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# * E s s a y R e v i e w s C ar m e n Lo m as G ar za. E L M I L A G R O ( T H E M I R A C L E ) . 198 7. O il o n can v as. 3 6 " x 4 8 ". C o u r t e sy o f t h e N ic o la s an d C r ist in a H er n án d e z T ru st C o lle c t io n , P asa d e n a, C alifo r n ia . 'P® M an y o f Lo m as G a r z a ’s p ain t in gs are n o st algic , e v o k in g sw eet m em o ries o f h e r T e ja n o ch ild h o o d , b u t ot h er s, lik e E l M i l a g r o ju xt ap o se fam iliar sce n e s w ith t h e o m in o u s an d t h e se n su al. In t h is p ain t in g, t h e n e igh b or s h a v e co m e t o w itn ess an d t o w or sh ip t h e ap p e ar an c e o f t h e V ir gin o f G u ad alu p e (in t h e w ood gr ain o f t h e e le v at e d cist e r n ). T h e lan d o w n er s co n ce r n e d ab o u t t h e d an ge r o f r at t le sn ak e s are w ar n in g t h e n e igh b o r s t o w alk car efu lly t h r o u gh t h e field s. T h e c o n v e r ­ ge n c e o f t h e v ir gin an d t h e sn ak e co m b in e s t w o an cie n t fe m ale sy m b ols, ack n o w le d gin g b o t h go od an d evil. (For m or e in fo rm at io n , see Lu cy R. Lip p ar d , M i x e d B l e s s i n g s : N e w A r t in a M u l t i c u l t u r a l A m e r i c a , 1 9 9 0 .) S c a l i n g t h e W e s t D i f f e r e n t l y M a r y P a t B r a d y O n e d a y I h a p p e n e d t o m e e t a sc r e e n w r it e r b e st k n o w n fo r h is w o r k o n Je a n - C la u d e V a n D a m m e film s. H e t h o u g h t o f h im se lf a s so m e t h in g o f a n e x p e r t in “ w o r ld lit e r a t u r e ,” so n o t su r p r isin g ly h e a sk e d a b o u t m y c o u r se o f st u d y in g r a d u a t e sc h o o l...

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