Alice, what about books on Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera?

Laura wrote: "Alice, what about books on Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera?"

Please add them if you can as I have not read any of them. Thanks for adding to the list. Diego Rivera does sound familiar. I will have to google that one to see if I have read any and forgot (bad memory here).

He actually painted in Mexico but it seems I saw some of his work when I lived in NM. Of course I mainly saw the work of Georgia O'Keeffe in Santa Fe. I wonder if there is a Listopia for Mexico?

you just found another listopia about Mexican literature:

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/76...

Lady Chatterley's Lover?? I don't agree with you. I read quite some time ago but I don't remember that the plot was in Mexico.

Laura wrote: "Lady Chatterley's Lover?? I don't agree with you. I read quite some time ago but I don't remember that the plot was in Mexico."

Oh, he lived in NM and had a ranch there. There are lots of historical markers to him. I don't like him so maybe I should delete him? Thanks for helping me with this list.

Thank you for creating this list about one of my favorite U.S. states!

I assume by "him" (re: "Lady Chatterley's Lover") you mean D.H. Lawrence and not the character (Oliver Mellors)? For all I know -- I could be wrong, though -- Lawrence no longer lived in NM when the book was published (or written, for that matter). I can't recall any major references to NM in this particular novel, either; though I've added "The Plumed Serpent") (which actually is influenced by his experiences in NM), as well as some nonfiction dealing with D.H. Lawrence and NM.

Incidentally: Isn't Cather's "O, Pioneers" set in Nebraska (like "My Ántonia")?

Themis-Athena wrote: "Thank you for creating this list about one of my favorite U.S. states!

It is also one of my favorite states. Yes, I meant D. H. Lawrence as on the way to Santa Fe we used to go by a marker for him. Apparently, it was the entrance to his ranch and so there was a memorial. My husband always reads every historical marker sometimes more than once. I was just going to add him as being a person that was somehow claimed by NM. Also, as soon as I arrived there the library (which was the best one I have ever seen or used) had a big selection of Willa Cather as being also a person claimed by NM. So I read some of her books which I had never read before.

Thanks for these pointers. Alice

D. H. Lawrence:

A brief voyage to England at the end of 1923 was a failure and he soon returned to Taos, convinced that his life as an author now lay in America. However, in March 1925 he suffered a near fatal attack of malaria and tuberculosis while on a third visit to Mexico. Although he eventually recovered, the diagnosis of his condition obliged him to return once again to Europe. He was dangerously ill and poor health limited his ability to travel for the remainder of his life. The Lawrences made their home in a villa in Northern Italy, living near to Florence while he wrote The Virgin and the Gipsy and the various versions of Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928). The latter book, his last major novel, was initially published in private editions in Florence and Paris and reinforced his notoriety. Lawrence responded robustly to those who claimed to be offended, penning a large number of satirical poems, published under the title of "Pansies" and "Nettles", as well as a tract on Pornography and Obscenity.

Lady Alice wrote: "Taos is now my favorite place in the world and I go there when I can. It used to be Denver before too many people moved there and RUINED it. I loathe crowded places and cannot stay in them for lo..."

Oh yes, I agree ... Taos (and all of Northern NM, actually) is pure magic! So is Santa Fe -- to me, anyway -- despite all the tourists! I once spent a week there over Christmas ... it was one of my life's most unforgettable Christmas vacations ever! :)

(Apologies for the exclamation marks. Even just thinking of NM makes me very excited, as you can see ... ;) )

Luminarios at Taos church.

Themis-Athena wrote: "

Luminarios at Taos church."

Thanks for this gorgeous picture. Its looks like the hotel we finally got to stay at in Taos over Christmas. We usually stayed across the street at the Hampton but Georgia O'Keeffe had stayed in it...think it is the Sagebrush Inn. I was unable to stay in the first room due to fireplace but the second one was wonderful. A few years ago we spent the 4th of July there and it was perfect. I always use exclamation points which is a very bad habit of mine. I am often over-excited and they express my mood of the moment.
Have you been to the Georgia O'Keeffe museum yet? Also when you get the chance go to the Old Blinking Light outside Taos. There is also one in Denver but we rarely stay in Denver long as the air is bad now and I often get asthma there so haven't made it to that one yet. Think I managed to write about this without one single exclamation mark but I could be wrong. Just thinking about Taos cheers me up immensely. Have you been to the Pueblo? Or the Millicent Rogers museum? (way over-priced but I am still glad I went inside) I bought some jewelry from Indians on the bridge. What fun.

I wonder if there are any books about Hurd. I never saw any in Lincoln but it had some artists working there.

Lady Alice wrote: "Thanks for this gorgeous picture. Its looks like the hotel we finally got to stay at in Taos over Christmas. We usually stayed across the stre..."

Yes, I've been to both Taos pueblo (repeatedly) and the Georgia O'Keefe museum in Santa Fe. Love them both, and I particularly also love the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. (You just HAVE to go see it if you haven't yet.) I could spend hours just going through catalogues and coffee table books of O'Keefe's pictures ...



I also seem to end up buying large quantities of Indian jewelry every time I am in the area (or seemed to end up doing so every time I WAS in the area when I was still living in the U.S., that is!) ... in fact, I still keep wearing two rings that I bought in Santa Fe, and which will always remind me of New Mexico. (Also bought quite a bit of Navajo jewelry from Navajo traders in Monument Valley, Kayenta, AZ, and various other places.)



P.S. I added a book on Peter Hurd -- haven't read it, but it does seem to belong here as well indeed!

I also adore R.C. Gorman's art ...

I was born and raised in Farmington, NM and boy am I glad to see that there is a list of books from my home state on here. I haven't read any of the books on the list because I know how beautiful the territory is and why read about it when I can see it? I now live out here in California so maybe I will put a few of these on my list so I can be remember home.

Natalie wrote: "I was born and raised in Farmington, NM and boy am I glad to see that there is a list of books from my home state on here. I haven't read any of the books on the list because I know how beautiful t..."

I hope they do not make you homesick. I sure miss the area we lived in near Cedar Crest/Tijeras. My favorite is Portrait of an Artist.