Impressions From Nature.(art exhibit of American West at Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington)

From: Insight on the News | Date: June 18, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

An ambitious exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington proves that paintings of the American West are an integral part of the national artistic heritage.

It was an accident that landed New York artists Ernest Blumenschein and Bert Phillips in Taos in 1898 and turned them into major painters of the American Southwest. The two men were on their way to Mexico to do some sketching when their wagon broke down near the northern New Mexico town. They took the opportunity to have a good look at what they found around them.

"I was getting my own impressions from ...

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