On View Through Apr. 23
Visit The Western Sights of Jo Mora, on view in the Wiegand Gallery before it closes this month! Joseph Jacinto “Jo” Mora (1876-1947) created some of the most recognizable works documenting the Western United States, its people, and its landscapes, including his intricately detailed cartes (illustrated maps), famed Budgee Budgee Cottontail illustrations, and the recognizable Sweetheart of the Rodeo image used as the 1968 album cover for the Byrds.
See more of Mora’s detailed etchings, illustrated maps, watercolor paintings, bronze sculptures, and stories on view in the Wiegand Gallery.
Hours:
Mon - Fri, 10 am - 5:30 pm
Sat, 10am - 5pm
Closed Sundays and Holidays
Admission:
$5 (adults)/ $3 (students/seniors)/ $1 (kids under 12)
Free for WFC members
Learn more here.
Happy Poncho Burro, Jo Mora. From Budgee Budgee Cottontail, by Jo Mora Stoecklein Publishing, 1995.
Sweetheart of the Rodeo detail from the Evolution of the Cowboy carte, the first version of which was created by Mora in 1933 for the Salinas Rodeo.
Cheeking the Bronc, Jo Mora. #3 of a limited edition of 9 casts - 2008 edition. First casting 1930 signed by Jo Mora. Cheeking the Bronc was one of Jo Mora Jr.’s prized possessions, as he was the model for the sculpture. This noted interaction of horse and rider is also found as a drawing in Jo’s authored and illustrated book Trail Dust and Saddle Leather on page 71. Sculpture courtesy of the Jomoratrust.com. Pictured here in the Western Folklife Center’s Wiegand Gallery exhibit, The Western Sights of Jo Mora. Photo by Charlie Ekburg.
