Rebecca Salsbury James Collection
Collection
Identifier: ms07
Scope and Content
The material in this collection contains essays, catalogs and black and white photographs of paintings on glass.
Dates
- 1935-1955
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of print materials allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Biography or History
Rebecca Salsbury James achieved widespread recognition as an artist who painted mostly on glass, and for her "colcha" embroidery work. Her private life brought her into contact with many notables who affected - in some respects shaped - her artistic efforts.
During her early years, she met and fell in love with Paul Strand, a renowned photographer, whom she eventually married and who in turn introduced her to Alfred Stieglitz. Through the latter she met Georgia O'Keeffe.
The threesome developed an intimate relationship, so much so that in time Stieglitz began taking nude photographs of Rebecca and Georgia at his home at Lake George.
Her marriage to Paul Strand fell apart in 1930 - she was then 39 years old - when she met Taos rancher and banker Bill James. They married seven years later.
Through all the years of her middle life, her painting efforts, evidently influenced by O'Keeffe, led her to focus on works on glass. She also discovered a folk art form, colcha embroidery, using a special stitch that had been introduced to New Mexico during the Spanish colonial period. Her artistry in that field paralleled her work on glass.
During her early years, she met and fell in love with Paul Strand, a renowned photographer, whom she eventually married and who in turn introduced her to Alfred Stieglitz. Through the latter she met Georgia O'Keeffe.
The threesome developed an intimate relationship, so much so that in time Stieglitz began taking nude photographs of Rebecca and Georgia at his home at Lake George.
Her marriage to Paul Strand fell apart in 1930 - she was then 39 years old - when she met Taos rancher and banker Bill James. They married seven years later.
Through all the years of her middle life, her painting efforts, evidently influenced by O'Keeffe, led her to focus on works on glass. She also discovered a folk art form, colcha embroidery, using a special stitch that had been introduced to New Mexico during the Spanish colonial period. Her artistry in that field paralleled her work on glass.
Extent
2 oversize boxes
Abstract
This collection contains essays and exhibition catalogs of works by Rebecca Salsbury James at the Museum of Fine Arts and Martha Jackson Gallery. This collection also contains black and white photographs that depict paintings on glass by the artist. All material in this Collection is to be found in Oversize Boxes (O.B.) 22 and 23.
Separated Material
All collection materials stored in the Library and Archives at the Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM.
General
Contact Information
- Museum of Fine Arts
- P.O. Box 2087
- Santa Fe, NM 87504
- Phone: 505-476-5061
- Fax: 505-476-5076
- URL: mfasantafe.org
General
- Title
- Inventory of Rebecca Salsbury James Collection, 1935-1955
- Status
- Approved
- Author
- Processed by Arnold Stream
- Date
- ©2006
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico Museum of Art Repository
Contact:
107 West Palace Avenue
Santa Fe NM 87501 USA
107 West Palace Avenue
Santa Fe NM 87501 USA