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Monthly Archives: April 2009
The Musical Play, Navajo Night Song
When Dorothy Stevenson met the artist Quincy Tahoma, she was a young woman and he made a big impression on her. Later, as an adult, she became a teacher at St. Michael’s High School in Santa Fe and eventually wrote a musical … Continue reading
Posted in Navajo, Tahoma's Legacy
Tagged Dorothy Stevenson, Musical Play, Navajo Night Song, Quincy Tahoma, Santa Fe, St. Michael's High School
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Personal Recollections of Tahoma
August 31, 2004 “History is documented with ‘personal recollections.’” Mona Ortiz Stetina wrote that in an e-mail to Anne Cavanaugh at the Santa Fe New Mexican. We had written an article for the New Mexican telling people a little bit … Continue reading
Arizona Museum Collection
September 17, 2004 What is that old story about searching the world and finding treasure in your own back yard? I am here to tell you that is the way it happens. I live in Arizona. Ever since Charnell Havens … Continue reading
Quincy, the Movie Star
Quincy the movie star? Yes, Quincy Tahoma did star in a movie, sort of. He walks, he paints, he wears jewelry. Artists Simon and Herta Moselsio, from Bennington College, traveled to Santa Fe in 1943 and made short films of … Continue reading
Posted in American Indian Art, Museums
Tagged Amerind, Bennington, Harrison Begay, Moselsio, Tsihnahjinnie
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The Price of a Taxi
September 5, 2004 I grabbed the manila envelope from my husband as he walked in from the mailbox. I had eagerly looked forward to hearing the tapes of Charnell Havens interviewing Jean Wallace McSwain about dating Quincy Tahoma. Jean evoked … Continue reading
Posted in Girl Friends, Santa Fe Life in Tahoma's Time
Tagged girlfriend, John Pen LaFarge, lifestyle, Santa Fe
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Navajo Identity
January 10, 2005 Who are you? The questions come right after an exchange of names. Where did you come from? What do you do for a living? Do you have children? We tend to quickly try to categorize the people … Continue reading
