National Portrait Gallery Announces First Commission of an American Latino

*This is great news, but, why did it take so long? VL

By NY Arts (1 minute read) 

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has recently added new portraits of prominent Latino figures and artists to its permanent collection. The museum also undertook its first Latino commission: a portrait by El Paso artist Gaspar Enríquez of New Mexican writer Rudolfo Anaya, author of Bless Me, Ultima. It will be installed in November 2016.

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Other significant acquisitions for the Portrait Gallery include the remastered 1974 film Mirage by the late Cuban American artist Ana Mendieta; the iconic photograph “¡Yo soy de Cuba la voz, Guantanamera!” by Cuban American photographer Alexis Rodríguez-Duarte, in collaboration with stylist Tico Torres; and a portfolio of 18 photographs from Rodríguez-Duarte’s and Torres’ series “Cuba out of Cuba.” READ MORE