Ernest L. Blumenschein House was a home of painter Ernest L. Blumenschein

Ernest L. Blumenschein

Ernest Leonard Blumenschein was an American artist andfounding member of the Taos Society of Artists. He is noted for paintings of Native Americans, New Mexico and the American Southwest.-Early life and education:...

, a co-founder of the Taos Society of Artists

Taos Society of Artists

The Taos Society of Artists was an organization of visual arts founded in Taos, New Mexico in 1915; it disbanded in 1927. The Society was essentially a commercial cooperative, as opposed to a stylistic collective, and its foundation contributed to the development of the tiny Taos art colony into...

 and one of the "Taos Six".

It was declared a National Historic Landmark

National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...

 in 1965.

E. L. Blumenschein Home and Museum

The historic E.L. Blumenschein Home and Museum, located in Taos, New Mexico

Taos, New Mexico

Taos is a town in Taos County in the north-central region of New Mexico, incorporated in 1934. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,700. Other nearby communities include Ranchos de Taos, Cañon, Taos Canyon, Ranchitos, and El Prado. The town is close to Taos Pueblo, the Native American...

, is a historic house museum that is furnished to appear as it might have been when the Blumenschein family lived there between 1898 and 1919, including his art studio. The house features family possessions, a collection of the family's art, works by other famous Taos artists, and fine European and Spanish Colonial style antiques. The museum is owned and operated by Taos Historic Museums.

External links

• E.L. Blumenschein Home and Museum - Taos Historic Museums