Kenneth Miller Adams Art
American, 1897-1966
Kenneth Miller Adams was born in Kansas and first started his art career in Topeka in 1913. He studied with artist, G.M. Stone, whose instruction became the basis for his formal education that began three years later at the Art Institute of Chicago. After serving in WWI, he moved to New York City to study at the Art Students League. Soon after completing his courses there, Adams moved abroad to study Italian and French art. In 1924, Adams was back in Kansas, where friend and fellow artist Andrew Dasburg encouraged him to move to New Mexico.
Adams settled in Taos, and remained there for the next twelve years. He was the youngest and last member of the Taos Society of Artists. Adams became a professor at the University of New Mexico in Taos in 1929. In 1938, he moved to Albuquerque after receiving a Carnegie Corporation Grant, becoming the first artist-in-residence at the University of New Mexico. He went on to teach at the university for the next 25 years, attaining the rank of full professor in 1963. He passed way in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1966.to
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Artist: Kenneth Miller Adams
House in the Sun, 1950s Modernist Black & White Lithograph of New Mexico Adobe
By Kenneth Miller Adams
Located in Denver, CO
House in the Sun is an original 1950 lithograph by renowned New Mexico modernist Kenneth Miller Adams. This striking black and white composition captures the timeless geometry and su...
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1950s American Modern Kenneth Miller Adams Art
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1950s Signed New Mexico Winter Lithograph – Original Vintage Snowy Landscape Art
By Kenneth Miller Adams
Located in Denver, CO
Step into the serene beauty of a New Mexico winter with this stunning 1950s signed lithograph, New Mexico Village Under Snow, by acclaimed artist Kenneth Miller Adams. This rare vint...
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1950s American Modern Kenneth Miller Adams Art
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House in the sun
By Kenneth Miller Adams
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "House in the Sun" c.1930 is an offset lithograph on wove paper by noted Taos, New Mexico artist Kenneth Miller Adams, 1897-1966. It is signed and titled in the plate. The artwork (image) size is 6.75 x 12 inches, framed size is 13.5 x 18.25 inches. Custom framed in silver metal frame, with light grey matting. It is in excellent condition, the frame have some very small minor scratches, barely visible.
About the artist:
Painter Kenneth Adams (1897-1963) arrived on the Taos art scene in 1924, at the urging of his former instructor Andrew Dasburg. Although Adams had been born and raised less than 700 miles away in Topeka, Kansas, his journey to the Southwest had been years - and countries - in the making.
Earlier in his 20s, Adams had embarked on the Midwesterner’s equivalent of a Grand Tour: Chicago, then New York City, and finally, Italy and France. From these sojourns, the artist had absorbed all the lessons in light, color, and form that renowned teachers and rolling countrysides could offer.
Now, thanks to Dasburg’s invitation, Adams found he could stop traveling; he had finished honing his craft and found his muse. New Mexico - its people and its land - would be an infinite source of inspiration.
Adam’s painterly devotion soon impressed the prestigious Taos Society of Artists...
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Kenneth Miller Adams Art
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“Ranchos de Taos Church Moonlight” 1950 Lithograph by Kenneth Miller Adams
By Kenneth Miller Adams
Located in Denver, CO
This captivating 1950 lithograph by renowned New Mexico artist Kenneth Miller Adams beautifully captures the iconic Ranchos de Taos Church bathed in serene moonlight. A celebrated su...
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1950s American Modern Kenneth Miller Adams Art
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Lithograph
Card Players (16/100), 1959 Framed Figurative Lithograph Print, Interior Scene
By Kenneth Miller Adams
Located in Denver, CO
“Card Players” is an original, hand-signed mid-century lithograph by renowned American artist Kenneth Miller Adams (1897–1966). Created circa 1959 and numbered 16/100, this expressive figurative print captures an intimate moment: a group of men gathered around a card game, their gestures and body language conveying the intensity of the scene. Adams’ strong draftsmanship and sense of composition shine through, making this a compelling example of American Regionalism and mid-century social realism.
Professionally framed in a sleek black archival frame, the artwork remains in excellent, clean vintage condition.
Framed Dimensions: 25 ⅝ x 31 ¼ x 1 ⅛ inches
Image (Sight) Size: 18 ½ x 24 ¼ inches
Edition: 16 of 100
Provenance: Private Collection, Denver, Colorado
A detailed condition report is available upon request. Expedited and international shipping available.
About the Artist: Kenneth Miller Adams (1897–1966)
Born in Kansas, Kenneth Adams began his art training in Topeka and continued at the Art Institute of Chicago and Art Students League of New York. After World War I, he studied in Europe before settling in Taos, New Mexico in 1924—becoming the youngest and final member of the Taos Society...
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1950s American Modern Kenneth Miller Adams Art
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