TAOS PORTRAITS
PHOTOS BY PAUL O’CONNOR
The characters reproduced in Taos Portraits and Taos Portraits II represent 34 years of Paul O’Connor’s B&W photography in Taos. The portraits are of nationally famous, regionally known, and occasionally obscure artists; yet, all made their mark in the community. The accompanying essays illuminate the extraordinary personalities.
TAOS PORTRAITS
Taos Portraits: Photos by Paul O’Connor portrays sixty members of the Taos Art Community in full-page black and white photographs. Friends and family members contributed poignant and insightful anecdotes about each.
The New Mexico–Arizona Book Awards honored Taos Portraits with three awards in 2014.
Taos Portraits won Best Book, Best Art Book, and Best Cover Design large format.
12" x 15" cloth cover with jacket, print run of 1000
And a boxed limited edition of 100 with inset photo on cover and signature plate signed by O’Connor
Paul O'Connor, photographer
Bill Whaley, editor
Dory Hulburt, copy editor
Kelly Pasholk, designer
TAOS PORTRAITS II
Taos Portraits II: Photos by Paul O’Connor is the sequel to Taos Portraits. Like book one, sixty members of the Taos Art Community are portrayed in full-page B&W photographs with poignant and insightful essays about each character. It is dedicated to the late Bill Whaley.
12" x 15" cloth cover with jacket, print run of 1000
And a boxed limited edition of 100 with inset photo on cover and signature plate signed by O’Connor
Paul O'Connor, photographer
Lynne Robinson, editor
Adrienne Pond, copy editor
Kelly Pasholk, designer
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To bring Taos Portraits II into form, we must fundraise the lion’s share of the production costs. Learn more about our fundraising→
This project is under fiscal sponsorship of Taos Arts Council, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization working to ensure that Taos County has a vibrant, vital and active arts environment. All donations are tax deductible.