DeGrazia Celebrates Tucson

Friday, August 20, 2010
10:00 a.m. – 4 p.m.

DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun

Join us for free birthday cake and ice cream as we celebrate Tucson's 235th birthday. Exhibitions include DeGrazia's "Tucson Story" and "Rodeo Collection", plus permanent collections such as Father Kino, Papago Legends, and the Yaqui Easter Celebration.

Tucson Story

August 2, 2010 - January 31, 2011
10:00 a.m. – 4 p.m.

DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun

Opening in conjunction with Tucson's birthday celebration in August, this special exhibition of original drawings and watercolors tell the "Tucson Story" as seen through the eyes of quintessential Tucson artist Ted DeGrazia. "Tucson Story" is a collection of 17 works on paper of historical events and places in the Tucson area, such as "Kino Building San Xavier", "Wishing Shrine", and "Camp Fort Lowell".

DeGrazia's Rodeo Collection

June 1, 2010 - January 9, 2011
10:00 a.m. – 4 p.m.

DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun

DeGrazia's complete Rodeo Collection of 26 oil paintings from 1954 are based on the annual all-Indian rodeo at the Tohono O'odham reservation west of Tucson. According to curator Jim Jenkins, DeGrazia referred to the impressionistic images as his "drastic" paintings that capture the dramatic action on colorful canvas. A documentary that can be viewed at the gallery or purchased online includes a visit to the rodeo with the artist.

DeGrazia Paintings from Diego Rivera Studio

June 1, 2010 - July 30, 2010
10:00 a.m. – 4 p.m.

DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun

Following the artist's 2009 centennial retrospective, this exhibition of oil paintings by Ted DeGrazia were created while he was studying and working in the Diego Rivera Studio in Mexico City in 1942. DeGrazia worked for two months as a student assistant to famed Mexican muralists Diego Rivera and Jose Clemente Orozco, who jointly sponsored a critically acclaimed one-man show for DeGrazia at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. These paintings all date from the period DeGrazia spent working in Rivera's studio and were part of the 1942 exhibit.