‘Tradition and Change in Córdova, New Mexico: The 1939 Photographs of Berlyn Brixner & The López Family of Wood Carvers’ opened Friday at the Los Alamos Historical Museum. Berlyn Brixner, a young photographer, captured the village of Córdova on film in 1939. He went on to join the Manhattan Project to invent and use the ultra high speed cameras that captured the explosion of the Trinity Test in 1945. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Gloria López Córdova demonstrates her craft. López Córdova has won numerous awards for her work, including the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. Her grandfather and uncle also were well-known wood carvers. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Three generations of master carvers work, from left, by Jose Dolores López (1868-1939), George López (1900-1993) and Gloria López Córdova. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com`
