Santa Fe Sky
by Parsons, Sheldon
Physical details: Painting Oil| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Library Art Work | AJML Art Walkthrough (Browse shelf) | Available |
Purchased by the Library on October 22, 1915
Sheldon Parsons was born in 1866 in Rochester, New York. He studied at the National Academy of Design. From 1895 – 1912 he was a successful portrait artist in New York and painted portraits for those like President McKinley and Susan B. Anthony. Parsons moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1913. He later became the first director of the New Mexico Museum of Fine art in 1918. He passed away in September of 1943 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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