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Artist |
Jackson Jr., George O. |
Caption |
Fireworks |
Collection |
TMA |
Credit Line |
Gift of the Torch Collection, Houston, Texas |
Culture |
Mexico |
Date |
1994 |
Description |
Fireworks, San Nicolas Tolentino, Zitlala, Guerrero. George O. Jackson writes: "It was once suggested to me by a professor in Guerrero that, although gunpowder was not introduced to Mexico until the Conquest, fireworks were readily adopted by the people because they allude to and therefore evoke, lightning, thunder and clouds." A man in a white shirt and white cowboy hat sets off a firework, causing a small explosion of light by his feet. There seems to be a retreating bystander in the background. George O. Jackson de llano's background in Mexican culture has had a major influence on his photography. In the 1970s, Jackson travelled frequently to the jungles of southern Mexico in search of rare palms and cycads. There he came in close contact with indigenous communities, which ignited interest in the people and their traditional customs and festivals. Jackson's major photographic work, The Essence of Mexico Project, was a decade-long project to document the seasonal religious festivals-the syncretic rites and dances, costumes, masks, and ephemeral art-of the indigenous people, many of whom are still practicing traditions and honoring gods that date back to the advent of agriculture. Jackson was educated at the Riverside Military Academy in Georgia and at the University of Texas at Austin, he has spent much of his life traveling, visiting, and photographing in Mexico. |
Medium |
Photographic print |
Material |
Photographic print |
Catalog Number |
2006.17.069 |
Title |
Fireworks |