The Soul of the Southwest: The Life and Legacy of Kenneth M. Adams To understand the vibrant tapestry of American regionalism, one must look toward the sun-drenched landscapes of New Mexico and the hands that captured them with profound reverence. Kenneth Miller Adams, born in Topeka, Kansas, in 1897, possessed a spirit that was destined to find its true resonance far from the plains of his youth. As a young child, Adams displayed an early, almost instinctive devotion to the visual arts, spending countless hours in public libraries meticulously copying illustrations from books. This solitary…