Walter Willard "Spud" Johnson standing next to a Pueblo Revival building, Santa Fe or Taos, 1932

Item Overview

Title

Walter Willard "Spud" Johnson standing next to a Pueblo Revival building, Santa Fe or Taos, 1932

Photographer

Connell, Will, 1898-1961

Date Created

1932

Date

1932

Collection

Connell (Will) Papers

Notes

Description

Walter Willard "Spud" Johnson was a poet and author of literary criticism, editorial comments and other prose who lived in New Mexico from 1922 to his death in 1968 and who was a major part of the new Mexico literary scene. He was also the publisher of Laughing Horse literary magazine, printed on a small hand press, which he started with others while a student at UC Berkeley and continued in New Mexico. In 1953 he took up painting and drawing as well.
Photograph of Walter Willard "Spud" Johnson wearing a striped shirt and tie and a bib apron, and standing next to the wall of a Pueblo revival type building with an animal skull placed on top.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Spud Johnson

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w acetate negative

Keywords

Genre

acetate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Johnson, Walter Willard, 1897-1968

Location

New Mexico

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Authors--American--New Mexico--Taos
Poets--New Mexico--Taos
Authors--American--New Mexico--Santa Fe
Artist colonies--New Mexico--Santa Fe
Poets--New Mexico--Santa Fe