DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun, Tucson, Arizona, Two Visits, 2014, 2018 The Fire Separates Them

Copyright 2018, CABS for Reflections From the Fence

In December 2014 during our stay in Tucson we visited the DeGrazia Gallery in The Sun.  We visited again this last week, 2018.  In between, about September 2017 they had a tragic fire in the chapel.  This post will show first, some photos from our first visit, second, some photos from this past week, showing the damage.

Gotta love the whimsy.

The chapel.

Original art work by DeGrazia.

Outside, again, loving the whimsy.

2018:  

Note the charred wood at the top, over the doorways and the beams.  It was a bit difficult to get photos as they have blocked access to the doorway during this sad time.

The altar, the seats, totally blackened.

Altar, via Sony zoom. 

Again, note the charring of the wood and some blackening of the wall art/paintings.

Outside, the evidence, again, black chars.

Close up of that window, showing the damage.

They are restoring/repairing the chapel.  Time frame to finish unstated.  Decisions about the destroyed and/or damaged artwork are still being made.  Some are opposed to having the paintings themselves replicated by another artist.  We wish them all the best in this undertaking, this is such a special place in Tucson, beloved by so many.

* DeGrazia maintains a web page, and a Facebook page. 

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