Letter from her Son

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This was the first interpretation I created for what has become my ongoing series on "The Daily Life of the Virgin of Guadalupe."</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 78 WIDTH="327"><div> I thought of my monther-in-law Adelina, as she would sit at the kitchen table, reading notes from family members, written on lined notebook paper and sent in multi-striped air mail envelopes.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 77 WIDTH="327"><div> Here, Guadalupe reads a ltter from her Son, who has also enclosed a cashier's check. Her favorite cookies - Galletas Marias- (because, she imagines, they are named for her) fill a bowl nearby.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="9"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="478" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="9" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 148 WIDTH="9"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="148" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="9" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="3" WIDTH="396" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#C0C0C0" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFBF0 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="382"><div> Letter from her Son</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="382"><div> Le Escribio Su Hijo</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 57 WIDTH="382"><div> by J Michael Walker, 1995</div> <div> Color pencil on paper, 34"high x 28"wide</div> <div> Private collection</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="9"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="148" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="9" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="338"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="148" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="338" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="9"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="148" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="9" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="886"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="886" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>