This exhibition, installed in the free-standing studio Sharp built in 1915, covers the artist’s entire career and includes numerous paintings, correspondence, and Native American art that he collected and which appeared in his work. Each summer the exhibition is refreshed with current artwork and ephemera.

The studio and exhibition are open by appointment, during site tours, and at open houses. Couse-Sharp Historic Site is closed for the following holidays: New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, US Independence Day, Labor Day, San Geronimo Day, Thanksgiving Day and the next day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Check our homepage for additional periodic closures, such as for our biennial gala and similar events.

The 2017 studio renovation and the exhibition were made possible through the generous support of The Tia Collection in Santa Fe; additional funding was provided by the Charlie Russell Riders Foundation of Big Fork, Montana.

Sharp was one of the founding members of the Taos Society of Artists (TSA), comprised of E. Irving Couse, Oscar E. Berninghaus,



W. Herbert Dunton, Ernest Blumenschein and Bert Phillips. Sharp was the first of the original six founding members to visit Taos in 1893, and he is often referred to as the “Spiritual Father” of the TSA. In the years that followed the members of the TSA. created one of the most influential art colonies in the United States, making Taos an international art center. Responding to the light and color of northern New Mexico, these artists created a new American art lexicon based on the unique combination of Native American, Hispanic and Western Anglo-American cultures, set in the dramatic Taos landscape.

Although Rendered Deaf At An Early Age, Sharp Possessed a Courageous Character And a Positive Disposition. His Gentle Demeanor And Sense Of Humor Endeared Him To His Native Models, Colleagues And Friends. Sharp Quickly Gained Notoriety For The Visual Accuracy Of His Paintings That Deftly Captu

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