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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Bert Geer Phillips was an American artist and a founding member of the Taos Society of Artists. He was the first artist to permanently settle in Taos, New Mexico (1898) and is considered to be the founder of the Taos art colony. He is known for his paintings of Native Americans, New Mexico, and the American Southwest. Half-length photographic portrait of Taos colony artist Bert Geer Phillips, wearing a pith helmet, Indian style suede jacket with fringe on the collar and sleeves, and holding a rifle.
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_893_0465 ark:/21198/zz002h2rnn
Subject
Artists--American--New Mexico--Taos Artist colonies--New Mexico--Taos Phillips, Bert Geer, 1868-1956
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