El Nacimiento Continued
La Casa Cordova is now owned by the Tucson Museum of Art and has been the site of El Nacimiento since 1978. The creator, Maria Luisa Tena, carries on a tradition learned from her mother, growing up near Guadalajara, Mexico. The display is a combination of scenes from the bible with scenes of Mexican folk life. There are hundreds of figures collected by Maria and her family over the years. I found the detail remarkable. Each little house is furnished, has typical items you might see in such a house, dishes on the tables, brooms and such, dogs, sheep and other animals, children playing, people of all ages, angels, even a little red devil in one scene. And this is carried through many many scenes with accompanying plants and lights. Clearly a labor of love.
posted by Louz at 11:37 AM
2 Comments:
Louz, This is really quite remarkable. I'd love to see it myself. I googled her name and there's lots of references to the exhibit, but she doesn't seem to have a website. Too bad!
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