On Monday (8/2/10), our last day in Taos, Jan and I visited the Harwood Museum of Art which contains works of the famous Taos Society of Artists who began the art colony in Taos. Many of their paintings were images of Native Americans in traditional dress as well as landscapes.
The museum is on historic Ledoux Street, Taos' Artists' Row and one of the oldest streets in Taos. It evolved into Artists' Row in the early 1900's when it became the studio residence for many early painters in Taos.
We enjoyed browsing in a number of galleries on Ledoux Street and driving through adjacent areas admiring the adobe homes and lovely flowers growing profusely in this high desert area.
Our last stop was Francisco de Asis Church in Ranchos de Taos Plaza. A National Historic Landmark, the church is a Spanish Colonial adobe building with twin bell towers and an arched portal entrance that overlooks an enclosed courtyard.
It is one of the best known and most photographed churches in New Mexico. The back of the church was portrayed in paintings by Georgia O'Keefe.
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