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Diego & Frida: A Marriage Better Suited for Canvas
Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo were referred to as “the elephant and the dove.” His robust figure coupled with her petite size were only outmatched
October 22, 2020
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Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo were referred to as “the elephant and the dove.” His robust figure coupled with her petite size were only outmatched
Diego Rivera depicted the trials, tribulations and struggles of the people of Mexico. He is especially well known for his art surrounding the Mexican Revolution.
In Santa Fe we’re all familiar with the work of Georgia O’Keeffe. In fact, her museum is the most widely visited cultural institution in New
In 1864 destiny brought a young Navajo boy into the powerful world of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. The chance meeting would have never occurred
On Dec . 13, 1928, one of the Santa Fe’s most prominent, influential and wealthy individuals died. His name was Miguel Chavez. News of his
Today, the nation celebrates Indigenous People’s Day. But there’s no way of escaping the legacy of Christopher Columbus, even here in Santa Fe. Santa Fe
During the Great Depression one of the programs instituted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that had a lasting effect in the state was the Works
Paramahansa Yogananda was born in 1893 in Gorakhpur, India. He received his spiritual training under the Yoga maser Sri Yukteswar. He had a guru named
I always associate the month of October with the Carmelites. Their two founders, St. Teresa de Avila and St. Theresa de Lisieux, celebrate feast days
Today is the Catholic feast day of St. Francis of Assisi who became the patron saint of Santa Fe in 1717. It’s also the fiftieth
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