Artist

Jesse Treviño

born Monterrey, Mexico 1946-died San Antonio,TX 2023
Also known as
  • Jesse Trevino
Born
Monterrey, Mexico
Died
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Active in
  • San Antonio, Texas, United States
Biography

Treviño's family moved from Mexico to San Antonio, Texas, in 1948. Treviño earned an A.A. from San Antonio Junior College, a B.A. in art from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, and an M.F.A. in painting from the University of Texas at San Antonio. In 1987 he was honored with the National Hispanic Heritage Award as Artist of the Year.

Latino Art and Culture Bilingual Study Guide (Washington, D.C.: National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1996)

Works by this artist (8 items)

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Theodore Roszak, Maquette for Eagle, ca. 1962-1966, cut and soldered brass mounted on wood base, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 1980.128.15
Maquette for Eagle
Artist
Dateca. 1962-1966
cut and soldered brass mounted on wood base
On view
Theodore Roszak, Recording Sound, 1932, plaster and oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1989.25
Recording Sound
Artist
Date1932
plaster and oil on wood
On view
Theodore Roszak, Maquette for Fountain for U.S. Court of Claims, New Executive Office Building, ca. 1962-1966, carved, turned and painted wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 1980.128.13
Maquette for Fountain for U.S. Court of Claims, New…
Artist
Dateca. 1962-1966
carved, turned and painted wood
Not on view
Theodore Roszak, Construction in White, 1937, wood, masonite, plastic, acrylic and plexiglass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1968.50
Construction in White
Artist
Date1937
wood, masonite, plastic, acrylic and plexiglass
Not on view

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      This audio podcast series discusses artworks and themes in the exhibition Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. In this episode, museum director Elizabeth Broun discusses Mis Hermanos by Jesse Treviño 

      Exhibitions

      Media - 2011.12 - SAAM-2011.12_1 - 77591
      Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art
      October 25, 2013–March 2, 2014
      Smithsonian American Art Museum
      Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art presents the rich and varied contributions of Latino artists in the United States since the mid-twentieth century, when the concept of a collective Latino identity began to emerge.
      Martha Rosler, Red Strip Kitchen
      Artists Respond: American Art and the Vietnam War, 1965 – 1975
      March 15, 2019–August 18, 2019
      Smithsonian American Art Museum
      Artists Respond: American Art and the Vietnam War, 1965-1975 makes vivid an era in which artists endeavored to respond to the turbulent times and openly questioned issues central to American civic life.

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      Remembering Artist and Veteran Jesse Treviño
      A tribute to the photorealist painter and Vietnam War veteran by SAAM Curator Melissa Ho, who recalls the story behind his extraordinary self-portrait Mi Vida
      A photograph of Melissa Ho by Jeff Elkins
      Melissa Ho
      Curator (20th-Century Art)