Church, Placita de Taos, New Mexico 1940
Artist
Eliot Porter
(American, 1901 - 1990)
Date1940
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (19.1 × 24.1 cm)
Support: 15 × 18 in. (38.1 × 45.7 cm)
Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Support: 15 × 18 in. (38.1 × 45.7 cm)
Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Gilbert Hitchcock in cooperation with the New Mexico Council on Photography, 1984
Object number1984.594.7
DescriptionAdobe church and annex; double doors with wooden arch at centerof church, wooden steeple with bell and cross. Annex on left withdoor and small window. Snowcapped mountains and white clouds inbackground.eMuseum Notes
The church in this image is known as both La Capilla de Nuestra Senora de Dolores, Ranchos de Taos, and as the Chapel at Placita de Taos.
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