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photographic archives of more than 50 photographers, including Adams. While the main
gallery is open on a regular basis, you must make an appointment to view images from
the archives.
University of Arizona campus, 1030 N. Olive Rd. (east of Park Ave. and Speedway Blvd.). & 520/621-
7968. www.creativephotography.org. Admission by donation. Mon-Fri 9am-5pm; Sat-Sun 1-4pm.
Closed major holidays. Bus: 1, 4, 5, or 6.
De Grazia Gallery in the Sun Southwestern artist Ettore “Ted” De Grazia was a
Tucson favorite son, and his home, a sprawling, funky adobe building in the foothills, is
a city landmark and now serves as a museum for this prolific artist. De Grazia is said to
be the most reproduced artist in the world because many of his images of big-eyed chil-
dren were used as greeting cards during the 1950s and 1960s. Today De Grazia's images
seem trite and maudlin, but in his day he was a very successful artist. This gallery is
packed with original paintings, so it may surprise you to learn that, near the end of his
life, De Grazia burned several hundred thousand dollars' worth of his paintings in a
protest of IRS inheritance taxes. The gift shop has lots of reproductions and other objects
with De Grazia images.
6300 N. Swan Rd. & 800/545-2185 or 520/299-9191. www.degrazia.org. Free admission. Daily 10am-
4pm. Closed New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
Tucson Museum of Art & Historic Block This museum complex includes gal-
leries housed in historic adobe homes, a courtyard frequently used to display sculptures,
and a large modern building that often mounts the most interesting exhibits in town.
The Palice Pavilion—Art of the Americas exhibit, which consists of a large collection of
pre-Columbian art that represents 3,000 years of life in Mexico and Central and South
America, is a highlight of the museum. This collection is housed in the historic Stevens/
Duffield House, which also contains Spanish colonial artifacts and Latin American folk
art. The noteworthy Goodman Pavilion of Western Art comprises an extensive collection
that depicts cowboys, horses, and the wide-open spaces of the American West. The
museum has preserved a total of five historic homes on this same block, and all are open
to the public. See “History Museums & Landmark Buildings,” below, for details.
140 N. Main Ave. & 520/624-2333. www.tucsonmuseumofart.org. Admission $8 adults, $6 seniors, $3
students, free for children 12 and under; free on 1st Sun of each month. Tues-Sat 10am-4pm; Sun noon-
4pm. Closed major holidays. All downtown-bound buses.

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The University of Arizona Museum of Art With European and American
works dating from the Renaissance up to the 20th century, the art collections at this
museum are even more extensive and diverse than those of the Tucson Museum of Art.
Tintoretto, Rembrandt, Picasso, O'Keeffe, Warhol, and Rothko are all represented.
Another attraction, the Retablo of Ciudad Rodrigo, consists of 26 paintings from 15th-
century Spain that were originally placed above a cathedral altar. The museum also has
an extensive collection of 20th-century sculpture that includes more than 60 clay and
plaster models and sketches by Jacques Lipchitz.
University of Arizona campus, 1031 N. Olive Rd. (at Park Ave. and Speedway Blvd.). & 520/621-7567.
www.artmuseum.arizona.edu. Free admission. Tues-Fri 9am-5pm; Sat-Sun noon-4pm. Closed major
holidays. Bus: 1, 4, 5, or 6.

HISTORY MUSEUMS & LANDMARK BUILDINGS
In addition to the attractions listed below, downtown Tucson has a couple of historic
neighborhoods that are described in the box “Architectural Highlights,” below. Among