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	== Personal Life and Education ==		== Personal Life and Education ==

	Velasquez was born in ], to migrant farm workers<ref>{{cite news \|title=Oscar Velasquez \|url=https://thecourier.com/news/343844/oscar-velasquez/ \|access-date=27 December 2024 \|work=The Courier \|publisher=The Courier \|date=Sep 20, 2021}}</ref>. In 1953, his family moved to ] to pick tomotoes<ref name="abj16">{{cite news \|last1=Marotta \|first1=Eric \|title=Muralist Oscar Velasquez looks for walls to transform in Macedonia \|url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/the-news-leader/2016/07/13/video-muralist-oscar-velasquez/19652365007/ \|access-date=27 December 2024 \|work=Akron Beacon Journal \|publisher=Akron Beacon Journal \|date=July 13, 2016}}</ref>. He attended ], graduating in 1965. He attended ] in ] on a scholarship. He is the brother of labor union activist ].		Velasquez was born in ], to migrant farm workers.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Oscar Velasquez \|url=https://thecourier.com/news/343844/oscar-velasquez/ \|access-date=27 December 2024 \|work=The Courier \|publisher=The Courier \|date=Sep 20, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Hohman \|first1=Darin \|title=Oscar Velasquez - Maker of Murals \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVZGxoR7PMs \|website=youtube.com \|publisher=Dark Horse Productions \|access-date=11 January 2025}}</ref> In 1953, his family moved to ] to pick tomotoes.<ref name="abj16">{{cite news \|last1=Marotta \|first1=Eric \|title=Muralist Oscar Velasquez looks for walls to transform in Macedonia \|url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/the-news-leader/2016/07/13/video-muralist-oscar-velasquez/19652365007/ \|access-date=27 December 2024 \|work=Akron Beacon Journal \|publisher=Akron Beacon Journal \|date=July 13, 2016}}</ref> He attended ], graduating in 1965. He attended ] in ] on a scholarship. He is the brother of labor union activist ].

	== Career ==		== Career ==
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	==Murals==		==Murals==

			* 1991 - ] - "Iva Depot"<ref name="abj16" /><ref>{{cite web \|title=Iva Depot Mural \|url=https://www.exploresc.org/2021/05/04/iva-depot-mural/ \|website=exploresc.org \|access-date=27 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Old Iva Depot Mural \|url=https://www.hmdb.org/PhotoFullSize.asp?PhotoID=201518 \|website=hmdb.org \|access-date=27 December 2024}}</ref>
	* 1991 - Ava, South Carolina<ref name="abj16" />
		⚫	* 1991 - ]<ref name="indep19">{{cite news \|last1=Peterson \|first1=Erica \|title=Historic mural is first step toward revitalizing downtown Independence \|url=https://www.scriptype.com/2019/06/19/historic-mural-is-first-step-toward-revitalizing-downtown-independence/ \|access-date=27 December 2024 \|work=Independence Today \|publisher=ScripType Publishing Inc. \|date=Jun 19, 2019}}</ref>
⚫	* ~~1994~~ - ~~Subotica~~, ~~Serbia~~<ref name="~~abj16~~" />
	* ~~2007~~ - ~~Findlay~~, ~~Ohio~~<ref name="abj16" />		* 1994 - ]<ref name="abj16" />
	* ~~2010~~ - Bluffton, Ohio<ref>{{cite ~~news \|last1=Arnold \|first1=Austin~~ \|title=~~Pardon~~ me ~~boy, is that the Bluffton choo-choo?~~ \|url=https://www.~~blufftonicon~~.~~com~~/~~news~~/~~2010~~/~~04/14/pardon~~-~~me-boy-bluffton-choo-choo~~ \|~~access-date~~=~~27 December 2024 \|work=The Bluffton Icon~~ \|publisher=Bluffton ~~Icon Media LLC~~ \|date=~~April~~ ~~14,~~ ~~2010~~}}</ref>		* 1995 - ] - "A World of Youth, Hope and Peace"<ref>{{cite web \|title=Art on campus \|url=https://www.bluffton.edu/about/our-campus/campus-art.aspx \|website=bluffton.edu \|publisher=Bluffton University \|access-date=12 January 2025}}</ref>
			* 1995 - ] - "Early Days of the Miami Erie Canal"<ref>{{cite news \|title=Velasquez gives mural a touch up \|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/237836179/August-27-2014 \|access-date=10 January 2025 \|work=Delphos Herald \|date=August 27, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=A Day in Van Wert & Delphos Ohio \|url=https://ohiobucketlist.com/2021/08/22/a-day-in-van-wert-delphos-ohio/ \|website=ohiobucketlist.com \|access-date=10 January 2025}}</ref>
	* 2014 - Findlay, Ohio<ref name="abj16" />
			* 2007 - ] - "Our Lady of Guadalupe"<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Smith \|first1=Jeffrey \|title=Catholic Architecture and History of Toledo, Ohio \|url=https://catholictoledo.blogspot.com/2007/09/ss-peter-and-paul-old-south-end_23.html \|website=catholictoledo.blogspot.com \|access-date=12 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=NFWM’s Board Meeting & FLOC Convention \|url=https://nfwm.org/news/nfwms-board-meeting-floc-convention/ \|website=nfwm.org \|access-date=12 January 2025}}</ref>{{coord\|41.638807953099054\|-83.54845915602219\|display=inline}}
	* 2015 - Findlay, Ohio<ref name="abj16" />
	* ~~2016~~ - ~~Macedonia~~, Ohio<ref name="abj16" />		* 2007 - ] - "Veteran's Memorial"<ref name="abj16" /> {{coord\|41.044224\|-83.650465\|display=inline}}
	* ~~2017~~ - ~~Pandora~~, Ohio<ref>{{cite ~~news~~ \|title=~~Artist~~ ~~working~~ ~~on new mural in~~ ~~Pandora~~ \|url=https://www.~~hometownstations~~.com/~~news~~/~~artist-working-on-new-mural-in-pandora~~/~~article_b6df5431-df25-5dda-8e94-c146031d28fa.html~~ \|~~access-date=27 December 2024 \|work~~=~~hometownstations~~.com \|~~publisher=WLIO \|~~date=~~July~~ ~~24,~~ ~~2017~~}}</ref>		* 2009 - ]<ref>{{cite web \|title=OH Leipsic - Mural \|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/10707024@N04/3351648073 \|website=flickr.com \|access-date=10 January 2025}}</ref>
			* 2009 - ] - "Celebration of Progress"<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Thibaut \|first1=Ray \|title=Ottawa Celebration of Progress \|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/teabowimaging/5070278018 \|website=flickr.com \|publisher= \|access-date=10 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Wiley Wolf \|first1=Jeannie \|title=Ottawa artist completes agriculture mural \|url=https://thecourier.com/news/446170/ottawa-artist-completes-agriculture-mural/ \|access-date=16 January 2025 \|work=The Courier \|date=February 28, 2023}}</ref>{{coord\|41.019370135843246\|-84.04721021854309\|display=inline}}
⚫	* ~~2019~~ - ~~Independence~~, Ohio<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Peterson \|first1=Erica \|title=Historic mural is first step toward revitalizing downtown Independence \|url=https://www.scriptype.com/2019/06/19/historic-mural-is-first-step-toward-revitalizing-downtown-independence/ \|access-date=27 December 2024 \|work=Independence Today \|publisher=ScripType Publishing Inc. \|date=Jun 19, 2019}}</ref>
			* 2010 - ] - "Main Street"<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Arnold \|first1=Austin \|title=Pardon me boy, is that the Bluffton choo-choo? \|url=https://www.blufftonicon.com/news/2010/04/14/pardon-me-boy-bluffton-choo-choo \|access-date=27 December 2024 \|work=The Bluffton Icon \|publisher=Bluffton Icon Media LLC \|date=April 14, 2010}}</ref>
			* 2011 - ]<ref name="crescent2011">{{cite news \|last1=Prince \|first1=Darlene \|title=Velasquez painting life in northwest Ohio \|url=https://www.crescent-news.com/local_news/local_news/velasquez-painting-life-in-northwest-ohio/article_86a94aae-593b-575f-b004-03a3b29983cf.html \|access-date=12 January 2025 \|work=The Crescent News \|date=October 3, 2011}}</ref>
			* 2012 - ] - "History of Kalida"<ref>{{cite web \|title=Velasquez mural complete \|url=https://www.hometownstations.com/news/velasquez-mural-complete/article_cef3ae75-f0c6-5c37-8649-792ee9156f4c.html \|website=hometownstations.com \|publisher=WLIO \|access-date=27 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Pioneer Days Mural \|url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=188570 \|website=hmdb.org \|access-date=27 December 2024}}</ref>
			* 2014 - ] - "We Are Findlay"<ref name="abj16" /><ref>{{cite web \|title=Mural Celebrates University and Community Partnership \|url=https://newsroom.findlay.edu/mural-celebrates-university-and-community-partnership/ \|website=findlay.edu \|publisher=U Findlay \|access-date=27 December 2024}}</ref>
			*2014 - ] - "St. Anthony Walking"<ref>{{cite web \|title=St. Anthony School Mural Complete \|url=https://www.hometownstations.com/news/st-anthony-school-mural-complete/article_6c9af2f8-33b2-5c50-9d38-e66148140f6e.html \|website=hometownstations.com \|access-date=10 January 2025}}</ref>
			* 2015 - ] - "Dark Side of the Moon"<ref>{{cite web \|title=Dark Side of the Moon Mural \|url=https://visitfindlay.com/places/dark-side-moon-mural/ \|website=visitfindlay.com \|access-date=27 December 2024}}</ref><ref name="abj16" />
			* 2015 - ] - "Starry Night"<ref>{{cite web \|title=Starry Night mural \|url=https://visitfindlay.com/places/starry-night-mural/ \|website=visitfindlay.com \|access-date=12 January 2025}}</ref>
			* 2016 - ] - "Longwood Lake"<ref name="abj16" /><ref>{{cite web \|title=Muralist Oscar Velasquez \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=P8VCjKh1oAk \|website=youtube.com \|publisher=Northfield News Leader \|access-date=12 January 2025}}</ref>
			* 2017 - ] - "Riley Creek"<ref>{{cite news \|title=Artist working on new mural in Pandora \|url=https://www.hometownstations.com/news/artist-working-on-new-mural-in-pandora/article_b6df5431-df25-5dda-8e94-c146031d28fa.html \|access-date=27 December 2024 \|work=hometownstations.com \|publisher=WLIO \|date=July 24, 2017}}</ref>
			* 2018 - ]<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Freeman \|first1=Laura \|title=Twinsburg mural memorializes military history \|url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/twinsburg-bulletin/2018/06/12/twinsburg-mural-memorializes-military-history/11991726007/ \|website=beaconjournal.com \|access-date=27 December 2024}}</ref>
		⚫	* 2019 - ]<ref name="indep19" />

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Latest revision as of 13:06, 16 January 2025

Oscar Velasquez (April 5, 1944-Sept. 10, 2021) was an American artist and muralist.

Personal Life and Education

Velasquez was born in Pharr, Texas, to migrant farm workers. In 1953, his family moved to Putnam County, Ohio to pick tomotoes. He attended Pandora-Gilboa High School, graduating in 1965. He attended Cooper School of Art in Cleveland on a scholarship. He is the brother of labor union activist Baldemar Velasquez.

Career

His first professional position was with American Greetings. He worked there for six years, where he was promoted to direct the design department. Seeking greater independence, Velasquez left for a solo career.

Awards and recognition

Velasquez was a member of the American Watercolor Society. He received the following awards:

1973-1974 - Mary S Litt medal
1976 - High Winds medal
1978 - national juror
1981 - Dolphin Fellowship

Collections

His art is in the following collections:

Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska
Erskine College in Due West, South Carolina
The Henry Ward Ranger Fund, New York
The Opera House, Abbeville, South Carolina
Self Memorial Hospital, Greenwood, South Carolina
Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Toledo
The Lion and the Lamb Peace Arts Center, Bluffton University, Bluffton, Ohio

Murals

1991 - Iva, South Carolina - "Iva Depot"
1991 - Pandora, Ohio
1994 - Subotica, Serbia
1995 - Bluffton, Ohio - "A World of Youth, Hope and Peace"
1995 - Delphos, Ohio - "Early Days of the Miami Erie Canal"
2007 - Toledo, Ohio - "Our Lady of Guadalupe"41°38′20″N 83°32′54″W / 41.638807953099054°N 83.54845915602219°W / 41.638807953099054; -83.54845915602219
2007 - Findlay, Ohio - "Veteran's Memorial" 41°02′39″N 83°39′02″W / 41.044224°N 83.650465°W / 41.044224; -83.650465
2009 - Leipsic, Ohio
2009 - Ottawa, Ohio - "Celebration of Progress"41°01′10″N 84°02′50″W / 41.019370135843246°N 84.04721021854309°W / 41.019370135843246; -84.04721021854309
2010 - Bluffton, Ohio - "Main Street"
2011 - Miller City, Ohio
2012 - Kalida, Ohio - "History of Kalida"
2014 - Findlay, Ohio - "We Are Findlay"
2014 - Columbus Grove, Ohio - "St. Anthony Walking"
2015 - Findlay, Ohio - "Dark Side of the Moon"
2015 - Findlay, Ohio - "Starry Night"
2016 - Macedonia, Ohio - "Longwood Lake"
2017 - Pandora, Ohio - "Riley Creek"
2018 - Twinsburg, Ohio
2019 - Independence, Ohio

References

"Oscar Velasquez". The Courier. The Courier. Sep 20, 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
Hohman, Darin. "Oscar Velasquez - Maker of Murals". youtube.com. Dark Horse Productions. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
^ Marotta, Eric (July 13, 2016). "Muralist Oscar Velasquez looks for walls to transform in Macedonia". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
"Iva Depot Mural". exploresc.org. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
"Old Iva Depot Mural". hmdb.org. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
^ Peterson, Erica (Jun 19, 2019). "Historic mural is first step toward revitalizing downtown Independence". Independence Today. ScripType Publishing Inc. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
"Art on campus". bluffton.edu. Bluffton University. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
"Velasquez gives mural a touch up". Delphos Herald. August 27, 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
"A Day in Van Wert & Delphos Ohio". ohiobucketlist.com. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
Smith, Jeffrey. "Catholic Architecture and History of Toledo, Ohio". catholictoledo.blogspot.com. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
"NFWM's Board Meeting & FLOC Convention". nfwm.org. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
"OH Leipsic - Mural". flickr.com. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
Thibaut, Ray. "Ottawa Celebration of Progress". flickr.com. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
Wiley Wolf, Jeannie (February 28, 2023). "Ottawa artist completes agriculture mural". The Courier. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
Arnold, Austin (April 14, 2010). "Pardon me boy, is that the Bluffton choo-choo?". The Bluffton Icon. Bluffton Icon Media LLC. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
Prince, Darlene (October 3, 2011). "Velasquez painting life in northwest Ohio". The Crescent News. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
"Velasquez mural complete". hometownstations.com. WLIO. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
"Pioneer Days Mural". hmdb.org. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
"Mural Celebrates University and Community Partnership". findlay.edu. U Findlay. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
"St. Anthony School Mural Complete". hometownstations.com. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
"Dark Side of the Moon Mural". visitfindlay.com. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
"Starry Night mural". visitfindlay.com. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
"Muralist Oscar Velasquez". youtube.com. Northfield News Leader. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
"Artist working on new mural in Pandora". hometownstations.com. WLIO. July 24, 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
Freeman, Laura. "Twinsburg mural memorializes military history". beaconjournal.com. Retrieved 27 December 2024.

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