Placita Chapel or Oratorio (from the The HGB Memorial Portfolios)
Artist
Helen Greene Blumenschein
(American, 1909 - 1989)
Date1950-1989 (printed October, November 1994)
Mediumlinocut
DimensionsImage: 3 1/4 × 4 13/16 in. (8.3 × 12.2 cm)
Support: 10 1/8 × 8 in. (25.7 × 20.3 cm)
Support: 10 1/8 × 8 in. (25.7 × 20.3 cm)
ClassificationsGraphic
Credit LineMuseum purchase, 1994
Object number1994.77.8
DescriptionImage of a snowy evening featuring a chapel with a single bell tower. There is a group of bare trees on the right of the image, in front of the chapel. Snow covered mountain peaks are in the left background.eMuseum Notes
This privately-owned oratorio was built by the Archuleta family in the late 1800's. It was also dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows and has remained in private hands. It was a favorite spot of Helen's.
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Helen Greene Blumenschein
1950-1989 (printed October, November 1994)
Helen Greene Blumenschein
1950-1989 (printed October, November, 1994)
Helen Greene Blumenschein
1950-1989 (printed October, November 1994)
Helen Greene Blumenschein
1950-1989 (printed October, November 1994)
Helen Greene Blumenschein
1950-1989 (printed September 1994)
Helen Greene Blumenschein
1950-1989 (printed September 1994)
Helen Greene Blumenschein
1950-1989 (printed October, November 1994)
Helen Greene Blumenschein
1970 (printed September 1994)
Helen Greene Blumenschein
1950-1989 (printed October, November 1994)
Helen Greene Blumenschein
1950-1989 (printed September 1994)
Helen Greene Blumenschein
1950-1989 (printed September 1994)
Helen Greene Blumenschein
1950-1989 (printed October, November 1994)