Casa Santa Fe: Design, Style, Arts, and Tradition Local creative nonfiction

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Her flowers speak with evocative force of the thoughtful delight she took in the physical world

a professional soldier who engineered campaigns against Navajos and Apaches

Photography by Ricardo Martinez

This beautiful book is the first to present selections from the Palace of the Governors’ vast museum collections including Spanish Colonial paintings

Casa Santa Fe: Design, Style, Arts, and Tradition Local creative nonfictionDesert hues, natural materials, thick hand plastered walls, and adobe brick construction are hallmarks of the Santa Fe Style, which is as much an expression in architecture, interior design, art, and crafts as it is a way of life. Rooted in a sense of earthy comfort inspired by its history, the surrounding desert, and Native American and Hispanic design influences, the style has a timeless appeal and vibrant ongoing life that has resulted in these