"...spares no detail in recounting Chapman's life, studies, and legacy. A welcome addition to biography and Native American studies collections alike."—The Midwest Book Review
"...paints an admiring portrait of Chapman...(and) reflects the careful scholarship, discipline, and measured judgment of a historical work that promises to enlighten readers for many years to come."—La Cronica de Nuevo Mexico
"...a well-researched, sympathetic biography presented in an enjoyable, sometimes poetic, writing style."—Santa Fe New Mexican
"...an important, much-needed biography of Kenneth Chapman that will provide scholars and the general public with a rich new perspective not only on the preservation of early twentieth-century Indian arts but also on the development of Santa Fe in one of its most vibrant and exciting eras."—H-Net Reviews
"...a gracefully written and important contribution to the history and the politics of southwestern archaeology and the development of Pueblo pottery in the early twentieth century."—The Journal of Arizona History