JOSEPH HENRY SHARP’S MONTANA at Couse-Sharp Historic Site
TEMPORARY EXHIBITION
JUNE 14 – NOV 2
146 Kit Carson Road, Taos, NM

A permanent rotating exhibition of artwork, ephemera and collections chronicling the
life and work of J. H. Sharp is on display in the Taos studio he used for almost 40
years, now fully restored. This season’s focus will be from the artist’s time living in
Montana. Open by appointment and 3-5 pm 1st Saturday of each month July-Oct;
Sharp’s 1915 Studio, Couse-Sharp Historic Site.

JULY 6 – NOV 2
TAOS PUEBLO PORTRAITURE: THE PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIES
OF E. I. COUSE Showcasing contact prints made by E. I. Couse from his photos of
Taos Pueblo models, chosen from the 8,000+ negatives in The Couse Foundation
archive. The resulting stunning images are windows into his artistic process and into the
life of Taos people in the early 20th century; Luna Chapel, Couse-Sharp Historic Site.
THE LUNDER RESEARCH CENTER
The next stage in our vision of The Couse Foundation is being the center for scholarship
of E. I. Couse, J. H. Sharp and the Taos Society of Artists. Contact us to find out how
you can participate in our capital campaign.

PERMANENT EXHIBITION
J. H. SHARP: THE LIFE AND WORK OF AN AMERICAN LEGEND
TAOS SOCIETY OF ARTISTS
helped shape the identity of the American Southwest
from top left: Critcher, Ufer, Berninghaus, Hennings, Dunton, Adams, Higgins, Rolshoven, Sharp, Couse, Phillips, Blumenschein
In 1915, a group of American-born, European-trained artists founded the TSA to promote
the authentically American, native art and culture of the Southwest. The society was the
driving force in turning the tiny New Mexico art colony into an influential art center,
and drawing attention to the artistic accomplishment of the local Pueblo and Hispano
communities. Two of the founders were E. I. Couse and J. H. Sharp, neighbors and friends whose homes, studios and collections form the basis of the Couse-Sharp Historic Site.
Ben Lujan (Taos Pueblo), 1915.
Photograph by E. I. Couse
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TAOS, NEW MEXICO