Peter H. Hassrick (1941-2019) was Director Emeritus and Senior Scholar at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. He is the author, coauthor, or editor of many publications, including Frederic Remington: A Catalogue RaisonnE II, Painted Journeys: The Art of John Mix Stanley, and In Contemporary Rhythm: The Art of Ernest L. Blumenschein. Melissa Webster Speidel is an independent art historian and research associate on the Carl Rungius catalogue raisonnE project. Charles C. Eldredge is the Hall Distinguished Professor of American Art and Culture at the University of Kansas. Previously he served as director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American Art and as director of the Spencer Museum of Art.
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"The Taos Society of Artists chronicles the story of a group of highly trained artists who momentarily focused America's attention on the Southwest and the little-known but distinctive inhabitants and spectacular landscape of Taos, New Mexico, creating a short-lived but still remembered art colony and adding a spirited and unique chapter to American art."-Ron Tyler, editor of Western Art, Western History: Collected Essays "Taos Society of Artists shines a light on an important chapter in New Mexico and United States art history. With essays describing the history, aesthetic goals, and cultural impact of the Taos Society of Artists, thoroughly researched biographies of the key artists, and an exhaustive catalog of artworks, this book will be a resource for years to come."-Bill Anthes, author of Native Moderns: American Indian Paintings, 1940-1960