountain ana valley
seen In an altogether different
santa Pc was made nhout two
and after u short stay there.
~ 10 Albuquerque commenc-
d The trip was completed hy seven
In h evening Of the third