Photograph of Sheldon Parsons standing in front of a painting, holding a pallet and brushes in his Santa Fe studio home. Parsons wears a white shirt and tie, slacks and a cowboy hat. His house is located at 3 & 5 Cerro Gordo Road.
Sheldon Parsons studied at the National Academy of Design and was a successful portrait artist in New York City from 1896 to 1912. He moved to Santa Fe around 1912, became a founding member of the Santa Fe colony of artists and changed from portrait painting to landscape painting.
Sheldon Parsons studied at the National Academy of Design and was a successful portrait artist in New York City from 1896 to 1912. He moved to Santa Fe around 1912, became a founding member of the Santa Fe colony of artists and changed from portrait painting to landscape painting.