San Francisco de Asis Church, Ranchos de Taos
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San Francisco de Asis Church is a small mission in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. Construction on the church began around 1772[1][2] and was completed in 1815[1] by Franciscan Fathers and its patron is Saint Francis of Assisi. It is made of adobe as are many of the Spanish missions in New Mexico. It a few miles south of Taos Pueblo and has inspired among the greatest number of depictions of any building in the United States.[3] It was the subject of four[citation needed] paintings by Georgia O'Keefe,[4][5] and photographs by Ansel Adams and Paul Strand. Georgia O'Keefe described it as, "one of the most beautiful buildings left in the United States by the early Spaniards."[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Hooker, Van Dorn. Centuries of Hands: An Architectural History of St. Francis of Assisi Church, p15. Sunstone Press (1996), ISBN 0865342342.
- ^ Ranchos de Taos. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
- ^ a b Charles C. Eldredge (1993). Georgia O'Keefe: American and Modern, p198. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300055811.
- ^ 1971.16 | Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
- ^ Georgia O'Keeffe - Learning
[edit] References
- Library of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey / Historic American Engineering Record. Retrieved from HABS/HAER website [1] specifically [2] on 11 October, 2006
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