| Jose Aceves |
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Jose
Aceves (1909-1968)
Inspired by Audley Dean Nicols at an early age, Jose Aceves
learned the foundations of art in school from his teacher Emma
Giddings. He later had instruction from Audley
Dean Nicols, Tom Lea and at the American Academy of Art
in Chicago. He additionally studied under Eugene Thurston.
One of his paintings was included in the 1936 Centennial
Exposition at
the Dallas
Museum of Art in
1936 and he co-directed the Paso Del Norte Exhibit at the
Centennial. He displayed his paintings in El Paso with gallery
space at the Del Norte Hotel and was awarded several mural
commissions during the depression.
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During WWII he worked for a period of time as an illustrator for the War Department.
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