Jacinto Quirarte, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 17-Aug-1931
Place of Birth: Jerome, Arizona, United States
Date of Death: 20-Jul-2012
Profession: art historian
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Jacinto Quirarte
- Jacinto Quirarte (August 17, 1931 - July 20, 2012) was an art historian, professor, scholar and writer who was instrumental in documenting and promoting Latino and Chicano art in the United States.
- Quirarte was an "expert in pre-Columbian and Latin American art history." He was one of the first to insist that pre-Columbian art and Latino art become part of the mainstream American art history narrative.
- He wrote many papers, monographs and several books on the subject of both ancient and modern art in the United States, Mexico, Central and South America.
- He is one of the founding deans of the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA).
- Quirarte was also one of the first Mexican-American scholars to work at the university level.
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