July, 2009
In celebration of Tom Lea Month,
the Tom Lea Institute presents
Tom Lea’s 1936 drawings
from “The Nesters” Mural
Opens Friday, July 10, 2009
Reception 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
215 N. Stanton, Suite 602, upstairs on
the sixth floor of the Martin Building.
On view Mon-Fri from 11 a.m.– 5 p.m.
during the month of July and Mon-Fri
from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. during August.
On exhibition will be drawings completed by Tom Lea in 1936 in preparation for a mural done for the west entrance lobby of the Benjamin Franklin Postal Station on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.
Lea completed the studies, as well as the 11’6” x 6’ mural on canvas, in his studio on Texas Street in El Paso.
Tom Lea Month is sponsored by Raytheon
and J. P. and Mary Jon Bryan.
The Nesters
Oil on canvas, 1936
13¼ x 9½
Woman (nude from rear)
Wolf Crayon on Sepia Paper, 1936
23 1/2 x 14 3/4
Sketch for mural in entrance lobby
Post Office Dept. Bldg. Washington D.C.
Pencil and Ink on Paper
13 1/4 x 7 1/4