Chicano Art Patron Cheech Marin Gets Life-Sized Bronze Statue

Artist Ignacio Gómez’s sculpture depicts Cheech with open arms in a gesture of warm welcome to visitors outside his namesake arts center.

Chicano Art Patron Cheech Marin Gets Life-Sized Bronze Statue
Actor and Chicano art collector Cheech Marin stands with the recently unveiled "Meet Me At the Cheech" statue by Ignacio Gómez. (all photos by Carlos Puma, courtesy the Riverside Art Museum and the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture)