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Love those old LIFE photos. The woman is Rebecca James, an artist and big personality around Taos in the 1930s. Impeccable style—

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Thank you, Kelsey! I've been trying to find out who she is. Really appreciate this.

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That photo sent me on a real rabbithole through the rest of those photos from LIFE... Beck James was Georgia O'Keeffe's best friend in the early Taos years, which certainly tracks, doesn't it?!

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Totally tracks. I’m going down that hole with you. (Also really enjoyed seeing you in Block Shop’s Studio Notes today!)

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