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.

Área: Central / Downtown

Fuente: Tom Lea Institute

Cargado por: Tom Lea Institute

Reportar este elemento

Comentarios

Hacer un comentario
Gracias por su comentario

Reportar esta entrada

Elige la razón más importante para este reporte

Tu nombre

Tu correo electrónico

Detalle opcional

Gracias por su reporte

Más sobre la misma comunidad-colección

Looking towards the river from San Lorenzo

I was trying to get a shot of the industrial building across the ...

Railroad tracks in Clint

The railroad line runs directly through Clint.

Biblioteca de Publico de El Paso

Original Carnegie Library building, built in 1904, expanded in ...

3

Biblioteca Principal de El Paso

Main Library, constructed 1954, replaced original Carnegie ...

1

Biblioteca Publico de El Paso

2006 addition to Main Library, part of the 2000 Quality of Life ...

1

Asociación de Investigación - El Paso, Texas

El Paso Fire Department Battalion Chief Carlos Piedra and UTEP ...

2

Pincushion cactus blooming

This cactus blooms on long stalks that are much taller than the ...

Rainflowers

We call these rainflowers because no matter how much you water ...

Gopher snake

This fellow was up on the ditch bank one day back in the early ...

Gopher snake

Probably the largest snake we have seen near our place.

Horned toad

Horned toads used to be common throughout El Paso. Photo from ...

Horned toad

Taken back in the 1970s. The horned lizard is popularly ...

Tramway in the Franklin Mountains ( Wyler Tramway)

This is a photo of the tramway when it was first opened for use. ...

4
1

City One

Entrance to the City Hall Executive Center, 300 N. Campbell.

Corner of the new City Hall

City 1, City Hall Executive Center 300 N. Campbell.

Alost 100 years old.

City 2, John Mulligan Building, Support Services Center, 218 N. ...

Corner of the Mulligan Building.

City 2, John Mulligan Building - Support Services Center.

Museuo International De Arte

Following the long tradition of museums located in the Turney ...

ASARCO

60-ton Converter Crane

ASARCO

60-ton hoist block

ASARCO

70-ton wooden bridge

ASARCO

300 ton press (shaft hub)

ASARCO

300 ton press, shaft hub 2

home.search_collection