Featured Raramuri Indian Drawing from photograph of Priest

Discussion in 'Art' started by 916Bulldogs123, Sep 6, 2020.

  1. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    This one took some time to figure out and I think I have most of it figured out except the artist.
    This is a charcoal drawing of a Raramuri, or Tarahumara indian child.
    At first i couldn't figure out why there was wto names on the drawing. When I researched Father Lius G Verplanken to find out he over the years with the tribe he took over 25,000 photographs ot the people and their lives. So I figured the artist. did this drawing from one of the many thousands of photographs.

    About the Father

    He was born in Guadalajara, Jal., México. He joined the Society of Jesus in 1943 and was ordained as a priest in 1957. He first came to the Tarahumara Mission in 1952. He always cared completely for the needs of our community: he contributed to the effort to supply water to the town of Creel and never neglected their pastoral needs. He built the temple of Our Lady of Lourdes and remodeled the chapel of Christ the King. He dedicated his life particularly to the welfare of our Rarámuri brothers and never spared efforts to improve their quality of life.
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    So now i know that this has to of been from one of the photographs over the years. Now how hard would it be to find the exact photograph, online searching of course. Millions of photographs our out there. So virtually impossible right?
    So I got lucky I guess
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  2. Bdigger

    Bdigger Well-Known Member

    WOW! That is so cool!
    I think the artist name MAY actually be Juardo PINTO, not Juardo Pint
     
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  3. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

    Amazing you found the photograph!
     
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  4. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    I did a lot of searching for Juardo but noting so far. Pint and Pinto.
     
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  5. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    That was some excellent figuring! ;) Congrats!
     
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  6. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Unless Jurado is the last name, 'Pint' is like 'pinx' & the artist was making it clear that the good father was the photographer; Jurado, the 'painter'.
     
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  7. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    that makes so much more sense. Thanks Bronwen, and everyone who responded.
     
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  8. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    This guy Jurado must be an unknown artist. I can't find anything.
     
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