Oddballs in the Desert : by Alexander Theroux
A Book Review written in the Wall Street Journal, August 1, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121754696826502651.html
excerpt - ..."It was an art colony predominantly, but it included a range of creative guests: the painter Georgia O'Keeffe; the journalist John Reed; writers D.H. Lawrence and Gertrude Stein; the feminist Mary Austin; and Carl Van Vechten, one of the guiding lights of the Harlem Renaissance. Mabel Dodge Luhan knew everybody and, in a sense, everybody visited her in Taos...."
A word From David Vedoe - Steering Committee Member
Visionary Visual Artists of Taos
Greetings Fellow Visual Artists: Each of us bear part of the responsibility to ensure this vibrant mountain artist community/colony is alive and kicking. As we honor and revere the past and the inherent qualities that drew us here, kept us here and inspires our daily creative energies, it is also of paramount importance, as the first link as creators in the vast Art Industry, to steer toward a future that holds the best of our individual contributions. We are the stewards of the factual legacy that will be handed down to the following generations of artists - Let us make them proud to be Taos Artists.
Artists, Gallery Owners, Collectors, Art Lovers, Museums and art related organizations in Taos must bond in improved ways to create a local atmosphere and ambiance around visual art that allows everybody involved to be the best they can be.
Therefore - Give your practical-!!! viewpoint on how to manifest that to the TAO group forum so we can present it to all the people involved in the Visual Arts of Taos.
Keep in mind:Any successful endeavor requires participation, responsibility and accountability.
Because we ourselves Love Living in Taos - People visiting will also learn to Love Taos & recognize it for its strong, engaging, sparkling and enchanting art community.
Artists for Artists at work for Visual Art in Taos.
Sincerely Yours,
David Vedoe
Co-Founder TAO Taos Arist Organization
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