Artsy Fartsy Tuesday – Basha’s Art Gallery in Chandler, AZ
Last week we left Tucson and headed for Wickenburg. We have an art show in Wickenburg this weekend, and we wanted to spend some time in one of our favorite boondock spots. More on that another day though.
We had to stop in Queen Creek to drop off a couple of sculptures, and Al found the Basha’s Art Gallery in Chandler, AZ was really close to that. He had read about it online, and being a lover of all things art, wanted to go. The best part, it’s free, right up our financial alley.
The gallery is the result of Eddie Basha’ love of western art. If you know Arizona, you know that the Basha’s grocery store chain is quite large. They have stores in almost every city of the state. Eddie Basha took over the business when his father passed away, and the stores were originally started by Eddie’s immigrant Grandfather in 1910.
Eddie made his first purchase of western art in 1972. The collection that is in the gallery is about 3000 pieces, so he was a very prolific collector. Most of the paintings and sculptures are from Cowboy Artists of America artists, which is the elite club for all western artists.