Gomez-Sicre, José

Latin American art critic and author José Gómez Sicre, known as Pepe by friends and family, was born July 6, 1916 in Matanzas, Cuba.

Gómez Sicre graduated from the University of Havana in 1941 with degrees in Consular Law and Politics, and later took courses in art history at New York University and Columbia University. Although he was a lawyer by trade, his professional career was spent promoting Latin American artists and their art for 50 years. Gómez Sicre was a critic, researcher and writer, publishing numerous reports and articles on Latin American artists. Most importantly, Gómez Sicre provided Latin American artists with an introduction to the audience in the United States and the world. He died on July 22, 1991.