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Carved Narrative

Overview

The exhibition showcases the work of José and Tomás Chávez Morado, artist brothers from Guanajuato, Mexico, who created the world-famous fountain, El Paraguas, for the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City in 1964. Four years later, the brothers produced a half-scale version of the fountain for the entry court of Sunnylands, the winter estate of media magnate Walter Annenberg and his wife, Leonore, in Rancho Mirage, California.

September 14, 2017 through June 3, 2018
8:30 am-4 pm Thursday through Sunday

Contact:
Ken Chavez, deputy director, communications & public affairs: 760-202-2266

Press release Comunicado de prensa

Electronic press kit

The Exhibition

While the artistry of José and Tomás Chávez Morado is well-known throughout Mexico, Carved Narrative...

Los Hermanos Chávez Morado

The Chávez Morado brothers were a part of the elite group of artists who worked...

Art and the Annenbergs

Recognized as world-class art collectors, Walter and Leonore Annenberg acquired paintings and sculptures by many...

Press photo: Sunnylands Column

Detail of the column at Sunnylands.

Photo credit: The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands/ Lance Gerber 2017

Press photo: Sunnylands column

Water Cascades over the Sunnylands column.

Photo credit: The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands/ Lance Gerber 2017

Press photo: "La Gran Tehuana" (The Great Tehuana) 1963

José Chávez Morado (1909–2002)
Oil on canvas

Courtesy of Instituto Estatal de la Cultura de Guanajuato

Photo credit: The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands/ Lance Gerber 2016

Press photo: "La Marcha" (The March) 1961

José Chávez Morado (1909–2002)

Oil on canvas

Courtesy of Instituto Estatal de la Cultura de Guanajuato

Photo credit: The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands/ Lance Gerber 2016

Press photo: "El Paraguas"

President Barack Obama speaking at the Museo Nacional de Antropología in Mexico City, May 3, 2013.

Photo credit: Official White House photo by Lawrence Jackson

Press photo: Sunnylands

Exterior view of the main entrance of Sunnylands.

Photo credit: The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands/ Ken Hayden, 2014

Press photo: "Mujer con Alcatraces" (Woman with Calla Lilies) 1985

Tomás Chávez Morado (1914–2001)
Bronze

On loan from Adriana Marcela Chávez Anguiano

Photo credit: The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands/ Lance Gerber 2016

Photo: "Pensativa" (Thoughtful) 1959

Tomás Chávez Morado (1914–2001)
Stone

Courtesy of Instituto Estatal de la Cultura de Guanajuato

Photo credit: The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands/ Lance Gerber 2016

Press photo: Los Hermanos

Left to Right: Brothers José and Tomás Chávez Morado.

Photo Credit: Adriana Marcela Chávez Anguiano

Carved Narrative Installation

Sculpture by Tomás Chávez Morado
Painting by José Chávez Morado

Photo credit: The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands/Mark Davidson

Carved Narrative Installation

Sculpture by Tomás Chávez Morado
Painting by José Chávez Morado

Photo credit: The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands/Mark Davidson

Carved Narrative Installation

Sculpture by Tomás Chávez Morado
Painting by José Chávez Morado

Photo credit: The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands/Mark Davidson

Carved Narrative Installation

Sculpture by Tomás Chávez Morado
Painting by José Chávez Morado

Photo credit: The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands/Mark Davidson

Carved Narrative Installation

Sculpture by Tomás Chávez Morado
Painting by José Chávez Morado

Photo credit: The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands/Mark Davidson

Carved Narrative Installation

Sculpture by Tomás Chávez Morado
Painting by José Chávez Morado

Photo credit: The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands/Mark Davidson

B roll video

Fountain and entry court

"Carved Narrative illuminates this seminal work in the context of these important artists' careers in Mexico."

Wendy Kaplan, LACMA curator