Tom Lea standing in front of the Pass of the North mural - 1938
Tom Lea delante del mural del Paso del Norte - 1938

Tom Lea delante del mural del Paso del Norte - 1938

Tom Lea delante del mural del Paso del Norte, 1938 A menudo reconocido como "el mejor mural de la época", Pass of the North (el Paso del Norte) de 1938 de Tom Lea ha inspirado a las generaciones en su representación de los gigantes de la historia de El Paso. El mural mide 11 por 54 pies y fue pintado al óleo sobre lienzo. "La obra en que trabaje más arduamente y de la que más aprendí durante el proceso, y tomé el mayor placer de hacer, fue el mural 'Pass of the North' para el tribunal federal de El Paso" - Tom Lea, A Picture Gallery, 1968.

Área: Central / Downtown

Fuente: C.E. Waterhouse, photographer. Courtesy of C.L. Sonnichsen Special Collections, UTEP Library

Cargado por: El Paso Museum of History

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