Lot 30: BUFFALO SOLDIER JOSE CISNEROS PRINT

Vintage Jose Cisneros (1910-2009) "Buffalo Soldier" Signed Print. Signed in the plate and in pencil by the artist. Professionally framed and matted. In frame measures 23"x29"x3/4" Weight 5 pds 6 oz. The largely self-taught Cisneros was born in Villa Ocampo, Durango, Mexico, and grew up in a poor family during the Mexican Revolution. While still a youth, Cisneros moved with his family to Ciudad Juarez, where he would cross the Rio Grande to attend school in El Paso. The artist moved permanently to El Paso in the 1930’s. Cisneros body of work consists of thousands of illustrations depicting the Spanish heritage of Mexico and the American Southwest, based on his close study of history. During his career Cisneros illustrated over forty books and won many awards, including a National Arts and Humanities Medal and a Hispanic Culture Foundation Award in 2002. In 1991 Cisneros was knighted by King Juan Carlos of Spain for his contributions to the understanding of Spanish history through his art, and in 2007 the El Paso Museum of Art presented a retrospective of the artist, Jose Cisneros: A Life in Art. The artist’s work is included in collections across the nation, including the Smithsonian Institution, the White House, the Texas State Capitol, and the Museum of the Palace of Governors in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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