Though he made his name painting portraits of the Southwest's native peoples, Joseph Imhof was born and raised in New York City.
He saved up enough money from his job to buy a bookstore, which he later sold to pursue an art education in Europe.
A chance meeting with Buffalo Bill Cody in Antwerp changed the focus of his artistic career.
He built a studio in Albuquerque in 1906 and spent the next few years traveling around the region.
[1] In 1929, Imhof and his wife, Sarah, relocated permanently to Taos, New Mexico.