When we were in the antique section of the restaurant, studying the suede Indian dolls and brightly painted gods with green and red noses, Don Fernando approached us again. He informed us that Mrs. Feshina, a Russian lady who has long lived in Taos, wanted to speak with us. It was very interesting to meet a Russian person on Indian territory. A minute later, a lady approached us, nervously smiling, and said in Russian: "Please forgive me, but when I heard your conversation, I couldn't hold back. You are Russian, right?" We noticed that she was eager to chat, and we invited her to our camp.

She sat with us for a long time, unable to stop talking. She left Kazan in 1923. Her husband, the artist Feshin, was quite well-known in our time. He befriended Americans who were on the Volga, and they helped him get an invitation to America. He decided to stay here forever and not return to the Soviet Union, aided by his success in business. The paintings sold well, and they made a lot of money. Feshin, being a true Russian, could not live in a big American city, so they came to Taos. They built a wonderful house here, the construction of which took three summers and cost twenty thousand dollars. However, when the house was ready, they separated.

Our guest spoke eagerly, trying to talk as much as possible, constantly bringing her hands to her nervous face and repeating: "How strange it is to speak Russian in Taos with new people. Tell me, am I still making mistakes in the Russian language?" She spoke very well, but sometimes stumbled, recalling the right word. What a strange fate! Where does a Russian woman live? In Rio Chiquito, New Mexico, in the United States of America, among Indians, Mexicans, and Americans.

Currently, the museum's collection is primarily composed of works by artists from the Taos art colony. Almost all members of the colony are represented here. The museum continues to be enriched with works by local artists, and its collection includes about 300 paintings, drawings, and engravings.