The Visitor's Tale

Gene Kloss

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About The Artwork

One of Gene's most well known images--illustrated on page 107, full page in the first catalogue raisonne on Kloss' prints.

"Keresan Indians, Osage, Pawnee, outsiders from near and afar often visited the Taos pueblo and had a tale to tell.  The teller here, judging by his hairband, is from the Keresan pueblo of Kihwa (Santo Domingo). The attentive face is that of the Taos Head Man, one of the strongest characters and purest minds we have ever known. He would be a gracious host to an important visitor."

About The Artist

Born Alice Geneva Glasier in 1903, the artist is better known as Gene Kloss. Mrs. Kloss had the distinction of being the only female National Academician in graphics (1972). She received her BA from the University of California in 1924. Following graduation she married poet Phillips Kloss. Gene Kloss studied at the California School of Fine Arts (1924-1925) and became a summer visitor to Taos, New Mexico in 1925. In 1929, she and her husband became permanent residents of Taos.

In 1938 Gene Kloss' work was exhibited in Paris as a leading New Mexico artist along with Blumenschein, O'Keeffe and Sloan. She was best known for her New Mexico landscapes and genre scenes illustrating activities in the lives of Pueblo Indians.

Newly published is a two volume catalogue raisonne delineating each of Kloss's prints with accompanying photographs.

Other Works By Artist:

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Cultures

USA, Women Artists

Medium

Prints

Subject

American Indians, Male, Female

Keywords

Gene Kloss, Kloss Visitors Tale, Kloss etching