Edward O'brien Mural

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I wish to thank Hacienda de Guru Ram Das, Espanola, NM for permission to use this stunning work created by... more

by Debby Pueschel

Title

Edward O'brien Mural

Artist

Debby Pueschel

Medium

Photograph

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Sold greeting card 3-15-2024

I wish to thank Hacienda de Guru Ram Das, Espanola, NM for permission to use this stunning work created by Edward O'Brien.

This magnificent work, the Lady of Guadalupe Mural by Edward O'Brien, belongs to LYF Sacred Collection, LLC, and housed in the Gurdwara of Hacienda de Guru Ram Das, Espanola, NM, 87532.

At Hacienda de Guru Ram Das, the drama of religious art was unfolding. The sadhana room held an ethereal mural depicting the Virgin Mary of Guadalupe surrounded by the ten Sikh Gurus, scenes from their lives, the Golden Temple, and the devout Juan Diego on his knees beholding the lovely Lady of Guadalupe. Completed by the celebrated artist Edward O’Brien in 1975, this outstanding work of art is today the east wall of the Siri Singhasan e Khalsa Gurdwara.

Mr. O’Brien had been well known to the Sikhs since the early days of the Guru Ram Das Ashram. In his studio in Santa Fe, he had many moving religious discussions with them and was inspired by their devotional and energetic approach to life. Through the process of his own internal growth and path of self-discovery, he conceived a work of art that combined his love for the Lady of Guadalupe with the lives and ethics of the Sikh Gurus. He painted one version in 1972 and gifted it to the Siri Singh Sahib. This hangs today in the Secretariat in Los Angeles. He started the mural in 1973 in his studio in Santa Fe, and moved it along with himself to the ashram in 1974. He lived in the building we now know as the archive building, which was named Shanti Nivas. The mural was finished in the spring of 1975, and he had planned to travel to India in the coming fall to see the Golden Temple for himself. To the deep sorrow of the ashram, Edward O’Brien died of a heart attack at home one week after the mural was finished.

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January 17th, 2021