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Gaspar Enriquez (born 1942) is an American artist known for creating portraits of people of
Chicano Chicano or Chicana is a chosen identity for many Mexican Americans in the United States. The label ''Chicano'' is sometimes used interchangeably with ''Mexican American'', although the terms have different meanings. While Mexican-American ident ...
heritage.


Early life

Enriquez was born in 1942 in the
El Segundo Barrio El Segundo Barrio (Spanish for "the Second Neighborhood", and also known as South El Paso) is a historic Hispanic neighborhood in El Paso, Texas. It is one of the oldest neighborhoods in El Paso. It was one of the main ports of entry into the Un ...
neighborhood of
El Paso, Texas El Paso (; "the pass") is a city in and the county seat, seat of El Paso County, Texas, El Paso County in the western corner of the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 population of the city from the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau w ...
. He attended the
University of Texas at El Paso The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a public research university in El Paso, Texas. It is a member of the University of Texas System. UTEP is the second-largest university in the United States to have a majority Mexican American stud ...
, graduating with a bachelor's degree in arts education. He then went on to attend
New Mexico State University New Mexico State University (NMSU or NM State) is a public land-grant research university based primarily in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest public institution of higher education in New Mexico and one of the state's tw ...
, where he studied metalwork and graduated with a master's degree.


Career

Enriquez work was inspired by the students at Bowie High School in El Paso, Texas, where he was a teacher. His influences included
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and Luis Jimenez, both artist from El Paso. His pieces are usually made with
acrylic paint Acrylic paint is a fast-drying paint made of pigment suspended in acrylic polymer emulsion and plasticizers, silicone oils, defoamers, stabilizers, or metal soaps. Most acrylic paints are water-based, but become water-resistant when dry. Depe ...
on a paper, canvas and board surface. A 2016 portrait of
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created by Enriquez is held in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. Examples of Enriquez's work can be found in
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's collection of Chicano art housed at
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.


Personal life

Enriquez lives in San Elizario, Texas.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Enriquez, Gaspar Artists from El Paso, Texas 1942 births University of Texas at El Paso alumni Living people New Mexico State University alumni


Website

http://gasparenriquez.com/about.html