Bert Geer Phillips

Bert Geer Phillips was a pioneering American painter best known as one of the co-founders of the Taos Society of Artists in New Mexico, established in 1915. He settled permanently in Taos in 1898, becoming the first Anglo artist to make the town his home, and devoted much of his career to sensitively documenting the life, ceremonies, and portraits of the Taos Pueblo people in warm, luminous oils. His works such as 'Song of the Aspen' and 'Mañana' reflect his deep respect for Native American culture and his mastery of capturing the dramatic New Mexico landscape and light.