[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 74 (Wednesday, May 11, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E673]
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                        HONORING GASPAR ENRIQUEZ

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                           HON. BETO O'ROURKE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 11, 2016

  Mr. O'ROURKE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend internationally 
renowned artist and pride of El Paso's Segundo Barrio, Gaspar Enriquez.
  Mr. Enriquez's art is synonymous with the Chicano movement and El 
Paso. His celebrated works have been displayed across the country, from 
the Tucson Museum of Art, to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library in 
Austin, the Albuquerque Museum of Art, the El Paso Museum of Art and 
the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
  Born in 1942, Mr. Enriquez was raised in El Paso's Segundo Barrio, a 
neighborhood known as the cradle of the Chicano movement and the soul 
of El Paso. The neighborhood served as the inspiration for Mr. 
Enriquez's art, always present in the faces and landmarks depicted in 
his art.
  As a teacher and mentor for 33 years at Bowie High School, Mr 
Enriquez worked to inspire the youth of Segundo Barrio teaching self-
expression through art.
  Mr. Enriquez is a continuing source inspiration and pride to our 
community.

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