José Montoya

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José Montoya was born in 1932 on the rach El Gallego, near Escoboza, New Mexico. His artwork and poetry helped lay the foundation for contemporary Chicano artistic iconography and practice. Montoya cofounded the Rebel Chicano Art Front (later known as the Royal Chicano Air Force), an artists' collective internationally recognized for its mural and poster work, and for its sysnthesis of creative exdpression and community activism. Montoya's own work depicts everyday barrio life and urban types through visual art, poetry, and song lyrics. He is a professor emeritus at California State University, Sacramento and from 2002-2004 he wa the Poet Laureate for Sacramento.

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