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JO MORA (1876-1947)
YOSEMITE. 1931.
28x21 3/4 inches, 71x55 1/4 cm. The Jo Mora Maps, Carmel. Condition A-: expertly-repaired tear at top edge, slightly into image; minor expert restoration in corners.
Mora was a prominent California artist of Uruguayan heritage who was well-known as a cartoonist, painter, cartographer, illustrator, photographer and sculptor. In 1998, The Monterey Museum of Art held an exhibition of his work, which they described as follows: "Apart from its artistic merits, Mora's work is valued for its historical significance. As an astute observer, Mora created art that eloquently and accurately described the western land and way of life he admired, whether his subject was vaqueros, Hopi katsina figures, the Arizona landscape, turn-of-the-century Yosemite, or the California missions." This is the rare original printing, before various color versions were created in the 1940s.
