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Oral history interview with Gaspar Enriquez, 2023 January 10 and April 26

Enriquez, Gaspar, 1942-

Art teacher, Painter, Portrait painter

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Size: 2 sound files (3 hrs., 48 min.), digital, wav

Summary: An interview with Gaspar Enriquez conducted 2023 January 10 and April 26, by Laura Augusta for the Archives of American Art, at Mi Casa Art Center in San Elizario, Texas.­

Biographical/Historical Note

Gaspar Enriquez (1942- ) is a Chicano painter, portrait artist, and educator in San Elizario in El Paso County, Texas. Known for his portraits of members of his local Chicano community, Enriquez has made a career of exploring what it means to reflect, teach, and advance what it means to be Chicano.

Laura Augusta (1981 -) is an art historian and curator in El Paso, Texas.

Language Note

English .

Related Materials

The Archives of American Art also hods the Gaspar Enriquez papers.

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