The photograph is one of the inescapable character of the cultural agenda of the last quarter, which is marked by a tribute to José Antonio Thomas, one of the most famous portrait painters of Jumilla, which will host the Museum of Ethnography and Natural Sciences Jerome Molina this Friday, December 13th at 20.00.
For over 40 years, he collected snapshots of scenes from the life, customs, crafts and traditions of recent history in Jumilla, thanks to him have been immortalized forever.
Those images frozen by their goal, let today consider trades and lost, unrecognizable streets, parties and non-existent as-for example-Floral Games, men and women, who left their work effort and his smile in photographs of Joseph Antonio, and that will be immortalized in the permanent exhibition which opens this Friday.
The author will give away all your records, photographic materials, cameras and all that represented his life (approximately ten thousand thirty six negative reels each) to the City of Jumilla, so that your neighbors can search and find similar material require any information.
The family of José Antonio, and the Councillor for Culture, María Dolores Fernández wanted to invite those who may be present on Friday the 13th, the opening ceremony which stages the donation of the entire file, so that the author can feel the gratitude and closeness of his people.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla