Father Kino

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CreatorAlonzo (Lon) Megargee, 1883-1978Browse TopicArt and Creative WorksSociety and CultureSubjectMegargee, LonPublic Works of Art Project (United States)Kino, Eusebio Francisco, 1644-1711DescriptionFather Kino is one of three murals painted by Megargee for the Arizona State Capitol as part of the Public Works of Art Project in 1934 (the precursor to the WPA). Eusebio Francisco Kino (1645-1711) was an Italian Jesuit missionary, famous for exploring southwestern Arizona and for Christianizing the indigenous Native population. The Mission San Xavier del Bac, in the background of this mural, was built primarily with Native American labor as shown by the laboring Native and horse.Date Original1934Date Range1930s (1930-1939)TypeStill ImageOriginal FormatPaintings (visual works)Contributing InstitutionArizona Capitol MuseumCollectionLon Megargee PaintingsRights StatementIn Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Copyright and/or publication rights for all images in this collection are retained by this institution. Contact the Arizona Capitol Museum at 602-926-3620 or http://www.azlibrary.gov/museum for further information.

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StateArizonaCountryUnited States

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IdentifierFather Kino.jpgDate Digitized2010-12-16Digital FormatJPEGDigitizing InstitutionArizona Capitol Museum

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