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 number1982.16.48f
DescriptionAlbum of snapshots glued to black paper, leather or leather like binding. Recto: Three photographs, two of an interior of an adobe home and with the inscription "Cady Wells' Room (in Taos? a/o Lujan?)" one of an exterior of an adobe building with big double doors. Verso: Two photographs, one is a view of the gates to the Luhan estate, the other a young woman carries a tray in a courtyard setting.eMuseum Notes
Recto: Three photographs of Cady Wells's room, likely at Mabel Dodge Luhan's house, Los Gallos.
Verso: Two photographs of an unidentified location, although it is likely Mabel Dodge Luhan's house, Los Gallos, one of which includes an unidentified individual.
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