Photographic Scrapbook of Taos, I
Artist
Cady Wells
(American, 1904 - 1954)
Date1936-1945
MediumGelatin silver prints, paper, leather, glue
Dimensions9 x 15 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (22.9 x 39.4 x 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsBook
Credit LineGift of the Cady Wells Estate, 1982
Object number1982.16.48e
DescriptionAlbum of snapshots glued to black paper, leather or leather like binding. Recto: Two photographs, one of an adobe home with a blooming garden, one of a large trunk of a tree. Verso: One photograph of an adobe building against a wall with an elaborately painted door, inscribed below: Privy. Another page with no number identified for cataloging as e-c: Recto: One photograph with two semicircular forms within a stake fenced area. e-d: Verso: Two photographs. Left: Trees in a courtyard. Right: Large outdoor fireplace in courtyard.eMuseum Notes
Recto: A photograph of an unidentified location and another of a tree.
Verso: A photograph of the outhouse or privy at the Mabel Dodge Luhan house, Los Gallos.
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