O'Keeffe in New Mexico
This traveling seminar traces the artistic development of the iconic American artist, Georgia O’Keeffe. Trip includes a visit to her Modernist adobe home in Abiqui, as well as the landscape around her beloved Ghost Ranch. Talk with both friends of O’Keeffe and leading O’Keeffe scholars. Immerse yourself in the history and landscape surrounding this most important female artist.
Day One
Individuals arrive at the Inn on the Alameda. The Inn on the Alameda is nestled in the heart of Santa Fe between the historic Santa Fe Plaza and the galleries of Canyon Road. This is the ideal location from which to explore museums, shopping, and restaurants.
After check-in, gather for a reception and short welcome talk by Ellen Bradbury, director of Royal Road Tours. Ellen's knowledge of O'Keeffe comes partly from first-hand conversations with the artist. Ellen is the editor of a book on O'Keeffe entitled "From the Far Away Nearby." Following the reception, the group will walk to Coyote Café or travel by bus. Ellen and Royal Road Tours Study Leader will highlight important historical elements en route to dinner and pass through the historic Santa Fe Plaza.
Return to Inn after dinner
Day Two
Start the day with a lavish continental breakfast at the Inn.
Gather in the lobby with your study for a morning departure for the O'Keeffe home. The home is located in the small Spanish village of Abiquiu, where she was inspired to do much of her best-known work.
After the tour, depart for lunch at Rancho de San Juan, New Mexico's only Relais & Chateaux restaurant and inn. Rancho de San Juan is a small, warm and intimate hotel filled with an eclectic collection of art and antiques.
En route to Santa Fe there will be a stop at the restored fort Los Luceros, former home of Mary Cabot Wheelwright (of the Cabot family from Boston), for a guided tour.
Back at the Inn for evening and dinner on your own.
Day Three
Start the day with a lavish continental breakfast at the Inn.
After breakfast gather in the lobby for a morning tour of the Georgia O'Keeffe Research Center. There will be a tour of the Georgia O'Keefe Museum to follow the research center. Following the O'Keeffe Museum the group will walk over to the Museum of Fine Arts.
Lunch will be at the O'Keeffe Café.
The group will head to the Gerald Peters Gallery after lunch. Your study leader will talk about all the important 19th and 20th century art and O'Keeffe paintings.
After the Gallery there will be an option to visit museum hill where there will be a tour of the International Folk Art Museum or the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. Each will take about 1 hour.
Museum of International Folk Art – This branch of the Museum of New Mexico is the largest of its kind in the world. With a collection of some 130,000 objects from more than 100 countries its special collections include Spanish colonial silver, traditional and contemporary New Mexican religious art, Mexican tribal costumes, Mexican majolica ceramics, Brazilian folk art, European glass, African sculptures, East Indian textiles, and the marvelous Morris Miniature Circus. Recent acquisitions include American weather vanes and quilts, Palestinian costume jewelry and amulets, and Bhutanese and Indonesian textiles. The Museum houses items from the Laboratory of Anthropology Collection including pottery, basketry, woven fabrics, jewelry and contemporary craft
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture – The Museum houses items from the Laboratory of Anthropology Collection including pottery, basketry, woven fabrics, jewelry and contemporary crafts.
Evening and dinner on your own.
Day 4
Start the day with a lavish continental breakfast at the Inn.
After breakfast, gather in the meeting room for a lecture by seminar director Ellen Bradbury on O'Keeffe's connection with the Taos community.
Lunch on your own. Afternoon is free to explore Santa Fe.
Evening reception to be held at a private residence, followed by a farewell dinner at La Casa Sena.
Day Five
Start the day with a lavish continental breakfast at the Inn.
Individual departures.
Itineraries are samples and may change according to availability of the speaker and locations. All itineraries may be customized and modified to suit circumstances.