Frank Applegate of Santa Fe : artist and preservationist /
by Daria Labinsky & Stan Hieronymus.
- Albuquerque : LPD Press, 2001.
- 295 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm Hardback book.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-288) and index.
A tribute to Gretchen Hieronymus Beall -- Dedication / Foreword / A Farmer's Son -- 'Genius' in the Making -- East Coast Artist -- The Wonder of Santa Fe -- The Sculptural Architect -- The Southwestern Artist -- Life among the Artists -- Frank and Mary -- The Chautauqua and Old Santa Fe -- Applegate the Activist -- The Artists and the Indians -- Spanish Colonial Revival -- From Brush to Pen: Applegate the Writer -- The Spanish Colonial Arts Book -- Death of a Renaissance Man -- Epilogue: The End of an Era. Gerald P. Peters -- William Wroth --
Carefully researched and elegantly written, this volume provides a well-rounded portrait of Frank Applegate, an artist who made significant contributions to the culture of Santa Fe in the 1920s. In telling Applegate's story, the authors provide a fascinating view of life in Santa Fe during that time. This book is lavishly illustrated with old photographs and pictures of Applegate's art work.