The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of November 5, 2026

A horizontally oriented black-and-white photograph depicts a view of an adobe church occupying the left half of the frame, with two square towers topped with white crosses. A low, snow-covered wall borders a muddy dirt road that recedes toward the lower right. In the distance, a small dark figure stands near wooden buildings and a utility pole. The right side of the church casts a large, dark shadow across the snowy ground.

Rancho de Taos Church, New Mexico

1943

John Collier

(American, 1913–1992)
America
gelatin silver print
Image: 9.1 x 11.7 cm (3 9/16 x 4 5/8 in.); Paper: 10.1 x 12.9 cm (4 x 5 1/16 in.); Matted: 25.4 x 30.5 cm (10 x 12 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1991.281
Location: Not on view
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. Catalogue of Photography. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996. Reproduced: P. 129
  • {{cite web|title=Rancho de Taos Church, New Mexico|url=false|author=John Collier|year=1943|access-date=05 November 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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