John Sonsini
1950–

Introduction

John Sonsini (born 1950) is an artist based in Los Angeles who paints primarily with oils. His best known work is portraits of Latino day laborers, where Sonsini offered his subjects their usual wage in exchange for sitting for the paintings. He has also made work based on gay male erotica.

Wikidata identifier

Q6258505

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Roles

Artist, painter

ULAN identifier

500330658

Names

John Sonsini

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