Tom Lea (born 1907 in El Paso) was one of the most prolific Southwest artists of the twentieth century. The show, Tom Lea and Contemporaries, which opens at the El Paso Museum of Art on February 15, 2025, uniquely highlights correspondence between artists to tell the story of a tightly-knit creative community, which made El Paso a central point for rich cultural exchange.
Artists in this exhibit include Manuel Acosta, Lois Denton, Freemont Ellis, Leola Freeman, Carl Hertzog, Peter Hurd, Tom Lea, Ada Miller, Audley Dean Nicols, Urbici Soler, and Henriette Wyeth.
Founder of the Tom Lea Institute, Adair Margo, talks about the exhibition.
Originally Broadcast on February 8, 2025