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"Evening at San José"
Father Jerome Tupa
42 1/4" x 60" / Oil on canvas
1998

San José

Father Fermín Lasuén founded San José in June 1797. This was considered one of the more successful Missions in its day. An earthquake destroyed the Mission in 1868. So much damage was done that only the padres' living quarters remained. A painstakingly accurate historical renovation was completed in 1985. Real adobe bricks and authentic tools were used to re-create the rough and uneven appearance of the original structure.

This painting was the last in the series of twenty-one oils to be painted. Tupa was soon to travel to the Bahamas, and the vivid tropical colors in this painting foreshadow his upcoming trip.

See the watercolors and photograph of San José or click on the painting at left to see a full-screen image.
Other Mission San José sites:
Virtual Reality Panoramas of the California Missions, Mission San José, by Don Bain (author and photographer of The Virtual Guidebooks)
Tour the San Jose Mission: click on photos to explore the chapel, front ruins, statues and fountains, and mission grounds. Copyright 2001, TheCaliforniaMissions.com
Mission San Jose - Virtual Tour - includes photos and VR's of inside missionchurch, the neighborhood, front of the mission, patio, and the cemetery. Created by Sandra Stockton and Annette Weiskircher, California State University, Sacramento, Graduate Students, 2001.
Mission San Jose, student report by L. T., room 17, Canyon View Elementary, Poway, CA.
About.com's Mission San Jose History is with links to Native People, Founding Father, Daily Life & Economy, Historical and Current Pictures, Buildings and Layout, Resources/Bookstore, and California Mission Glossary.
The California Missions On-Line Project, Mission San Jose de Guadalupe, includes photos and an interactive quiz. By Rob Garretson (1998).





First posted April, 2001.

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