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Model for "Fiesta"

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Model for "Fiesta"
Luis Jiménez, 1986
cast fiberglass
19 3/4 x 20 1/4 x 13 in. (50.2 x 51.4 x 33.0 cm.)
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Transfer from the General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service
1987.14.1

The General Services Administration commissioned Luis Jimenez to make Fiesta—Jarabe for the Otay Mesa border station near San Diego, California. The Mexican couple is dancing a traditional Mexican hat dance, called jarabe. The piece is typical of Jimenez’s focus on the Hispanic working class.

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Artist Luis Jimenez
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Luis Jimenez at the American Art Museum in Washington, DC.

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Blue Mustang
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Visible here at Luis Jiménez's studio are segments of the now famous Blue Mustang sculpture before its completion and installation at the Denver International Airport. The sculpture has fostered debate from its inception and continues to have a compelling public presence, noted here with the New York Times. credit: Ed Andrieski/Associated Press

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Fiberglass
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"I thought, I can adapt this material to making sculpture."

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Model for "Fiesta"
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Model for "Fiesta" Luis Jiménez, 1986 cast fiberglass 19 3/4 x 20 1/4 x 13 in. (50.2 x 51.4 x 33.0 cm.) Smithsonian American Art Museum Transfer from the General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service 1987.14.1 The General Services Administration commissioned Luis Jimenez to make Fiesta—Jarabe for the Otay Mesa border station near San Diego, California. The Mexican couple is dancing a traditional Mexican hat dance, called jarabe. The piece is typical of Jimenez’s focus on the Hispanic working class.

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Technical Studies
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View additional studies for Fiesta at the American Art Museum.

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Man On Fire
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Man on Fire Luis Jiménez, 1969 fiberglass 87 1/4 x 75 1/4 x 19 1/2 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Morris Incorporated

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Firefighters Memorial
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The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio Firefighters dedicate memorial Posted by kturner June 15, 2007 17:59PM

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Luis Jiménez, 1940-2006
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Luis Jiménez Born: El Paso, Texas 1940 Died: Hondo, New Mexico 2006

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Luiz Alfonso Jiménez, Jr. was born in Texas. A Sculptor and teacher whose large fiberglass figures capture the color and vigor of Hispanic-American women and men. Jimenez died in his Hondo, New Mexico studio in 2006 while working on the now famous Blue Mustang.

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