This Week in the West: Bert Geer Phillips, A Broken Wagon Wheel & Taos
This Week in the West

This Week in the West: Bert Geer Phillips, A Broken Wagon Wheel & Taos

2025-06-16
🤠This Week in the West🎙️ Episode 33: Bert Geer Phillips, A Broken Wagon Wheel & Taos 📢 Episode Summary:In this episode of This Week in The West, we share the remarkable story of Bert Geer Phillips, whose broken wagon wheel in 1898 led not to a setback, but to the founding of a new American art movement. Alongside fellow artist Ernest Blumenschein, Phillips intended to journey to Mexico for inspiration but ended up staying in Taos, New Mexico—a decision that transformed the course of Western art. Phillips immersed himself in the local culture, mar...
View more
Comments (3)

More Episodes

All Episodes>>

Get this podcast on your phone, Free

Create Your Podcast In Minutes

  • Full-featured podcast site
  • Unlimited storage and bandwidth
  • Comprehensive podcast stats
  • Distribute to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more
  • Make money with your podcast
Get Started
It is Free