Fiesta in Taos
Rolshoven spent most of his career abroad before returning to the United States in 1915 after the outbreak of World War I. The following year he arrived in New Mexico, where he remained for several years. The ancient multi-story Taos Pueblo was a popular subject for local artists, notably the Taos Society of Artists (1915-1927), an exhibition cooperative dedicated to representations of Southwestern Indians in their natural surroundings. Here Rolshoven contrasts alternating bands of the red-brown adobe complex with its inhabitants, who are dressed in vibrant colors to celebrate a Taos Pueblo spiritual feast day by eating, dancing, and communing.
Artwork Details
- Title: Fiesta in Taos
- Artist: Julius Rolshoven (1858–1930)
- Date: 1917
- Culture: American
- Medium: Pastel on paper
- Dimensions: 19 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (50.5 x 35.2 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Harriette B. Rolshoven, 1954
- Object Number: 54.99
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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