Ernest L. Blumenschein Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 354
Scope and Content
Collection consists of the personal papers of Ernest L. Blumenschein, including Blumenschein's correspondence; articles and clippings about him and his work, and biographical and genealogical information. Collection also contains copies of his letters to Ellis Butler Parker. Some of the material is contained in Blumenschein's scrapbooks. Additionally, collection holds financial and tax records, and ephemeral material such as driver's licences and passports. Inventory was produced at item level with individual annotations and synopses.
Dates
- 1891-1993
Language of Materials
English.
Access Restrictions
None
Copy Restrictions
Duplication allowed for research purposes. User responsible for all copyright compliance. Note: Duplication of material is currently restricted and requires the approval of Blumenschein Catalgoue Raisonné Limited Co.'s representative. Restriction will expire December 2004.
Biographical History
Ernest L. Blumenschein was born 1874 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and raised in Dayton, Ohio. Initially influenced by his father's profession as a muscician and composer, Blumenschein developed early on an artistic talent. While attending the Cincinatti Art Academy, he decided to pursue a career in art and trained at the Art Students League in New York and the Académie Julian in Paris, France. Until Blumenschein established himself as an artist, he worked as a commercial illustrator, and for many years split his time betwen Europe, East Coast (U.S.), and Taos, New Mexico. Eventually in 1918, Blumenschein and his wife Mary Greene Blumenschein, also a highly successful artist, settled permanently in Taos where he was prolific in his art work. He and his wife had one daughter, Helen. Mary Blumenschein died in 1950, and Ernest Blumenschein died ten years later in 1960. Blumenschein, one of the original founders of the Taos Society of Artists, received numerous awards and honors for his artistic work and his paintings are included in many important collections.
Extent
3.25 Linear Feet
General
Contact Information
- Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
- The Palace of the Governors
- P.O. Box 2087
- Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-2087, U.S.A.
- Phone: (+)505.476.5090
- Fax: (+)505.476.5093
- Email: histlib@mnm.state.nm.us
- URL: www.palaceofthegovernors.org
- Art -- New Mexico -- Taos
- Artists -- New Mexico -- Taos
- Blumenschein, Helen G. (Helen Greene), 1909-1989
- Blumenschein, Mary Shepard Greene, 1869-1958
- Butler, Ellis Parker, 1869-1937
- Meem, John Gaw, 1894-1983
- Museum of New Mexico
- Painting, Modern - 20th Century - New Mexico - Taos
- Painting, Modern - New Mexico - Taos
- Taos (N.M.) - History
- Taos Society of Artists
- Title
- Guide to the Ernest L. Blumenschein Collection, 1891-1993
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Processed by Library Staff
- Date
- ©2003
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
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Repository Details
Part of the Fray Angélico Chávez History Library Repository
Contact:
Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
New Mexico History Museum
113 Lincoln Ave
Sante Fe NM 87501 USA
(505) 476-5090
historylibrary@state.nm.us
Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
New Mexico History Museum
113 Lincoln Ave
Sante Fe NM 87501 USA
(505) 476-5090
historylibrary@state.nm.us