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==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Latham was born on June 6, 1896 in [[Walpole, Massachusetts]] and raised in [[Norwich, Connecticut]]. Her parents were Allen and Caroline Walker Latham.<ref name="Taos.org">{{cite web |last=Ebie |first=Teresa H. |url=http://taos.org/women/profiles-legends?/item/110/Barbara-Latham |title=Remarkable Women of Taos New Mexico: Barbara Latham |work=Taos.org |accessdate=February 21, 2015}}</ref>
Latham was born on June 6, 1896, in [[Walpole, Massachusetts]], and raised in [[Norwich, Connecticut]]. Her parents were Allen and Caroline Walker Latham.<ref name="Taos.org">{{cite web|last=Ebie |first=Teresa H. |url=http://taos.org/women/profiles-legends?/item/110/Barbara-Latham |title=Remarkable Women of Taos New Mexico: Barbara Latham |work=Taos.org |accessdate=February 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221193636/http://taos.org/women/profiles-legends?%2Fitem%2F110%2FBarbara-Latham |archivedate=February 21, 2015 }}</ref>


She was raised in a farmhouse. Her family were naturalists who had a large apiary and she was given a small hive of her own. Her father developed a unique queen bee and he invented honey butter, which is not honey with butter, but a honey that is specially whipped at a specific temperature to achieve a specific texture and solidity. Traveling by boat, then by surrey, they spent summers three miles from Provincetown, on Cape Cod, where her father had built a house. Living rustically, they had no phone, electricity or access to cars.
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She studied at [[Norwich Free Academy]], and at [[Pratt Institute]] in [[Brooklyn, New York]] from which she graduated in 1919. She also studied, at the [[Art Students League of New York]] summer school in [[Woodstock, New York|Woodstock]], with modernist painter [[Andrew Dasburg]].<ref name="Taos.org"/>
Barbara won her first art scholarship at age eight from the Norwich Free Academy, where her father taught and he would observe her from his window in her art classroom. She also attended the Art Students League in Woodstock during the summer under instructors from The League in New York City. Once while painting from nude models, an older female student became upset with fact the nude model that day was a teenager. [[Andrew Dasburg]] was called to handle the situation which he did by putting a tablecloth around the boy.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Love|first1=Marian|title=Barbara Latham, Artist|journal=The Santa Fean|date=October 1983|page=35}}</ref>

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She studied at [[Norwich Free Academy]], and at [[Pratt Institute]] in [[Brooklyn, New York]], from which she graduated in 1919. She also studied, at the [[Art Students League of New York]] summer school in [[Woodstock, New York|Woodstock]], with modernist painter [[Andrew Dasburg]].<ref name="Taos.org"/>


==Taos, New Mexico==
==Taos, New Mexico==
In 1925, Latham went to [[Taos, New Mexico]] to produce graphic illustrations of southwestern life for Joseph O'Kane Foster's greeting card company.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kovinick|first1=Phil|last2=Yoshiki-Kovinick|first2=Marian|title=An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West|date=1998|publisher=University of Texas|location=Austin|isbn=0292790635|page=183}}</ref> In Taos [[William Victor Higgins|Victor Higgins]] introduced her to artist [[Howard Cook]], whom she married in May 1927. From 1928 to 1935, they traveled: to Europe, Mexico and the American South. In 1938, the couple settled near Taos on the [[Talpa, New Mexico|Talpa]] ridge. This became their base until 1976.<ref name=Taos.org/>
In 1925, Latham went to [[Taos, New Mexico]], to produce graphic illustrations of southwestern life for Joseph O'Kane Foster's greeting card company.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kovinick|first1=Phil|last2=Yoshiki-Kovinick|first2=Marian|title=An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West|date=1998|publisher=University of Texas|location=Austin|isbn=0292790635|page=183}}</ref> In Taos [[William Victor Higgins|Victor Higgins]] introduced her to artist [[Howard Cook]], whom she married in May 1927. From 1928 to 1935, they traveled: to Europe, Mexico and the American South. In 1938, the couple settled near Taos on the [[Talpa, New Mexico|Talpa]] ridge. This became their base until 1976.<ref name=Taos.org/>


Latham painted and created prints of the Taos landscape, including town views and scenes of the rural life of the [[Taos Pueblo]] Indians. In addition, she did illustrations for children's books, including ''Pedro, Nina and Perritto'' (1939) and ''Maggie'', which was included in the [[American Institute of Graphic Arts]] best books list from 1945 to 1950.<ref name="NMG">{{cite web |url=http://www.matteucci.com/artists/barbara-latham/?view=bio |title=Barbara Latham - Artist Bio |work=Matteucci.com |publisher=Nedra Matteucci Galleries |accessdate=February 21, 2015}}</ref>
Latham painted and created prints of the Taos landscape, including town views and scenes of the rural life of the [[Taos Pueblo]] Indians. In addition, she did illustrations for children's books, including ''Pedro, Nina and Perritto'' (1939) and ''Maggie'', which was included in the [[American Institute of Graphic Arts]] best books list from 1945 to 1950.<ref name="NMG">{{cite web|url=http://www.matteucci.com/artists/barbara-latham/?view=bio |title=Barbara Latham - Artist Bio |work=Matteucci.com |publisher=Nedra Matteucci Galleries |accessdate=February 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221193527/http://www.matteucci.com/artists/barbara-latham/?view=bio |archivedate=February 21, 2015 |df=mdy}}</ref>


==Roswell and Santa Fe, New Mexico==
==Roswell and Santa Fe, New Mexico==
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Due to Cook's health issues, the couple moved to Santa Fe in 1976. Cook died in 1980. Latham died on May 28, 1989.<ref name="Taos.org"/>
Due to Cook's health issues, the couple moved to Santa Fe in 1976. Cook died in 1980. Latham died on May 28, 1989.<ref name="Taos.org"/>


==Book illustrations==
==Public collections==
* ''Pedro, Nina and Perrito''
* ''The Silver Dollar''
* ''Flying Horseshoe Ranch''
* ''The Frightened Hero''
* ''Tales of Old-Time Texas''

==Public Collections==
* [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]
* [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]
* [[Newark Museum]]
* [[Dallas Museum of Fine Arts]]
* [[Library of Congress]]
* [[Library of Congress]]
* Slater Hall Museum (Norwich, CT)
* [[New Mexico Museum of Art]]
* [[New Mexico Museum of Art]]
* [[Philadelphia Museum of Art]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Falk|first1=Peter|title=Who was who in American art, 1564-1975 :400 years of artists in America|date=1999|publisher=Sound View Press|location=Madison, CT|isbn=0932087574|page=[https://archive.org/details/whowaswhoinameri0003unse/page/1955 1955]|url=https://archive.org/details/whowaswhoinameri0003unse/page/1955}}</ref>
* [[Roswell Museum and Art Center]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.barbaralatham.com/ Taos Painters: Barbara (Cook) Latham (1896-1989)]


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Latest revision as of 02:22, 20 October 2024

Barbara Latham
Born(1896-06-06)June 6, 1896
Walpole, Massachusetts
DiedMay 28, 1989(1989-05-28) (aged 92)
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Resting placeFairview Cemetery (Santa Fe, New Mexico)
NationalityAmerican
EducationAndrew Dasburg
Alma materPratt Institute
Art Students League of New York
Known forPrints, book illustration, painting
SpouseHoward Cook

Barbara Latham (June 6, 1896 – May 28, 1989) was an American painter, printmaker, and children's book illustrator.

Early life and education

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Latham was born on June 6, 1896, in Walpole, Massachusetts, and raised in Norwich, Connecticut. Her parents were Allen and Caroline Walker Latham.[1]

She was raised in a farmhouse. Her family were naturalists who had a large apiary and she was given a small hive of her own. Her father developed a unique queen bee and he invented honey butter, which is not honey with butter, but a honey that is specially whipped at a specific temperature to achieve a specific texture and solidity. Traveling by boat, then by surrey, they spent summers three miles from Provincetown, on Cape Cod, where her father had built a house. Living rustically, they had no phone, electricity or access to cars. Barbara won her first art scholarship at age eight from the Norwich Free Academy, where her father taught and he would observe her from his window in her art classroom. She also attended the Art Students League in Woodstock during the summer under instructors from The League in New York City. Once while painting from nude models, an older female student became upset with fact the nude model that day was a teenager. Andrew Dasburg was called to handle the situation which he did by putting a tablecloth around the boy.[2]

She studied at Norwich Free Academy, and at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, from which she graduated in 1919. She also studied, at the Art Students League of New York summer school in Woodstock, with modernist painter Andrew Dasburg.[1]

Taos, New Mexico

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In 1925, Latham went to Taos, New Mexico, to produce graphic illustrations of southwestern life for Joseph O'Kane Foster's greeting card company.[3] In Taos Victor Higgins introduced her to artist Howard Cook, whom she married in May 1927. From 1928 to 1935, they traveled: to Europe, Mexico and the American South. In 1938, the couple settled near Taos on the Talpa ridge. This became their base until 1976.[1]

Latham painted and created prints of the Taos landscape, including town views and scenes of the rural life of the Taos Pueblo Indians. In addition, she did illustrations for children's books, including Pedro, Nina and Perritto (1939) and Maggie, which was included in the American Institute of Graphic Arts best books list from 1945 to 1950.[4]

Roswell and Santa Fe, New Mexico

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In 1967, Cook became the first artist in the Roswell Museum and Art Center's Artist-in-Residence program. The couple started to spend their winters in Roswell, New Mexico, where they eventually moved in 1973.[1]

Due to Cook's health issues, the couple moved to Santa Fe in 1976. Cook died in 1980. Latham died on May 28, 1989.[1]

Public collections

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Ebie, Teresa H. "Remarkable Women of Taos New Mexico: Barbara Latham". Taos.org. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  2. ^ Love, Marian (October 1983). "Barbara Latham, Artist". The Santa Fean: 35.
  3. ^ Kovinick, Phil; Yoshiki-Kovinick, Marian (1998). An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West. Austin: University of Texas. p. 183. ISBN 0292790635.
  4. ^ "Barbara Latham - Artist Bio". Matteucci.com. Nedra Matteucci Galleries. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  5. ^ Falk, Peter (1999). Who was who in American art, 1564-1975 :400 years of artists in America. Madison, CT: Sound View Press. p. 1955. ISBN 0932087574.
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