Angel Tarrac: New Beginnings by Carlos Tarrac

Thursday, October 10
2:00–4:00 p.m. PT
Speaker: Carlos Tarrac
SDMA Board Room

Join the Latin American Art Council in collaboration with the Consulate General of Mexico to hear Carlos Tarrac talk about the well-known sculptor Angel Tarrac and the successful artistic trajectory of his father, who arrived in Mexico in 1942 as a refugee of the Spanish Civil War. His sculptures are located in several border cities in Mexico, and one version of the Coat of Arms of Mexico is found in the Consulate of Mexico in San Diego. One of his sculptures is found in the gardens of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. Additional notable works by Angel Tarrac include statues of Abraham Lincoln and José Maria Morelos at the Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City.

Speaker Bio: Carlos Tarrac holds a master's of education degree and has taught in California public schools for over two decades. An accomplished author, translator, and illustrator of fiction and nonfiction for all ages, his poems feature in international anthologies. Carlos is also passionate about sculpture and promotes the work of his father, Angel Tarrac, in Mexico and California.

$10 LAAC and Museum members | $10 students and military | $15 nonmembers

Sponsored by the Latin American Arts Council.

Featured: Angel Tarrac, Observation, 1968. Drawing. Private collection.