Dorothy Benrimo

Dorothy Benrimo was born 1903 in Valparaiso, Chile. Wife of Thomas Benrimo, she is known for her camposantos photographs. While exploring northern New Mexico in 1939, Dorothy Benrimo encountered the “camposantos” (Spanish - blessed fields). She explained, “With no special interest I began to photograph the grave crosses. These seemed to be the last cultural expression of the SpanishAmerican—untainted or influenced by the entering Anglo. Here was found continuity of expression in honest devotion and love and passion.”

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