Drop City

Drop City
Map
Coordinates: 37°13′21.69″N 104°29′23.15″W / 37.2226917°N 104.4897639°W / 37.2226917; -104.4897639
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyLas Animas County
Founded1960 (1960)
Dissolved1979 (1979)
Founded by
  • Gene Bernofsky ("Curly")
  • JoAnn Bernofsky ("Jo")
  • Richard Kallweit ("Lard")
  • Clark Richert ("Clard")
Government
 • TypeCommune

Drop City was a counterculture artists' community that formed near the town of Trinidad in southern Colorado in 1960. Abandoned by 1979, Drop City became known as the first rural "hippie commune".[1]

The Ultimate Painting, by Drop Artists, 1966, acrylic on panel, 60" × 60"
Pythagorean Tree, by Drop Artists, 1967, acrylic on panel, 48" diam.
  1. ^ Rabbit 1971, cover.