Murals

Tom Lea's mural: Pass of the North, 1938

Tom Lea's 1938 "Pass of the North" mural measures 11 x 54 feet and was painted in oil on canvas. Located in the Historic Federal Courthouse in El Paso, Texas, Lea's mural continues to encourage an appreciation of El Paso's multi-cultural richness with its depiction of the giants of our history. “I hold two hopes for this work just completed. One, that it may bring to life in a few minds that vivid history of the Pass of the North. And the other, that the point of view I have taken as a creative artist may help to demonstrate that the function of a mural painting in a community is to deepen and to enrich a people’s perception of its own tradition and the character of its own land.” – Tom Lea, El Paso Herald Post. June 24, 1938.

Area: Central / Downtown

Source: Tom Lea Institute

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04 January 2022 by Eva K Ross

Mural is located at 511 East San Antonio Street 79901 Colors on Desert Walls by Miguel Juarez, P. 89

03 July 2015 by [email protected]

you need to visit this musuem

20 April 2015 by El Paso Museum of History

Yes he was an important figure in El Paso.

19 April 2015 by Bruh10w

Tom Leea was a very important figure in El Paso

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