César Martínez (artist)

César Augusto Martínez (born 1944 in Laredo, Texas) is an artist, prominent in the Chicano world of art. While studying at what was then called Texas A&I College, and later Texas A&I University, he became involved in the Chicano movement for civil rights and became close friends with several of its leaders.

Cesar Martinez
Born1944
Laredo, Texas
NationalityAmerican
EducationTexas A&I College
Known forPortraiture, Painting
Websitehttp://www.cesaramartinez.com

He is currently based in San Antonio, Texas.

Early life

He was raised by his mother and her family in Laredo as his father died when he was an infant. He graduated from Martin High School in Laredo,TX.

Exhibitions

Martínez has exhibited his work at the Fresno Metropolitan Museum, Centro Cultural Aztlán in San Antonio, TX, the Yerbabuena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, among other venues.[1]

Collections

Martínez' work is in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution,[2] the Vero Beach Museum of Art[3] and the McNay Art Museum,[4] the Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City, The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture & Industry[5] and others.[6]

References
  1. "Cesar Martinez". ArtNet. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. "César Martínez". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. "Cesar A. Martinez". Vero Beach Museum of Art. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. "Cesar A. Martínez (American, b.1944)". McNay Art Museum. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  5. "The Cheech Marin Collection". The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture & Industry of the Riverside Art Museum. Riverside Art Museum. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  6. "Cesar Martinez". UTSA Art Museum. Retrieved 28 December 2021.


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