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Gilberto Cárdenas, Revered for His Advocacy for Chicanos and Latino Art, Dies at 79
The sociologist and professor emeritus built a 20,000-work collection of Chicanx and Latinx art and donated more than 7,000 objects to museums.
- Gilberto Cárdenas, a leading scholar of Latino studies and prominent collector of Latinx art, died on Sunday at his home in Austin.
- Cárdenas co-authored the landmark 1971 publication Los Mojados: The Wetback Story, which redefined immigration studies, before establishing the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame.
- Alongside his wife, Dolores Carrillo García, the professor amassed 20,000 pieces of Chicanx and Latinx art, donating more than 5,000 works to the Blanton Museum of Art in 2023.
- His advocacy led to the 1994 Willful Neglect report and creation of the Smithsonian Latino Center, while President George W. Bush appointed him to the Commission on White House Fellows in 2001.
- A funeral mass is scheduled for Saturday at St. Ignatius Martyr Catholic Church in Austin, honoring a man his family said learned early that opportunity carried responsibility to create opportunities for others.
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Gilberto Cárdenas, revered for his advocacy for Chicanos and Latino art, dies at 79
Gilberto Cárdenas, a highly respected sociologist who many considered a great advocate for advancing Latino and Chicano identity through academia and art, has died.
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