Anna Barry
1907 2001Navajo Trading Post
Silk Screen in Color
Sheet: 6 7/8 x 8 1/2" (15.5 x 21.6 cm.);
Image: 5 x 7-1/4" (12.7 x 18.3 cm.)Signature: Titled and signed by the artist in pencil
Anna Barry was the wife of the noted Polish/American artist Ira Moskowitz (b. 1912).
“In 1944, after several prior trips to the area during which they had become friends with several of the Taos Founders, Ira and his wife, the artist Anna Barry moved to Taos, New Mexico. They would reside in the area on and off until 1955. Like many others, Moskowitz was entranced by New Mexico's light, landscapes, and cultures. By the time Ira arrived there, the region had already attracted Georgia O'Keeffe, Robert Henri, and Leon Gaspard; the Southwest was starting to be recognized as an art center. Moskowitz and his wife became acquainted with Oscar Berninghaus, Andrew Dasburg, Ernest Blumenschein, and Mabel Dodge Lujan, among others. Ira wrote of that time that "Our house was always open and we had scarcely a single meal without visitors dropping in."
