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Artist behind new show says the conflict "lit the spark" for the creation of the Fiesta de Santa Fe effigy tradition.

It's a spectacle that's become part of New Mexico's unique culture, the Burning of Zozobra. The history of how Zozobra came to be is a very unique and interesting story. You can learn more about the history of Zozobra and watch the 99th Burning of Zozobra at the link below.

Donald Beauregard painted with a Parisian and Impressionist touch, and a new exhibition at New Mexico Museum of Art surveys 40 of his works.

Gustave Baumann & Friends: Artist Cards from Holidays Past by Jean Moss; Thomas Leech at AbeBooks.co.uk - ISBN 10:  0890135983 - ISBN 13:  9780890135983 - Museum of New Mexico Press - 2014 - Hardcover

Burning Man Fig. 1. Self Portrait by William Shuster (1893–1969), 1931. Signed and dated “Self Portrait, 1931/ WillShuster” (backwards) on easel. Oil on canvas, 30 by 24 inches. Photograph courtesy of Zaplin Lampert Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 1920 serious health issues brought William Shuster to New Mexico, beginning forty-nine years of creativity, exploration, and community engagement. Though he received some fine-arts training in Philadelphia, it was not until he experienced the inspiration of Santa Fe that he decided to dedicate his life to art. Almost immediately he integra...