Wild West

THE WESTERN ARTIST FROM WELL SOUTH OF THE BORDER

That Jo Mora became an artist wasn’t a surprise. Mora’s father was a sculptor, and his brother a painter. But few could have predicted Jo would become known for paintings, sculpture and musings centered on the American West.

Joseph Jacinto “Jo” Mora  newspaper as an illustrator and cartoonist. That wasn’t exactly Charles M. Russell’s path to creating a Western art legacy.

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