1921-1989
Manuel Acosta was born in Mexico in 1921and his family moved to El Paso when he was an infant. He lived in El Paso his entire life until his untimely death in 1989. Manuel studied under Octavia Maggoffin Glassgow at Bowie High, designed sets and eventually went to Texas College of Mines . (later UTEP) where he studied with sculptor Urbici Soler. Manuel later collaborated with Peter Hurd on several murals. Acosta later received commissions for the Bank of Texas in Houston and the First National Bank of Las Cruces. He exhibited his paintings in many one-man shows across the U.S. and Mexico, also in the prestigious Chase Gallery in New York. There have been many exhibits here in El Paso, two since his death. Acosta is probably most well known for his portrait of Cesar Chavez that appeared on the cover of Time magazine and now hangs in the national Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. Acosta's beautiful paintings of the people and the Chicano lifestyle show his immense talent which was shorten by his premature death.


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:: Bautismo :: Carro del Sol
Size: 30" x 40"
Media: Watercolor
Prize: $7000
Size: 14" x 16"
Media:print
Prize: $150
:: Encita :: Jardin de Los Niņos
Size: 14" x 16"
Media: Print
Prize: $150
Size: 15" x 13"
Media: Print
Prize: $100
:: Chavo :: Uncle Moncho Ramon Acosta Jr.
Size: 13" x 11"
Media:Oil on Canvas
Prize:$2,500
Size: 12" x 16"
Media:Oil on Canvas
Prize:$3,500
:: Nina Maire :: Nina
Size: 24" x 16"
Media:Watercolor
Prize:$2,000
Size: 9" x 7"
Media:Oil
Prize:$2,000
:: Spanish Dance with Fan ::Senorita with Vase and Sunflower
Size: 34" x 14"
Media:Watercolor
Prize:$4,000
Size: 34" x 14"
Media:Watercolor
Prize:$3,000
:: Still Life :: High Yellow
Size: 16" x 20"
Media:Oil on Canvas
Prize:$3,500
Size:30" x 40"
Media:Watercolor
Prize:$5,000