Artist with origins in Southern Arizona produces "Gallery in the Sun," which remains Arizona Totally

TUCSON, Ariz. — "I just thought he wanted to be an artist," Laber said. Laber grew up around Ted Degrazia and is now supervising the vast collection of paintings and sculptures in the "Gallery in the Sun." Degrazia was born in 1909 in the Morenci mining camp. It was obvious from an early age that he didn't want his father to go into the mines.

Then, he decided to clear his own path into the art world. To....