After lunch, we drove north on N Swan Road to DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun in a small enclave developed by the artist Ettore "Ted" DeGrazia (1909-1982). He designed and constructed all the buildings (1950-1965), including a gallery (1965) to house his own works. Construction was with the help of Yaqui and O'odham natives.
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| Karen at Degrazia Gallery |
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| DeGrazia Gallery entrance |
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| Ginger at DeGrazia Gallery doors |
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| DeGrazia Gallery doors |
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| Pickaxe-legged table (KAH) |
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| Christmas Saguaro |
DeGrazia's reputation was made when his 1957 oil painting
“Los Niños” was chosen for a 1960 UNICEF holiday card. His legendary status increased when in 1976, he burned 100 of his paintings to protest inheritance taxes on works of art.
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| Gallery floor and relief art |
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| Untitled Nuns flying kites |
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| Fiesta at San Xavier |
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| Folded Plate |
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| Spaniards Going to the Sea |
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| Ho'ok |
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| Ceramic bell |
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| Saguaro Crown |
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| Gallery courtyard |
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| Rock with azurite (blue) and malachite (green) |
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| Mission in the Sun Chapel |
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| Chapel door made with saguaro ribs |
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| Blue glass windows in the chapel |
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| Chapel altar |
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| The grave of Ettore DeGrazia |
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| The grave of his wife, Marion DeGrazia |
The area was declared a National Historic District in 2006.
Next: Tohono Chul.
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