The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 9, 2026

A vertically oriented lithograph depicts three people with medium skin tones. In the foreground, a crouched figure drinks from a stream. Behind them, a person facing away wears a head covering and holds a bucket. To the right, a third person stands with blocky limbs near a bare tree. The background features flat-roofed buildings and mountains, rendered with soft shading and geometric forms. In the bottom right corner: "Kenneth M. Adams"

Spring

1946

Kenneth Miller Adams

(American, 1897–1966)
America
lithograph
Sheet: 40.6 x 31.8 cm (16 x 12 1/2 in.)
Gift from Gwen Fate and Kevin Henegar 2023.29
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

The Taos Society of Artists, which existed during 1915–27, was largely responsible for developing the tiny Taos art community into an international art destination.

Description

Settling in Taos, New Mexico, in 1924, Kenneth Miller Adams became the youngest member of the Taos Society of Artists. Taking inspiration from the tradition of Mexican muralists Diego Rivera and Jose Orozco, his subject matter focused on Native American agrarian life using stylized figures in pared-down landscapes. Like many Anglo painters, Adams’s works tend to foster an association between indigenous and their environment in a manner verging on romanticism.
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