Laredo Public Libraries Receives Book Donation from former Laredoan Luis Guerra
Written by admin, Sep 20, 2019, 0 Comments
Courtesy Karen Garza,
LAREDO, Texas—The Laredo Public Libraries received a book donation from former Laredoan Luis Guerra during the Laredo Public Libraries Advisory Committee meeting this month. Guerra is a well-known painter, sculptor and storyteller.
One of the books donated, Contemporary Chicana and Chicano Art, includes an article on Guerra, as well as articles on two other Laredo artists. The other book Guerra donated is Triumph of Our Communities: Four Decades of Mexican American Art. Both books are published by the Arizona State University Bilingual Press from Tempe, Arizona.
Guerra’s artwork has been displayed internationally, including the Museo del Centro Cultural in Real de Catorce, the San Antonio Museum of Art and the Smithsonian art Museum. Some of his work featured in the books has recently been purchased by the Smithsonian Museum and will be displayed in Washington, D.C. soon. In addition to that, Guerra was awarded the Austin Lifetime Achievement Award in the Arts by the Mexican American Cultural Center in Austin this past June.
Both books will be on display at the Historical Collection and available for check out at the Joe A. Guerra Laredo Pubic Library, located at 1120 E. Calton Road, Laredo, Texas.
