The Private Presses of New Mexico

The Laughing Horse Press

1929 Laughing Horse

In this 1929 Laughing Horse supplementary pamphlet, Spud Johnson caricatures Taos painter Buck Dunton in an encounter with a real New Mexico “desperado.” Courtesy of the Fray Angélico Chávez History Library, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe.

Spud Johnson 1929 Laughing Horse The Ballad of Santa Fee Sal

The Ballad of Santa Fee Sal The Horse Fly
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The Press of Gustave Baumann Clarks Studio
Ranchos Press Rydal Press
Laughing Horse Press Seton Village Press

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