Cheech on Chicanitas: Cheech Marin reflects on his Chicano art collection

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Selections from comedian Cheech Marin's extensive collection of Chicano art is on display at the University of Wyoming Art Museum through November 23. At an opening press conference, Marin discussed the exhibition, 'Chicanitas, small paintings from the Cheech Marin collection'.

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On the role of the collector

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On why he displays his collection at museums

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On the exhibit’s unifying principals

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Sandy Rodríguez, Payasa, 1998, oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches, courtesy of the Cheech Marin Collection
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On Chicano identity

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Jari “WERC” Alvarez, Donkey Show, 2008, mixed media, 12 x 24 inches, courtesy of the Cheech Marin Collection

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