Long inspired by nature, artists have used their creative voices to call for the preservation of land, to bring awareness to environmental issues, and to encourage active stewardship of the earth. […]
Nature’s Nation: American Art and Environment
Category: History
San José Bell — Cast of Copper and Silver and Gold
In the oldest church in America is the San José Bell, said to have been commissioned in Spain in 1356. It was virtually undamaged when it crashed 50 feet to the ground from the bell tower in 1872. A miracle? Or just a superb metal alloy? […]
Discover the Oldest Church in the U.S. — San Miguel Chapel, Santa Fe, NM
The Oldest Church in the US reminds us that, although ours may not be as “fancy” as the great cathedrals of the Middle Ages or the Baroque churches of the Catholic Reformation, the stories they tell of generations past are equally fraught with sacrifice and suffering, hope and faith. […]