The painter Frederico Vigil was commissioned in 2000 to paint a fresco on the walls and ceiling of the 45-foot high Torreón, or entrance tower, of the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Santa Fe, NM. This fresco spans 4,000 square feet and took him more than 9 years to complete.I showed up to photograph him last December for AARP The Magazine not knowing what to expect. When Vigil arrived and unlocked the entrance to the Torreón, I was amazed by how overwhelmingly large it was: The fresco towered over me, pulling the eye in every direction.
