Dorothy Stewart: Santa Fe Artist and Printmaker

By Elizabeth Barr Bryant

Born in 1891 to an affluent Philadelphia family, Dorothy Stewart was a world traveler by 19 and a Santa Fe pioneer by 30. In 1921, she drove cross-country with her suffragist sister to a young New Mexico, seeking an environment to sustain an unconventional and creative life as an artist. Dorothy immediately fell under the spell of "The City Different," becoming a foundational force on Canyon Road and a dedicated advocate for Indigenous populations.

This book chronicles the extraordinary life of Dorothy Newkirk Stewart (1891-1956), an artist, printmaker, and cultural preservationist whose free spirit significantly enriched the tapestry of Santa Fe in the early twentieth century. Closely following each chapter of her life, this biography celebrates the strong-willed, pioneering "New Woman" whose vibrant legacy survives today through her art and the memorial Dorothy Stewart Trail in the foothills of Santa Fe. While the trail keeps her name alive, her complete narrative--a tale of adventurous travel, artistic innovation, and a courageous search for identity--has remained largely untold until now.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476659869
• ISBN13: 9781476659862
• Release Date: June 2027
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 136 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up