Frosting on the Clay
by Jon Burch Photography
Title
Frosting on the Clay
Artist
Jon Burch Photography
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture And Enhancement
Description
Santa Fe, New Mexico, was reinvented to attract modernists and cultural tourists in the 1920's and 30's. Its artistic legacy is undimmed, with new artists inspired by its light and landscape
By the late 1910s, Taos, New Mexico, had become an important outpost of American art. Scores of east coast painters travelled there each summer, and their touring exhibitions opened the nation's eyes to the indigenous cultures and landscape of the south-west. But as Taos grew in fame and popularity, Santa Fe, the nearby state capital, withered.
The city's elders watched in dismay as charabancs of visitors, their pockets bulging with Yankee dollars, rattled through the dusty streets on their way north to Taos. Something had to be done. The city needed an exotic allure as powerful as Taos's for the Anglo foreigner .
They decided to impose a building code: all new structures should be designed in the Pueblo revival style modelled on the local Indian pueblos' use of wood beams and sun-baked adobe. It worked: Santa Fe, a city of adobe, started drawing its own "cultural tourists".
Art and adobe: how Santa Fe changed the US's artistic landscape
By Henry Shukman
- The Guardian, Friday 21 June 2013
Original photograph made on "the Square" in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Copyright 2013 Jon Burch Photography
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October 21st, 2013
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Comments (20)
Debra and Dave Vanderlaan
So very eye-catching Jon! We added our Like! Celebrate life, Debra and Dave
Karen Slagle
Wow Jon...I'm so happy you gave me a kind comment regarding my sale. Otherwise I would never have seen this most awesome image...This is right up my alley. Sheer perfection. f/l
Bob Christopher
Hi Jon...I like your image. A strong composition and great tonal values. Well done...Cheers Bob f/v
Nikolyn McDonald
I'm from the Southwest - raised in Albuquerque - so the lines and textures of this beautiful adobe building spoke to me instantly. Tones are superb and the snow accents the rounded shapes beautifully. My pick for DFM&N for October 22.
Angela Stanton
Wow, love this.. this is what I was drinking! Hey what is the difference between "like" this page versus "vote" or "favorite"? I did all 3
Jon Burch Photography replied:
Thank you Angela! I think 'Like' & 'Vote' are the same & 'Favorite' means the same as it did before...