Quirarte, Jacinto, 1931-2012

Jacinto Quirarte is a professor emeritus and former Dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). As an art historian, he concentrated on Pre-Columbian art history. In addition to numerous articles, Quirarte wrote The Art and Architecture of the Texas Missions, which was published by the University of Texas Press in 2002. He was also the author of Mexican American Artists and Izapan Style Art--A Study of Its Form and Meaning.

From the description of Jacinto Quirarte papers, 1966-1998. (University of Texas at San Antonio). WorldCat record id: 416622852

Jacinto Quirarte is a professor emeritus and former Dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). As an art historian, he concentrated on Pre-Columbian art history. In addition to numerous articles, Quirarte wrote The Art and Architecture of the Texas Missions, which was published by the University of Texas Press in 2002. He was also the author of Mexican American Artists and Izapan Style Art--A Study of Its Form and Meaning .

Born in 1931 in Jerome, Arizona, a small mining town, he lived in an area of town referred to as El Barrio Méxicano or El Barrio Chicano. His father was an immigrant from Mexico and his mother was born in the United States. He received bachelor of arts and master of arts degrees from San Francisco State College (in 1954 and 1958, respectively) and his Ph.D. degree from the National University of Mexico in 1964. Prior to coming to UTSA, Quirarte taught at the Colegio Americano in Mexico City, the University of the Americas in Mexico City, and the University of Texas at Austin.

Jacinto Quirarte became UTSA's Dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts upon its inception in 1972. As Dean, he was among the first academic officers charged with building the new University. He oversaw the College's move to its permanent location on the new UTSA campus at Loop 1604 in 1975. He resigned as Dean in 1979 to be the full-time director of UTSA's Research Center for the Arts at UTSA.

Quirarte lectured at conferences and museums in the United States and other countries. He was appointed to the Federal Advisory Committee on Affirmative Action in Employment at Institutions of Higher Education. He was also a panelist-columnist for the National Endowment for the Humanities. Additionally, he served on the boards of directors of the San Antonio Symphony, the San Antonio Arts Council, and the Harvard Journal on Chicano Affairs.

From the guide to the Jacinto Quirarte Papers UA 99. 0003., 1966-1998, (University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections)

Jacinto Quirarte (1931- ) is an art historian at the University of Texas, San Antonio.

Quirarte is the author of several books on Latin American art, among them "Mexican American Artists" (1973), "Izapan-Style Art" (1973), and "Latin American Spirit: Art and Artists in the United States, 1920-1970" (1988).

From the description of Oral history interview with Jacinto Quirarte, 1996 Aug. 15-16 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81491355