Audley Dean Nicols' Tokay Panorama of 1927

Abstract

A well-worn cliché tells us that “a picture is worth a thousand words,” but in the case of Audley Dean Nicols’ panorama a mere thousand is woefully insufficient to do it justice. The story of how artist Nicols came to create his masterpiece is found elsewhere in this volume; the following are descriptions of the principal features that can be observed or, in one case, almost observed, from Nichols’ vantage point just east of Tokay, New Mexico. These include, from left to right, the New Mexico Midland Railway, Magdalena Range, Socorro Peak, and the “M” on Socorro Peak. The mining camp of Tokay, visible at far left and major focal point for Nichols, is described elsewhere in this volume.