Mel Casas
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Melesio "Mel" Casas was an American artist, activist, writer and teacher. He is best known for a cycle of complex, large-scale paintings characterized by cutting wit, incisive cultural and political a
Humanscape 62 (1970) at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 2023
El Paso, Texas
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El Paso is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States. It is the 23rd-most populous city in the U.S., sixth-most populous city in Texas, and the most populous city in West T
Mel Casas
…artists had a fair chance to exhibit in the United States, they would be accepted as American artists and become part of "Americana." Casas was born in El Paso, Texas to Mexican American parents during the Great Depression. He grew up and lived in El Segundo Barrio. His father's love of drawing influenced Casas…
El Paso Cityscape
Southwest University Park
Ysleta Mission
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