Bischoff's Shades of the West and Southwest Art

Photo by Lisa E White

Photo by Julie Santamaria

If you really want to know Southwestern trends or buy a souvenir, stop by Bischoff's Shades of the West which has a key location in Old Town Scottsdale on the SW corner of Main Street and Brown.  Since 1971, this store has carried great novelties such as cactus jellies, scorpion suckers, cowboy boots and hats, Southwest blankets, etc.  In the back, an entire room is devoted to metal works including everything you need to turn your house into a Southwestern Palace, from towel racks to door knobs.  Take home prickly pear syrup to make the perfect Arizona cocktails.  Also, look for clothing from your favorite college or professional sports team.  For fine art, cross the street to the pistachio green-colored Bischoff's Southwestern Art, opened in 1999 in a former bank building.  Native American, Western and Southwestern art can be found here along with authentic Navajo rugs, jewelry, kachinas, pottery, etc.  Knowledge of Southwestern art comes to Anselm Bischoff through his grandfather who was a collector and trader of Native American art at his trading post in Canyon de Chelly.   Both this museum-like store and Shades of the West are must-sees for visitors to Old Town Scottsdale. Bischoff's Southwest Art