Lot 242
Miles McGregor (American, b. 1980). "Peyote Blossoms" lithograph in colors, edition 28 of 45, 2016. Printed by Santo Press. Signed, titled, and numbered in pencil by El Mac below image. A beautiful lithograph in colors depicting peyote blossoms by Miles McGregor (also known as El Mac) who draws from his Mexican and Chicano heritage when creating his art. Native to Mexico and southwestern Texas, the peyote plant has been used as a mind-altering substance during sacred rituals practiced by Mexican Indian leaders and shamans for centuries. Unfortunately, due to recreational use by non-indigenous communities since the 20th century, this hallucinogenic cactus is under threat of extinction. El Mac's stunning rendering of peyote blossoms serve as a reverent homage to this sacred plant. Size (sight view): 15.9" L x 12.25" W (40.4 cm x 31.1 cm) Size of matte: 20" L x 16.3" W (50.8 cm x 41.4 cm)
A National Public Radio story by Lulu Garcia-Navarro relays the peyote plant's threat of endangerment, "Even though peyote can be found from the southern United States to central Mexico, the desert area near Real de Catorce is the most important for the sacred rites of the Huichol, also called the Wixarika Indians, who are animists. Several times a year, the Huichol make a pilgrimage on foot from their communities in neighboring states to the area. In specific places on the journey, their shamans consume peyote, which they believe allows them to communicate with their gods. It has been harder and harder for them to find their peyote along the way, so this year, the Huichol asked the Mexican government to designate their route a protected area. 'If peyote disappears, then their whole culture disappears,' says Pedro Medellin, who heads a government study on the peyote population in the Huichol sacred areas." ("Mexico's Peyote Endangered by 'Drug Tourists'" September 3, 2007 12:00 AM ET)
Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010
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- Condition: Signed, titled, and numbered in pencil by El Mac below image. Lithograph has not been examined outside shrink wrap but appears to be in overall excellent condition.
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