LAND OF ENCHANTMENT: SOUTHWEST U.S.A

Year Published: 1945

Creator: FDR Presidential Library

Format: 16mm/video file

Description: National Archives and Records AdministrationLAND OF ENCHANTMENT: SOUTHWEST U.S.AU.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999).Documentary: Depicts traditional crafts in an Indian settlement in New Mexico. R.1. Visits the home of artist Georgia O'Keefe, examines her art and shows Navaho artists making pottery. Indians perform ritual rain dance. R.2. Men illustrate adobe construction. Scenes of the Rio Grande River. Modern irrigation methods insure a harvest of corn, peppers and wheat. R.3. Wheat is ground by water power. Scenes of family life in the settlement's Spanish enclave. Georgia O'Keefe returns to the desert, the inspiration for her work.Made possible by a donation from Andrew Gray.

Complete Record: National Archives and Records Administration LAND OF ENCHANTMENT: SOUTHWEST U.S.A U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999). Documentary: Depicts traditional crafts in an Indian settlement in New Mexico. R.1. Visits the home of artist Georgia O'Keefe, examines her art and shows Navaho artists making pottery. Indians perform ritual rain dance. R.2. Men illustrate adobe construction. Scenes of the Rio Grande River. Modern irrigation methods insure a harvest of corn, peppers and wheat. R.3. Wheat is ground by water power. Scenes of family life in the settlement's Spanish enclave. Georgia O'Keefe returns to the desert, the inspiration for her work. Made possible by a donation from Andrew Gray.