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The Santa Fe art colony was an art colony in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, which developed in the early 1900s.

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Artist Gerald Cassidy's home in Santa Fe, circa 1937. Cassidy was a founding member of the Santa Fe art colony in the early 20th century. Gerald Cassidy house, Santa Fe.jpg
Artist Gerald Cassidy's home in Santa Fe, circa 1937. Cassidy was a founding member of the Santa Fe art colony in the early 20th century.

The active time frame of the colony was between about 1910 and the second World War. [1]

The Camino del Monte Sol Historic District, including a large portion of the art colony, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

In 2019, there remains a considerable number of art museums and art galleries in and around the city.

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References

  1. Villela, Khristaan D. (9 May 2014). "In Search of the Santa Fe Art Colony". The Santa Fe New Mexican, Pasatiempo Magazine. Retrieved 11 December 2020.

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