Piece description from the artist
Ranchos de Taos is a small village south of Taos Pueblo. This Mission church, San Francisco de Assisi Mission is a large, sculpted Spanish Colonial church with massive adobe buttresses and two front-facing bell towers. In 1816 the church was complete, it is located within the plaza of Ranchos de Taos, which was fortified with walls to keep live stock from being raided. It was common for raids to take place and conflict between the Commanche and the Spanish. Churches were used for shelter and protection. What is most beloved of this church is the combination of Native and Spanish architecture. What is wonderful is, every year, the first week in June the community in Ranchos re-muds the exterior of the church, which is symbolic for the community to work together and care for their community space, a ritual that the natives celebrate yearly when re-mudding their homes. You can feel that life coming through the building, it is alive.
Kim Richardson specializes in still life photography. For nearly a decade she photographed for New York auction houses Sotheby’s and Phillips de Pury & Co.
Kim studied fine art and photography at Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, and Parsons School of Design in Paris. She worked in collaborative projects that exhibited at Centre Pompidou in Paris and Alleged Gallery in New York City. She presently lives in Santa Fe, NM with her husband, painter and educator, Willy Richardson and their lovely, dynamic daughter Audrey Richardson. In addition to her photography she also has a background in fine art printing for artists who she prints with master printer, Steve Zeifman, with Rush Creek Editions.
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