OCHS FREE History Program “The Boy Who Painted the Barrio”
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FREE Public Program! Join the Orange Community Historical Society at 5:30 pm on Tuesday November 17th for “The Boy Who Painted the Barrio” a FREE Historical Orange public program!
Author and artist, Rosemary Vasquez Tuthill joins OCHS for a very special free public program and author talk.
The daughter of Emigdio Vasquez, commonly known as the “Godfather of Chicano Art” and the “The Latino Rembrandt”, Rosemary will discuss her book and her father’s lifetime of art as a resident of the City of Orange from 1941-2014.
Emigdio is widely credited with helping ignite the Latino Art Movement beginning in the 1970s and his paintings documented the lives of migrant laborers, their neighborhoods, and the Latino communities in a powerful photo-realistic style, with his portraits, still lifes, and historical scenes often drawing comparisons to the Renaissance masters.
No RSVP needed, bring your friends!
📢 “The Boy Who Painted the Barrio”
📆 Tuesday, November 17th, 2026
⏰ 5:30pm to 7:00pm
📍Orange Public Library, Main Branch Community Room
407 E Chapman Ave, Old Towne Orange
👩💻 HistoricalOrange.org
Author and artist, Rosemary Vasquez Tuthill joins OCHS for a very special free public program and author talk.
The daughter of Emigdio Vasquez, commonly known as the “Godfather of Chicano Art” and the “The Latino Rembrandt”, Rosemary will discuss her book and her father’s lifetime of art as a resident of the City of Orange from 1941-2014.
Emigdio is widely credited with helping ignite the Latino Art Movement beginning in the 1970s and his paintings documented the lives of migrant laborers, their neighborhoods, and the Latino communities in a powerful photo-realistic style, with his portraits, still lifes, and historical scenes often drawing comparisons to the Renaissance masters.
No RSVP needed, bring your friends!
📢 “The Boy Who Painted the Barrio”
📆 Tuesday, November 17th, 2026
⏰ 5:30pm to 7:00pm
📍Orange Public Library, Main Branch Community Room
407 E Chapman Ave, Old Towne Orange
👩💻 HistoricalOrange.org
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Where is it happening?
Orange Public Library, Friends of Orange Public, 407 E Chapman Ave, Orange, CA 92866, United States
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Host or PublisherOrange Community Historical Society
