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Jose Luis Gonzalez | |
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 Gonzalez in March 2015 | |
| Born | 1939 (age 84–85) |
| Education | East Los Angeles College |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Years active | 1957–present |
Jose Luis Gonzalez (born 1939), also known as J.L. Goez and Joe L. Gonzalez, is a Mexican American restorer, designer, painter, muralist, sculptor, ceramist, appraiser, importer, and arts administrator.
Gonzalez was the first born of a father from Jalisco, Mexico and mother from Arizona, United States. Born in 1939, in Aguascalientes, Mexico, Jose Luis arrived in Los Angeles, California with his mother in 1947. Shortly thereafter, his father and his siblings started a new life in Los Angeles, California.
Jose Luis first attended Pio Pico Elementary School in Pico Rivera, later Malabar Street School in East Los Angeles. At the age of 9, he was enrolled in Assumption Catholic School; graduated, then entered Don Bosco Technical Institute in Rosemead. His class was the first graduating class in 1959.
In 1957, at the age of 17, he was hired as an apprentice under Eddie Fusek at Fusek's Religious Art Studio, and performed projects, creating crosses, restoring religious statues, etc. He attended East Los Angeles College, studied under Olinto Marcucci Ramirez, Rudolf Vargas, Professor Aldana, Angel Hernandez, and was personal friend of the famed Rufino Tamayo.
Gonzalez has created numerous murals, shrines, monuments and restorations. He received a City of Los Angeles Certificate of Service for his chairmanship of the Los Angeles City Bicentennial Committee from Mayor Tom Bradley on September 28, 1976. He received the Bronze Medallion of Mexico City from Mayor Carlos Hank Gonzalez in 1981 for his contributions toward the Mexico City and Los Angeles Sister City project. In 1984 Peter Ueberroth, President of the Olympic Committee, along with Harry Usher and Paul Ziffren, presented him a Certificate and Bronze Medal for his contributions to the success of the 23rd Olympiad held in Los Angeles known also as the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Gonzalez was sentenced to five years probation in 1983 after admitting to a federal felony charge related to this enrollment in a federal jobs program for the needy and subsequently being paid thousands of dollars for work he didn't do. [1] The program was administered by The East Los Angeles Community Union (TELACU), a social service non-profit. [1] Gonzalez was also paid at least $458,000 by TELACU for contracts awarded to his art companies at the same time he was serving as vice chair of its board of directors, which was cited as a possible conflict of interest by the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General. [2] [3] [4] [5]
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