Tag Archives: New Mexico

Travel Photo Thursday: Santa Fe

When we were in Santa Fe doing a book signing of Quincy Tahoma: The Life and Legacy of a Navajo Artist at Adobe Gallery, Charnell took this photo in an art gallery devoted to the best of American Indian Pottery–and … Continue reading

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Travel Tips for the Navajo Reservation

Post by Vera Marie Are you planning your summer vacation travel? Maybe Quincy can give you some ideas for travel in his own Navajo Land. While he was still in school, he went to Chinle, near Canyon de Chelly one year, … Continue reading

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Discovering Lost Works of Art

Phoenix collector Jim Bialac  told us years ago that he thought Tahoma probably painted more than 2000 paintings. That is a lot of output for a Navajo artist who died early in his life. But we think that Jim probably … Continue reading

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The Jailer, Clifford Brito

Quincy Tahoma and an officer at the Santa Fe City Jail became friends. Unusual friendship. Or was it? Continue reading

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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

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