Friday, January 24
Martha and I left the campsite shortly after 10AM when temps had risen to above 50 degrees under sunny skies. We rode down to the Catalina suburbs of Tucson to check out the De Grazia Gallery of the Sun Museum.
Martha's parents had liked De Grazia's art work and had taken their girls for a visit, this was a nostalgia trip for Martha.
I must admit, I like his work a lot. I'd seen some of his stuff down in Bisbee, AZ's museum and had found it dark and unsettling. Not the stuff in the museum though, it was quite nice and pleasing to the eye.
Here's some of the art work (various mediums) created by Ettore (Ted) De Grazia/
Here's the entrance to the studio/gallery....built by De Grazia to emulate a mine entrance.
There was way more art work in various mediums than shown here, these are only the ones that caught my eye so to speak:
Stained Glass versions of De Grazia's work
Oil on canvas, St Xavier de la Bac Mission
Stained Glass
Deer Dancer
I liked the notion of a nun
swinging whimsically
(tile on copper)
White Dove
Don Quixote and Sancho Pancha
(Tile on Copper)
Dog Soldier
We lucked out in that there was a temporary exhibit of de Grazia's Roadrunner collection:
Mother and Child
Kino's soldiers and pack horses
Celebrations at St Xavier's Mission
West side of the Baboquivari Peak?
de Grazia's easel and painting gear
The Bus
De Grazia at St. Xavier Mission
Martha and De Grazia
Father Kino brings cattle to Altar Valley
Raiding indians steal horses from Kino's Village
Kino's soldiers battle Apache
La CompaƱia Volante
Altar Valley Padre Kino Entrada 1687
Chapayecas - Clap Clap Clap Clap
Yaqui Indian Easter Celebrations
Pase de Muerte
Outside the gallery there was a large collection/display of cacti and other vegetation.
The Deer Dancer
Music Room? The paintings are the Mariachis
Small "mission" built by De Grazia
So, for a $10/person fee, you get to view and enjoy De Grazia's work, well worth it and a recommended stop if you're ever in the Tucson area.
After the tour of the gallery, we adjourned to the El Charro Mexican Restaurant nearby. It's one of four of a family owned franchise which has been in operation since 1922 and its the oldest single family run restaurant in the nation.
The food was excellent! Highly recommended if you're in the area. We had gone there based on a recommendation from Martha's sister: Laura.
Fresh Guacamole made at one's table
Prickly Pear Margarita and fresh Guac
Yummy
Sunset was pretty good though distant.
Here's the sunset on our last night at this camping location, Jan 27.
6 comments:
They’ve certainly caught my eye. Thanks for sharing these Dom!
Both the art and the food looks great. Sounds like a great day.
You're welcome, Coop.
Indeed Oz, martha hit two homeruns for the day.
The artwork looked good as did lunch!
Yep, RichardM, it was delicious.
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