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

Uploaded by: Tom Lea Institute

Report this item

Comments

Add a comment
Thank you for your comment

Report this entry

Choose the most important reason for this report

Your name

Your email address

Optional detail

Thank you for your report

More from the same community-collection

PASO (Put A Smile On) Bears®

Assistance League® of El Paso provides bears to local ...

PASO (Put A Smile On) Bears - El Paso, Texas

Each year Assistance League® of El Paso provides 500 bears to ...

Assisteens®

Assisteens, an auxiliary for young people in grades 7-12, ...

Assisteens®

Assisteens provide thanksgiving baskets to families at La Posada ...

1

Assisteens®

Assistance League® Assisteens® held a Christmas party for the ...

Assisteens®

Assisteens read a story to children visiting Barnes & Noble.

1

Assisteens®

Assisteens held a "senior prom" for residence of Royal Estates.

Assistance League®

Hard working group of ladies! Photo of female members of ...

Assistance League®

Enjoying our time together at our Spring Fling.

1

Assistance League®

Spring Fling!

1

Assisteens

Assisteens collected books for the Boys & Girls Club as part of ...

Assistance League®

Members of Assistance League put together gift baskets for the ...

1

Assisteens®

Members of Assistance League's Assisteens® play with children ...

Assisteens®

Assisteens help prepare items for Operation School Bell®.

1

Assistance League

A building they work out of is near Five Points. Assistance ...

Assistance League of El Paso Texas

Members of Assistance League attending their monthly meeting.

Operation School Bell®

School Children in the El Paso Area come to Assistance League of ...

Operation School Bell®

Members of Assistance League® help area school children pick ...

Assisteens®

Assisteens® help children pick out new school clothes through ...

Operation School Bell®

Assistance League® has local firefighters stop by to help ...

Operation School Bell®

Assistance League® has local firefighters stop by to help ...

Operation School Bell®

Local Police help area school children pick out new school ...

Sgt. Jesus R. Vasquez - Vietnam - 1965

Jesus Roberto Vasquez went to San Juan Elementary School (now ...

home.search_collection