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DeGrazia said the "Superstition Mountains have quite a personality. She is alive. Her mood is ever changing. You can be close to her and yet feel so very far away. She bathes in rainbow colors. Her desert shadows are long and purple; they look like long eyelashes...Once you see her you can’t help but wonder about her and admire her beauty. You too will fall in love with her.”

This is available as a reproduction, please go to https://degrazia.org/shop/superstition-mountains/ for more information.

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DeGrazia loved when critics referred to his artistic style as rebellious. He said he would get “scolded. To hell with that. If I want to stretch the neck of a horse, I’ll stretch it. If I want to paint a pink horse, I’ll paint it. That is what it’s all about––not doing it the way they want you to do it, but doing it your way.”

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“There is no formula for success in an art career. I want to be notorious rather than famous. Fame has too much responsibility. People forget you are human.” - Arizona Artist Ettore “Ted” DeGrazia

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The annual showing of DeGrazia's "The Way of the Cross” is currently on display. "Station XII”, oil on canvas, 1963.

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Upon request here is a photo of DeGrazia's “Two Sisters”. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

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Miners and prospectors of the old West are the subject of “DeGrazia Underground: Miners and Prospectors of the Old West”, a new exhibit at the Gallery in the Sun Museum. This new selection of drawings and oil paintings by Tucson artist Ted DeGrazia dates from 1936 to 1972, and will be on display through August 30th, 2023.  ⛏

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After DeGrazia made the realization that galleries were not interested in exhibiting his artwork, he decided to build his own. In 1944 he bought an acre of land with $25 down at the corner of Prince Road and Campbell Avenue to build his first adobe studio. Happy Throwback Thursday!

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After the mass reproduction of DeGrazia’s oil painting “Los Ninos” in 1960, he became known as the one of the most reproduced artists in the world. As Marion DeGrazia recalled, “When we went to New York, when they were doing the UNICEF card “Los Ninos”, we went in the gate and these great, tall Swiss guards said, ‘Oh, you can’t come in here’. He was wearing his boots and his cowboy hat. And just in time, somebody from the party came down and said, ‘No, he’s the guest of honor. Bring him in’…It was for children, of course. They sold, they say, a million boxes.” Happy Throwback Thursday!

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Tucson artists Ted DeGrazia and Marion Sheret DeGrazia were married in a jungle wedding chapel in Oaxaca, Mexico in 1947. The newlyweds spent about a month in and around Tehuantepec, on the Pacific side of the isthmus of Mexico. Ted came prepared to paint on their honeymoon, and the lush tropical jungles of the region provided him with exciting new subject matter. He brought back more than three-dozen jungle paintings from Oaxaca. Happy Throwback Thursday! 🌱

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With the temperatures rising this week, stay cool by visiting the Gallery in the Sun Museum! We are air-conditioned and open daily from 10:00am-4:00pm. ☀️🌵☀️

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Riders on horseback are featured in “On the Trail with Ted DeGrazia”, a new exhibit of oil paintings at the Gallery in the Sun Museum. Dating from 1948 to 1972, the riders in these paintings include cowboys, Native Americans, and Mexican revolutionaries. The exhibit will be on display through August 30th, 2023.

"Soldier on Horseback", oil on canvas, 1955.

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In the early 1970’s, DeGrazia created a series of astrological paintings, drawings, and essays. Many have requested that I share the series with you as the zodiac signs change so here is a photo of DeGrazia’s “Gemini”. Have a great birthday month! ♊️

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Courtyard blooms at the Gallery in the Sun Museum! 🌸🌼

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A huge thanks to all the hard-working teachers out there, we appreciate your dedication! Happy National Teacher Appreciation Day! 📚📓📚

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Riders on horseback are featured in “On the Trail with Ted DeGrazia”, a new exhibit of oil paintings at the Gallery in the Sun Museum. Dating from 1948 to 1972, the riders in these paintings include cowboys, Native Americans, and Mexican revolutionaries. The exhibit will be on display through August 30th, 2023.

DeGrazia’s “Untitled-Rider with Packhorse”, oil on canvas, no date.

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“I’m not impressed with the fact that I’m suppose to be famous,” DeGrazia said. “All that really means–once you start to believe it–is that people have some kind of unnatural ‘hold’ on your life. I don’t want anybody, or any situation, to dictate how I live my life.”