José Cisneros (artist) explained

José Cisneros
Alt:José Cisneros
Birth Name:José Barragán Cisneros
Birth Date:18 April 1910
Birth Place:Villa Ocampo, Durango, Mexico
Death Place:El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Resting Place:Mount Carmel Cemetery
Years Active:1930–2009
Known For:Historical Illustration
Spouse:Vicenta Madera

José B. Cisneros (1910 – 2009) was a Mexican–born American artist. He is known for his historical illustrations and drawings of early Texas, specifically of horsemen including charro, vaquero, Texas rangers, and Texas cowboys.[1] [2] He illustrated over 300 books.

Early life and education

Cisneros was born on 18 April 1910 in Villa Ocampo, Durango, Mexico to parents Fernando Cisneros and Juanita (née Barragán) Cisneros.[3] [4] [5] His father was a carpenter by trade, but worked various other jobs to support the family. The Cisneros family had to run away from Mexico by late 1917 due to the dangers of the Mexican Revolution, their village and family home were destroyed. The family eventually migrated to Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, and Cisneros was allowed to study English in nearby El Paso, Texas at the Lydia Patterson Institute.

In 1927 at the age of 17, he dropped out of school in order to help support the family with various odd jobs and it was during this time he creating artwork from discarded commercial signs. By 1930, his art and writing was published in magazines from Mexico including Revista de Revistas, Vida Mexicana, Todo, El León Juarense, and others. In Juarez, he joined an artists and writers club, El Ateneo Fronterizo (The Border Athenaeum).

Career

Cisneros saw an established artist, Tom Lea painting a mural on the El Paso Federal Courthouse, Cisneros introduced himself and shared his drawings. It was through his relationship with Lea, Cisneros was able to connect with J. Carl Hertzog (1902-1984), a printer and publisher that hired Cisneros for illustration work. Through his collaborations with Hertzog included illustration of books, book plates, greeting cards, calendars, programs and newspapers and more. And many of the book illustrations were for various 1940s history books, which required researching for the accuracy of the image.

Cisneros designed the coat of arms for the city of Juarez.[6] He also designed the seal for Texas Western College, and this seal was used and updated when educational organization became University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).

In 2018, Cisneros's work was included in the El Paso Museum of Art group exhibition, Early West Texas: Waypoint and Home, alongside artists Manuel Gregorio Acosta and Tom Lea.[7]

Personal life

Cisneros married Vicenta Madera of Juarez in 1939, and together they had five daughters.[8] In 1948, he became a US citizen through naturalization. He was a devout Catholic and would often go to services daily at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in El Paso, up until his death.

Exhibitions

Awards and honors

Bibliography

This is a list of publications authored by Cisneros or featuring Cisneros' illustrations.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Illustrator José Cisneros Dies, Leaves Legacy at University Library. artdaily.com. 2019-04-27.
  2. Web site: Artist Biography for Jose Cisneros. Askart.com. 2019-04-27.
  3. Web site: Cisneros was renowned historical artist. Huddleston. Scott. 2017-11-24. ExpressNews.com. en-US. 2019-04-27.
  4. Web site: CISNEROS, JOSÉ B.. The Handbook of Texas Online, Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). 2019-04-27.
  5. Web site: Remembering José Cisneros. Margo. Adair. 2009-12-01. Humanities Texas. 2019-04-27.
  6. Web site: Jose Cisneros Collection. legacy.lib.utexas.edu. en. 2019-04-27.
  7. Web site: EPMA Hosts New Exhibit – Early West Texas: Waypoint and Home. 2018-07-02. El Paso Herald-Post. en-US. 2019-04-27.
  8. Web site: For El Paso artist Jose Cisneros art was his job and his passion. 2015-07-19. Borderzine. en-US. 2019-04-27.
  9. Web site: Previous Fellows. Dobie Paisano Fellowship, The University of Texas at Austin. 2019-04-27.
  10. Web site: President Bush Announces 2001 Arts and Humanities Medalists. National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). en. 2019-04-27.
  11. Web site: Lista de galardonados. Institute of Mexicans Abroad - Government of Mexico. 52. es. 2019-04-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20190428055209/http://www.ime.gob.mx/images/stories/ime/reconocimiento_ohtli/othli_lista.pdf. 2019-04-28. dead.

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