Oral history interview with John Gaw Meem, Will Shuster, and Karl Larsson, 1965 August 27.

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Oral history interview with John Gaw Meem, Will Shuster, and Karl Larsson, 1965 August 27.

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The collection consists of an oral interview and transcript. The interview was conducted on August 27, 1965 by an unidentified interviewer with John Gaw Meem, Will Shuster, and Karl Larsson. The focus of the conversation is the development of the Santa Fe art colony.The men discuss why they came to Santa Fe and describe the cultural and physical landscape at the time. Commentary relates to topics including the Taos Art Colony, the Depression, the goings on at Los Alamos, their insights on the future of Santa Fe's art colony, critique and commentary on the younger generation of artists, homogenization and globalization particularly regarding art and architecture.

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University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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SNAC Resource ID: 7132581

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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Shuster, William Morgan, 1877-1968

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Shuster was a prominent twentieth century artist in Santa Fe, New Mexico, who worked primarily as a painter and sculptor. He was a member of a Santa Fe artists group "Los Cinco Pintores." In 1926, Shuster created Zozobra (Old Man Gloom), the giant effigy that is burned at the annual Santa Fe Fiesta. From the description of Will Shuster papers, 1889-1971. (Museum of New Mexico Library). WorldCat record id: 37497650 Mural painter; Santa Fe, N.M. From the descriptio...

Larsson, Karl.

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Meem, John Gaw, 1894-1983

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The original objective of the interview was a survey of the early development of the Santa Fe art colony and the personalities who made it famous. The interviewer is unidentified. Interviewees include renowned architect, John Gaw Meem; Will Shuster, painter and founder of Los Cinco Pintores, Santa Fe's first modernist art group; and Karl Larsson, Swedish immigrant, silversmith, and painter-teacher. From the description of Oral history interview with John Gaw Meem, Will Shuster, and K...