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A Tribute to Puerto Rican Illustrator Antonio Lopez

October 17, 2016 at 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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Rocío Aranda-Alvarado, curator at El Museo del Barrio, will speak on the legendary Puerto Rican fashion illustrator and FIT alumnus Antonio Lopez, whose work made great strides in exploring and representing the ethnic or racialized body within the world of high fashion. The artist’s illustrations are on view in an exhibition, Antonio Lopez: Future Funk Fashion, at the Museo del Barrio through November 26.

Click here to read Hue magazine’s feature on Antonio, which looks at the artist’s life and work from the perspective of those who knew him best, and savor some of his most luscious work.

This event is being held as part of Hispanic Heritage Month.

Details

Date:
October 17, 2016
Time:
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Venue

Dubinsky Student Center, Eighth Floor
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York City, NY United States

Organizer

Pilar Blanco Ruiz
Phone
212 217.5098
Email
pilar_blancoruiz@fitnyc.edu