{"title":"Jimenez, Luis","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLuis Alfonso Jiménez Jr. (1940–2006) was born in El Paso, Texas, the son of a neon-sign artist who instilled in him a love of color, craft, and the vernacular traditions of the American Southwest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe received his degree from the University of Texas at Austin and later studied the great Mexican muralists in Mexico City before launching a celebrated career in New York.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJiménez became internationally recognized for his monumental, polychromed fiberglass sculptures. He was also skilled with color lithography and colored pencil drawings. His works celebrated Hispanic culture in America, from barrio workers and vaqueros to Native American dancers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLuis died tragically in 2006 in a studio accident.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum among many others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-mares-luis-jimenez-1998","title":"Jimenez, Luis, The Mares, 1998","description":"\u003cp\u003eEtching and aquatint, Flatbed VI\/X, 15”x 11”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S|O Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50100571504877,"sku":null,"price":2800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0814\/5905\/2781\/files\/Jimenez_Luis_TheMares_cropped.png?v=1784128273"},{"product_id":"jimenez-luis-annie-1998","title":"Jimenez, Luis, Annie, 1998","description":"\u003cp\u003eSoft-ground etching with aquatint, Flatbed V\/V, 15\" x 11\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S|O Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50481214161133,"sku":null,"price":2400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0814\/5905\/2781\/collections\/Jimenez_Luis.jpg?v=1784037587","url":"https:\/\/sumrallorsak.myshopify.com\/collections\/luis-jimenez.oembed","provider":"S|O Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}