{"product_id":"spirit-anthony-head-9781623497095","title":"Spirit: The Life and Art of Jesse Trevi","description":"As he lay bleeding in a Vietnamese rice paddy, his right arm shredded by shrapnel, artist Jesse Trevi realized that he wanted to honor and preserve his family and his cultural heritage through his artwork. After receiving a Purple Heart and undergoing two years of rehabilitative therapy and the amputation of his right forearm--including his painting hand--Trevi enrolled in San Antonio College, determined to learn how to draw and paint with his left hand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1974 he produced the impressive \u003ci\u003eLa Historia Chicana\u003c\/i\u003e, a one hundred-foot-long work embracing six centuries of Mexican American heritage now on display inside the Sueltenfuss Library at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio. Since then, Trevi has completed many more paintings and public artworks, including \u003ci\u003eSpirit of Healing\u003c\/i\u003e, the nine-story hand-cut tile mosaic that graces Christus Santa Rosa Children's Hospital in downtown San Antonio. His work has been collected by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, and the San Antonio Museum of Art. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Anthony Head's sensitive and elegant biography now offers readers an intimate view of the artist's life. Head captures Trevi's determination, artistic vision, and the deep pride in his Chicano heritage that he transmits to the world through his creations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpirit: The Life and Art of Jesse Trevi \u003c\/i\u003epromises to engage and inspire readers with its vivid portrayal of this triumph of art and the human spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Head\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1623497094\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623497095\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas A\u0026amp;M University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 9.30w x 1.00d","brand":"Anthony Head","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43984684843263,"sku":"9781623497095","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2bc4d36f-636f-4b6b-9204-feec6646677e.jpg?v=1683273670","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spirit-anthony-head-9781623497095","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}