José María González Cox
(Chema Cox)
& Edwin González

Tz'utujil Maya Artists from San Pedro la Laguna

Chema's paintings

(Edwin's are below)

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Cocina Maya

(Maya Kitchen)

2000, 27" x 40"
Watercolor on paper, unframed
Cat: cox-043

Chema González Cox

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Hacia el Mercado

(Towards the Market)

2007, 18" x 13"
Watercolor on paper, unframed
Cat: cox-048

Chema González Cox

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Dos Niños Santa Clara la Laguna

(Two Boys Santa Clara la Laguna)

2012, 18" x 13"
Watercolor on Paper, unframed
Cat: cox-062

Chema González Cox

For commentary about Chema's paintings in the Moran Collection visit: MayaWomenInArt.org

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Mujer que Baña a un Niño en el Lago

(Woman bathing child in lake. )

2007, 18" x 13"
Water color on paper, unframed
Cat: COX-0002

José Maria González Cox

Maya Woman: The Helen Moran Collection

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La huida de las virgenes

(The Flight of the Virgens)

2007, 13" x 18"
Water color on paper, framed
Cat: COX-061

José Maria González Cox

Maya Woman: The Helen Moran Collection

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Costurera y sus Niños

(Seamstress and her Children)

2007, 13" x 18"
Watercolor on Paper, unframed
Cat: cox-056

Chema González Cox

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La huida de las virgenes

(The Flight of the Virgins)

2007, 13" x 18"
Water color on paper, framed
Cat: COX-061

José Maria González Cox

Maya Woman: The Helen Moran Collection

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Cascada

(Waterfall)

2006, 18" x 13
Watercolor on paper, unframed
Cat: cox-059

Chema González Cox

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Cargando Leña

(Transporting Firewood)

2007, 12" x 16"
Watercolor on paper, unframed
Cat: cox-058

Chema González Cox

Joint painting by Edwin and Chema

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Juego de Niños

(Child's Play)

2007, 18" x 13"
Watercolor on paper, unframed
Cat: cox-047

Chema González Cox &
Edwin González

Chema taught his nephew Edwin how to paint using watercolors and discovered that Edwin was exceptionally gifted. It is likely that Edwin did work on more paintings than he has been given attribution.

Edwin's paintings

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Volcanes Toliman y Atitlán

(Toliman and Atitlán Volcanoes)

2007, 18" x 13"
Watercolor on paper., unframed
Cat: edw-002

Edwin González

Paintings by Chema González Cox and Edwin González are museums

This painting by Chema González Cox is in the collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

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El Chompipe es Parte de la Familia

(The Turkey is Part of the Family)

2007, 13" x 18"
Watercolor on Paper

Chema González Cox

Copyright: Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

This painting by Edwin González is in the collection of the
Latin American Cultural Center in Pittsburg, PA
Part of LASA (Latin American Studies Association)

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Baile del Venado

(Deer Dance)

2002, 16" x 12"
Watercolor on paper, framed
Cat: edw-001

Edwin González

Museums are in the process of acquiring these paintings.

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Mujeres Leñadoras

(Women Carrying Firewood)

2007, 13" x 18"
Water color on paper, framed
Cat: COX-060

José Maria González Cox

Maya Woman: The Helen Moran Collection

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Ritos en un Altar pre-Hispanico

(Rites on a pre-Hispanic Altar)

2019, 9" x 7.25"
Watercolor on Paper, unframed
Cat: cox-063

Chema González Cox