José Cisneros Drawings from the 1920s to 2004

This booklet presents a selection of José Cisneros’s pen‑and‑ink drawings spanning eight decades, from the 1920s into the early 2000s. Cisneros was a self‑taught artist and historian celebrated for his illustrations of the Spanish American and Southwestern past, including depictions of horsemen, frontier figures, and historic scenes that capture the region’s cultural heritage. His work reflects a lifetime of study and artistic practice that has contributed to the visual record of the Southwest and borderlands history.