Luis Jiménez (sculptor)

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Luis Jimenez or Luis Jiménez (July 30, 1940 – June 13, 2006) was a sculptor from the United States. He was born in El Paso, Texas and died in Hondo, New Mexico. He studied art and architecture at the University of Texas in Austin, earning a bachelor's degree in 1964. He became an accomplished artist and taught art at the University of Houston.

Jiménez was known for his large polychromed fiberglass sculptures usually of Southwestern and Hispanic themes. His works were often controversial and eminently recognizable because of both their themes and the bright, colorful undulating surfaces that Jiménez employed. In 1998 he received a Distinguished Alumni award from the University of Texas in recognition of his artwork.

Luis Jiménez was killed on June 13, 2006, in his studio, when a large piece, a mustang intended for Denver International Airport, fell on him. The sculpture was based on the eight-foot-high sculpture Mesteño (Mustang), now on display at the University of Oklahoma.

1 Works
2 Gallery
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Works

Vaquero, Moody Park, Houston, Texas, 1981

Southwest Pieta, Longfellow Park, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1983 (declared a national treasure by President Bill Clinton in 1999).

Border Crossing, 10 ½ feet tall, Santa Fe, New Mexico and Los Angeles, California, 1989.

Fiesta Jarabe, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

His works can be found in the collections of:

Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Arizona State University, Nelson Fine Arts Center Tempe, Arizona
[1] Art Museum of Southeast Texas Beaumont, Texas
Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas
El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, Texas
Iowa State University, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, Ames, Iowa
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California
McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada
Museum of New Mexico, Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Plains Art Museum, Fargo, North Dakota
Roswell Museum and Art Center, Roswell, New Mexico
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, District of Columbia
University of Arizona, Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona
University of Kansas, Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, Kansas
University of Oklahoma, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, Norman, Oklahoma
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
University of Texas at El Paso, Library, El Paso, Texas
University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
Valley National Bank of Arizona, Fine Arts Department, Phoenix, Arizona
Wichita State University, Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, Kansas
Numerous private collections

[edit] Gallery

Howl	Fiesta Jarabe
Border Crossing		Southwest Pieta
	Vaquero

[edit] References

Landis, Moore, et al, "Man on Fire, Luis Jiménez, El Hombre en Llamas, The Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1994
Storey, Natalie, Artist Dies in Studio Accident, The Santa Fe New Mexican, June 14, 2006, page 1