June 29 Tucson

 Jerry & Del took us to see the gallery of a local artist, De Grazie, who worked in Tucson and  Mexico in the second half of the 20th century focusing on local indigenous people. He was a multi-talented artist, working in paint, textile, wood, metal, enamel, along with architecture. The gallery we visited was designed and built by himself over a number of years. 

Here is a selection of the works we saw there:

He was particularly interested in horses and would go to a local rodeo on a native reservation near Tucson.to draw the horses and riders.

Bronze roadrunner

Mariachi player

  

Tabletop

Silver horse sculpture

He designed and built this chapel with the help of people from the tribe he was living near

Inside the chapel and its side room.