Date of Award
2016-01-01
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
History
Advisor(s)
Ernesto Chávez
Abstract
This Dissertation is a biography of Manuel Gregorio Acosta, an iconic Mexican American painter in the twentieth-century U.S.-Mexico borderlands. By gathering oral histories and examining Acosta's art, my study emphasizes his importance to the cultural changes of El Paso in the post WWII era. Acosta's biography yields a salient story about Mexican life in the U.S. Southwest and how Chicano/as contributed to American society. By exploring Acosta's expression of identity and tying his life to the broader border community that he represented, this study seeks to link his individual narrative with a more general comprehension of race, class, and sexuality. Art provided Acosta the agency to navigate the complex world of multiple marginalities addressed in this biography.
Language
en
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Copyright Date
2016
File Size
191 pages
File Format
application/pdf
Rights Holder
Susannah Aquilina
Recommended Citation
Aquilina, Susannah, "Art, Culture Making, and Representation as Resistance in the Life of Manuel Gregorio Acosta" (2016). Open Access Theses & Dissertations. 801.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/open_etd/801