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Leon Gaspard: The Call of Distant Places Milagros and Charms sterling silver backings with 24ktLeon Shulman Gaspard (18821964) was an interesting addition to the New Mexico arts scene when he arrived in 1918. A Russian born, French trained veteran of the airborne campaigns of the Great War, he arrived physically diminished from a horrific plane crash that had put him in a French hospital for two years. Seeking a more hospitable climate, he arrived in Taos to find a vibrant arts community and an exotic blend of native, western, and Hispanic