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The Santa Fe art colony was an
art colony An art colony, also known as an artists' colony, can be defined two ways. Its most liberal description refers to the organic congregation of artists in towns, villages and rural areas, often drawn by areas of natural beauty, the prior existence o ...
in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, which developed in the early 1900s. The active time frame of the colony was between about 1910 and the second World War. The Camino del Monte Sol Historic District, including a large portion of the art colony, was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1988. In 2019, there remains a considerable number of art museums and art galleries in and around the city.


See also

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Taos art colony The Taos art colony was an art colony founded in Taos, New Mexico, by artists attracted by the culture of the Taos Pueblo and northern New Mexico. The history of Hispanic craftsmanship in furniture, tin work, and other mediums also played a rol ...


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Further reading

*''Literary Pilgrims: The Santa Fe and Taos Writers' Colonies, 1917-1950'', by Lynn Cline, 2007, University of New Mexico Press American artist groups and collectives Artist colonies Culture of Santa Fe, New Mexico Progressive Era in the United States {{NewMexico-stub