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5.50" x 8.00"
Overall:
7.50" x 10.00"
Baja Iglesia Art Print
by Dick Botkin
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Baja Iglesia art print by Dick Botkin. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
Design Details
This little church is located on MX 5, between Mexicali and San Felipe. Just repainted and looking fine. Mexico has no official religion, and the... more
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Artist's Description
This little church is located on MX 5, between Mexicali and San Felipe. Just repainted and looking fine. Mexico has no official religion, and the Constitution of 1917 imposed limitations on the church and sometimes codified state intrusion into church matters. The government does not provide financial contributions to the church, nor does the church participate in public education. However, Christmas is a national holiday and every year during Easter and Christmas all schools in Mexico, public and private, send their students on vacation.
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In 1992, Mexico lifted almost all restrictions on the religions, including granting all religious groups legal status, conceding them limited property, and lifting restrictions on the number of priests in the country.Until recently, priests did not have the right to vote, and even now they cannot be elected to public office.
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I got my first camera, a Kodak Brownie, when I was six or seven years old, and I've been hooked on t...
About Dick Botkin
I currently live in Surprise, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. I was born and raised in the beautiful state of Maine, where my interest in photograhy was discovered. I got my first camera, a Kodak Brownie, when I was six or seven years old, and I've been hooked on the art of photography ever since. A year or so later, I got my first processing and print making kit and I began to realize that I could be as creative, if not more so, in the darkroom than in the field. Over the years, my cameras and darkroom got more complex, giving me more creative tools to work with. About 15 years ago, I traded film, chemicals, tanks, trays, and the smell, for a digital camera and a copy of Photoshop. I never looked back. My goal is to capture and...
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Dick Botkin
Yaneth, Thank You for the feature, Latino Flavour
Dick Botkin
Bob and Nadine, Thanks for the feature, USA Artist News
Dick Botkin
Thanks Kenny. Mexico is a very colorful county, including their churches. Different than the White houses of worship I knew in New England.