1963 travels bring Spanish art to Tucson
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Tucsonan Alex G. Jacome traveled to Spain in the fall of 1963 and returned with a wealth of Spanish art that was show to the public. These photos ran in the Tucson Citizen Feb. 1, 1964.
1963 travels bring Spanish art to Tucson
- Bill Sears / Tucson Citizen
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Packing boxes in which the imports were shipped from Spain were used as display cases for some of the things. Mounted on the boxes are botas used by the Spaniards as water or wine containers.
1963 travels bring Spanish art to Tucson
- Bill Sears / Tucson Citizen
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Jose Ortega, a sculptor in Madrid, carved this angel from wood.
1963 travels bring Spanish art to Tucson
- Bill Sears / Tucson Citizen
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Hand carved chests and chairs dominate the collection of imports from Spain brought by Alex Jacome and on display at 180 E. Broadway beginning today (Feb. 1, 1964). In the collections are a number of brass braseros. One shown here is centered in the hand carved walnut coffee table made especially to hold it. The chest, also hand carved and hand rubbed is from Valencia as are the carved oak chairs. Chairs in the foreground are covered in hand loomed tapestry.
1963 travels bring Spanish art to Tucson
- Bill Sears / Tucson Citizen
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Oil paintings from Granada, Madrid and Valencia, chairs of hand carved oak and a decorative pottery piece from Manuses, a town outside Valencia, make up this grouping.
1963 travels bring Spanish art to Tucson
- Bill Sears / Tucson Citizen
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Religious pieces done in plaster and found in Barcelona also are included in the collection of imports.
1963 travels bring Spanish art to Tucson
- Bill Sears / Tucson Citizen
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An original work hand painted on pine by sculptor Jose Ortega is shown in the statue at left. The hand blown lantern at right is from the Pueblo Español outside Barcelona.
1963 travels bring Spanish art to Tucson
- Bill Sears / Tucson Citizen
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An oak chest, hand carved and hand rubbed is from Sonseca near Toledo and the wood and leather chair from the same town can be collapsed for moving.
1963 travels bring Spanish art to Tucson
- Bill Sears / Tucson Citizen
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Several examples of art work in enamel done on copper are in the collection as are wood carved triptychs of religious stories. The Madonna at left was done by sculptor Jose Ortega of Madrid. The walnut table and chairs are from Santiago de Compostela and are copies of furniture used there in the 15th century.
1963 travels bring Spanish art to Tucson
- Bill Sears / Tucson Citizen
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Hundreds of Spanish dolls wearing costumes of the carious provinces in Spain are in the collection of items. These above are displayed on a crimson wall hanging which sets off the colorful costumes.
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1963 travels bring Spanish art to Tucson
- Bill Sears / Tucson Citizen
Packing boxes in which the imports were shipped from Spain were used as display cases for some of the things. Mounted on the boxes are botas used by the Spaniards as water or wine containers.
1963 travels bring Spanish art to Tucson
- Bill Sears / Tucson Citizen
Hand carved chests and chairs dominate the collection of imports from Spain brought by Alex Jacome and on display at 180 E. Broadway beginning today (Feb. 1, 1964). In the collections are a number of brass braseros. One shown here is centered in the hand carved walnut coffee table made especially to hold it. The chest, also hand carved and hand rubbed is from Valencia as are the carved oak chairs. Chairs in the foreground are covered in hand loomed tapestry.
1963 travels bring Spanish art to Tucson
- Bill Sears / Tucson Citizen
Several examples of art work in enamel done on copper are in the collection as are wood carved triptychs of religious stories. The Madonna at left was done by sculptor Jose Ortega of Madrid. The walnut table and chairs are from Santiago de Compostela and are copies of furniture used there in the 15th century.
1963 travels bring Spanish art to Tucson
- Bill Sears / Tucson Citizen
Hundreds of Spanish dolls wearing costumes of the carious provinces in Spain are in the collection of items. These above are displayed on a crimson wall hanging which sets off the colorful costumes.
