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American Places - Winter 2017

The Backroads of New Mexico

By Jennifer Cavan | December 5, 2016

 

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The oil pastel Leading Back depicts a scene from the artist Jennifer Cavan’s home state: the high road between Santa Fe and Taos.

Permission required for reprinting, reproducing, or other uses.

Jennifer Cavan is a self-taught artist who lives and works in northern New Mexico.

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