Fuentes, Tina 2001-11-09
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Interviewee Name: Tina Fuentes
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Date: November 09, 2001
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Interviewer: Leslie Dutton
Length: 00:31:12
Abstract
Background, Born in San Angelo, Moved to Odessa when she was 5, Inspired by her Grandmother, Titles in Spanish, Mother remarried to Salvador Carrero, Carrero had artistic abilities and may have influenced Fuentes, Had radio and TV stations in Spanish, Admired her father’s shows, Also a maintenance worker, Mother cleaned houses for wealthy people, Fuentes’ husband is part German, Painting, Wanted to be a Spanish major, Was not allowed to speak her language in school, they were seriously reprimanded, Took art as an elective, Became enamored with art, Did work study in the art department, Odessa College, Delmos Hickoff, Professor at Odessa, Convinced Fuentes to become an art major, Parents were disappointed, Parents thought she was going to have the life of a “starving artist”, North Texas State University, Art Education, Came natural to her, Loved it, Bachelors Degree, Taught for a year in Abilene, Went back for her Masters, Masters in Studio, Went to Houston, Went to an art gallery in hopes of having her work shown there, Owner of the gallery taught her lessons of the business even though she did not show her work, How did it feel to not be allowed to speak Spanish, Very difficult, Spoke broken Spanish for awhile when trying to communicate with her grandmother, Did not feel nurtured or respected, Difficult looking for a job, Discriminated against, Was spat on at work on her lunch break at 15, When she would go to the theater the bathrooms read “whites only” “blacks only” and she did not know which to use, 1950’s, Racial Riots, La Raza, Family, Grandmother lived in San Angelo, Father came from Mexico through Acuna, A lot of the family migrated to Chicago, Biological father’s parents were from Spain, Husband was part German, Last name was Burgess, Changed pronunciation to sound Hispanic, Artwork, High energy, Extremities, Loved the strong contrast between black and white, Had to acclimate in order to survive and advanced
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