Tag: Kim Stringfellow

J. Smeaton Chase, Kim Stringfellow, Joshua Tree Mapmaker and More

by Ann JapengaApril 30, 2011 • 3 Comments

For artists new to the desert and looking for a guide to its essence, track down a copy of J. Smeaton Chase’s 1919 volume California Desert Trails. The English-born Chase traveled with early Palm Springs artist Carl Eytel; his words…

Indio Water Tower, Banning Art Scene, Samuel DeWalt Arner, Made in the Mojave and More

by Ann JapengaApril 20, 2011 • 2 Comments

The Desert X team may want to look to Indio for an example of site-specific art firmly rooted in the desert soil. You start with a local ingredient, in this case a 95-year-old water tower that stood at the corner…