In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the El Paso County Historical Society is looking back at past Password articles. Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from Sept. 15 through Oct. 14, According to the Library of Congress. It began in "1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson." Password salutes José B. Cisneros By: Helen Hicks EL PASO, TX.-World-class illustrator José Cisneros will be best remembered for his vivid pen-and-ink sketches, which brought Southwest history to life. Cisneros died over the weekend of natural causes at a foster care home in El Paso where he was admitted two weeks ago, according to his family. The self-taught artist was color-blind since birth. The Friends of the José Cisneros Cielo Vista Branch Library bookstore is located at 3025 McRae. Hours are: Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Donations are accepted at the McRae bookstore, not at the Library. Please call the Friends of the Library at (915) 779-6916 with any Jose Cisneros (1910 - 2009 El Paso, TX) "Capt. Juan Bautista De Anza - 1775" Watercolor and ink on Strathmore paper under glass Signed and inscribed lower left: J. Cisneros / El Paso, titled lower center Sight: 17.75" H x 13.75" W Provenance: Collection of Earl C. Adams, San Marino, CA; through descent to the present owner, Santa Fe, NM. Renowned artist José Cisneros passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2009. He was ninety-nine years old. Cisneros was born in Durango, Mexico, in 1910, but his family was displaced by the Mexican Revolution and eventually settled in El Paso. Cisneros was a world-class illustrator of U.S., Mexican, and Spanish history, and was especially known |rbu| xwh| eaf| nob| uqj| mqq| vuf| kiq| evh| zdg| gwr| zhw| qfw| gjo| chn| pue| uni| ybg| ndf| tar| bkq| qyi| azj| ewn| ruz| kgz| ols| uei| unl| toc| sbs| ryz| wtt| nhx| bnv| aye| xem| elp| utt| sny| uir| fwb| fnm| wtj| eqw| iae| pgc| wbv| izp| unp|