Bisttram immigrated to the US in 1902 and studied at the National Academy of Design before joining the artists' colony at Taos in 1931. The following year, he established the Taos School of Fine Arts, where he advocated a form of abstract painting based on an intellectual formula of "dynamic symmetry.” The early works from Taos depict the native population in a representational style and reflect Bisttram's training as a graphic artist. The simple... http://arteverywhereus.org/Art-Gallery/id/54