Joseph Jacinto Mora (1876-1947)

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Joseph Jacinto Mora - "Carmel-By-The-Sea" Past and Present - Color lithograph - 18 3/8" x 24 1/4" - Copyright: 1942 Jo Mora Publications - <br>Monterey, California lower right image <br>Published: 1942 Jo Mora Publications <br>Signature: Made by Jo Mora lower right image <br>Exhibited: <br>CARMEL MISSION MUSEUM <br>Retrospective exhibition: <br>The Carmel Mission in Art: <br>-1786-2008- <br>June 1, to November 30, 2008 <br>In the Mora Chapel Gallery <br> <br>NOTE: Jo made this map for the people of Carmel with a general history and current (1942) events, activities, and local people. Jo was also quite a dog lover and he included some of the town's dogs, gifted with personality, including his own dog Mike Mora. An unknown quantity of these maps had an advertising line added to the lower right margin in blue ink "50c with mailing tube - Jo Mora Publications, Monterey, Ca." was added for stores and places of business that had them on display.
Joseph Jacinto Mora
"Carmel-By-The-Sea" Past and Present
1942

Joseph Jacinto Mora - "Indians of North America" - - Color lithograph - 30" x 22 3/4" - Copyright: 1936 - The Jo Mora Maps, Carmel, California lower center image <br>Published: 1942 - Jo Mora Publications, Monterey, California lower right margin <br>Published: 1950 - Jo Mora Publications, Monterey, California lower right <br> <br>Directly from the estate of early California artist, <br>Thomas A. McGlynn (1878-1966) <br> <br>NOTE: The original cartes were dedicated to Lorenzo Hubbell (Nakai Tao) Jo's pal and trader from the Navajo Reservation. An interesting point about the Indian items, drawn on each side of the cartes were items owned by Jo which he collected while living in Mokiland from 1904 through 1906. The cartes were printed by Arthur Fey in San Francisco on uncoated paper. <br> <br>In 1950 Arthur Fey again printed this carte but this time decided to print it on semi-glossy paper which was popular then and helped keep these wonderful colors longer. This printing was chosen for the 1998 Monterey Museum of Art catalogue for the tribute show to Jo Mora.
Joseph Jacinto Mora
"Indians of North America" -
1950

Joseph Jacinto Mora - "Yosemite" - Color lithograph - 21 3/4" x 16 7/8" - Copyright: 1996 Yosemite Association lower right margin <br>Published: 1996 Yosemite Association <br> <br>This map was available from the Yosemite Association and they came with a short history of the map. A short quote from the paper follows. "This reprint of Jo Mora's cartoon-style map of Yosemite Valley is made from the original artwork in the museum. The poster illustrates many historical features of the valley which no longer exist but were left as originally done in 1931. The art from which this poster is rendered is quite faded but through the use of the computer technology the color approaches its earlier appearance."
Joseph Jacinto Mora
"Yosemite"
1996