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Presentation by Audra Miller
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Luis JimenezSculptor
His grandfather created blown glass in Mexico
His father came to the United States aspiring to become a professional artist
His father won a nationwide contest, but was not paid because of the Great Depression
His father used his artistic abilities to create signs as an entrepreneur in El Paso, Texas
Luis Jimenez came from a family of artists
He was born July 30, 1940 He was born in El Paso, Texas He began learning about his father’s sign
business at an early age (fiberglass signs) He graduated from The University of Texas
with a degree in Fine Arts in 1964 He went to Mexico City to study art He went to New York City to study art He began creating large sculptures with
fiberglass
Luis Jimenez’s life
1969 – Man On Fire Jimenez’s sculpture of a “burning” man
represented Buddhist Monks who set themselves on fire in protest against the Vietnam War, and the story of the Aztec Emperor Cuauhtémoc who was tortured with was tortured with fire by a
Spanish Conquistador.
Sculptures by Luis Jimenez
Vaquero was his first sculpture as a public commission. The sculpture was of a Mexican cowboy waving a pistol. Even though the sculpture was historically correct, it proved very controversial because of
subject matter. The sculpture is now at the Smithsonian Museum of Art in Washington, D.C.
Sculptures By Luis Jimenez
1989-Border Crossing showed a man carrying his family on his shoulders across the Rio Grande River into the United States.
Sculptures by Luis Jimenez
Print from the WFMA
Border Crossing
Willie NelsonPrint from the WFMA
Los Lagartos/The AlligatorsThis artwork is in El Paso
The Mustang at the Denver Airport
The Mustang
Elisa Jimenez-Project Runway
Luis Jimenez’ daughter is on Project Runway
Create your own sculptures in groups using recycled materials
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