9780991479214.TIF The life and work of the Russian-born artist who found creative inspiration in Taos, New Mexico Leon Gaspard The Call of Distant Places By Forrest Fenn and Carleen Milburn Leon Shulman Gaspard (1882–1964) was an interesting addition to the New Mexico arts scene when he arrived in 1918. A Russian-born, French-trained veteran of the airborne campaigns of the Great War, he arrived physically diminished from a horrific plane crash that had put him in a French hospital for two years. Seeking a more hospitable climate, he arrived in Taos to find a vibrant arts community and an exotic blend of native, western, and Hispanic cultures. Having traveled widely throughout Russia, China, Mongolia, Tibet, Morocco, and DISTRIBUTED FOR THE TIA COLLECTION Northern Africa as a fur trader, painter, army pilot and spy, Gaspard had a love of exotic cultures and a desire to document them artistically. Taos allowed him just AUGUST 2015 such an opportunity, and he set out to paint the Native Americans in much the $85.00s CLOTH 978-0-9914792-1-4 same way he had painted the native peoples of North Africa and Asia while in Paris. 408 PAGES, 10.5 X 12 A pariah of sorts when he first arrived, Gaspard was saved socially when Herbert 165 COLOR AND 106 B&W ILLUS. Dunton, one of the founding members of the Taos Society of Artists, took a liking ART/BIOGRAPHY to him and began to bring him around to meet his colleagues. A kindly and gregari- ORDER ONLINE AT OUPRESS.COM ous man, Gaspard eventually became accepted and well liked, and one of the most important of the many distinguished artists that made Taos their home in the early ORDER BY PHONE part of the twentieth century. INSIDE THE U.S. 800-848-6224 EXT. 1 Forrest Fenn is the founder and former proprietor of the renowned Fenn Gallery in INTERNATIONAL 919-966-7449 Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is the author of ten books, including the best-selling The CALL CENTER HOURS Thrill of the Chase, which is both an autobiography and the story of a hidden trea- 8:30AM-5:00PM EST sure in the mountains north of Santa Fe. Carleen Milburn is a writer and rancher ORDER BY E-MAIL who lives in Montana. [email protected] ORDER BY FAX FAX: 800-272-6817 (24 HOURS) FAX: 919-962-2704 (24 HOURS) SIGN UP FOR NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENTS, SPECIAL OFFERS, AND MORE AT OUPRESS.COM UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS IS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH LONGLEAF SERVICES, INC. THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY INSTITUTION. WWW.OU.EDU/EOO UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS OUPRESS.COM CONNECT WITH US .