9 5 0 s ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s , ▁she ▁lived ▁and ▁enjoyed ▁painting ▁in ▁Paris ▁at ▁the ▁Saint ▁Roman ▁hotel ▁near ▁Tu iler ies ▁Garden ▁and ▁the ▁Lou vre . ▁Her ▁work ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁a ▁story ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁New ▁Mexico ▁Qu arter ly . ▁S par h awk - J ones ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁an ▁emot ional ▁painter ▁who ▁created ▁spiritual ▁works ▁of ▁art ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁She ▁was ▁interview ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁for ▁an ▁or al ▁history ▁project ▁by ▁Ruth ▁G ur in ▁Bow man , ▁cur ator ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁University ' s ▁art ▁collection , ▁who ▁gave ▁the ▁interview ▁materials ▁to ▁the ▁Archives ▁of ▁American ▁Art . ▁That ▁year ▁she ▁won ▁an ▁award ▁for ▁her ▁painting ▁of ▁a ▁se as cape ▁at ▁the ▁Silver mine ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁Art ists ▁show ▁in ▁New ▁England . ▁ ▁Pap ers ▁about ▁her ▁career , ▁including ▁exhibition ▁catalog s , ▁sketch es , ▁artist ' s ▁statements , ▁and ▁newspaper ▁cli ppings ▁are ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Victor ▁Building ▁in ▁the ▁Smith son ian ▁American ▁Art ▁Museum ▁/ ▁National ▁Port rait ▁Gallery ▁Library . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Elizabeth ▁S par h awk - J ones : ▁The ▁Art ist ▁Who ▁L ived ▁Tw ice , ▁a ▁bi ography ▁of ▁her ▁life , ▁was ▁written ▁and ▁published ▁by ▁Barbara ▁Le ham ▁Smith .