Bellos Adornos

 

Welcome to Bellos Adornos:
A Photographic Exhibit
Celebrating Tucson’s Mexican-American
Home & Garden Decorative Traditions
 

Tucson’s unique decorative style is rooted in the cultural traditions and everyday artistry of Tucson’s Mexican-Americans whose homes and gardens integrate found and natural objects with family mementos and sacred spaces.

 

El estilo decorativo único a Tucson tiene sus raíces en las tradiciones culturales y el arte cotidiana de los mexicoamericanos de Tucson cuyos hogares y jardines integran objetos naturales y encontrados con recuerdos familiares y espacios sagrados.

 

The exhibit which follows was on display at

Tucson Botanical Gardens

April 5 through May 13, 2011

 

Photographs by Jeff Cox and Juliet Niehaus

 

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