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Title:	Pursuit of Happiness: GI Bill in Taos
Date:	9/27/2025 - 5/31/2026
Address:	Harwood Art Museum, 238 Ledoux St., Taos, NM 87571
Location:	Taos, NM
Hours:	11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Cost/Cover:	free - $10
Web Page:	https://harwoodmuseum.org/exhibition/gi-bill-in-taos/
Contact Info:	575.758.9826

Details:

Pursuit of Happiness: Gi Bill in Taos refocuses the story of post-World War II artistic movements by highlighting those artists working, communing, and connecting in Taos from ??1945 onward. These artists founded the next great wave of abstraction that took root in the region, bringing their vast creativity and international connections to the community. Highlighting works from Harwood Museum of Art’s permanent collection and sourcing significant loans regionally and nationally, this exhibition tells the story of how Taos contributed to conversations and explorations in the national art scene during the post-World War II period. Taos participated in the first era of abstraction following World War I through the likes of Mabel Dodge Luhan and modern artists Andrew Dasburg, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Emil Bisttram. During the Great Depression, the survival of Taos artists was underpinned by the United States government’s support of Regionalism and Social Realism.