Description
CARA was a travelling exhibition of Chicano
art curated by the Wight Gallery at UCLA. It was a showcase of 140 works
of art produced between 1964 - 1985 by 90 artists. This collection of
CARA's papers contains: correspondence between the Wight and the various
artists or their representatives; correspondence between the Wight and
exhibiting museums across the United States and internationally;
curatorial materials: slides, black and white photos and photocopies of
works; papers and curatorial material for the Silkscreen Taller;
manuscripts of essays for the CARA catalogue; development materials,
grant proposals for the NEH and corporate sponsors; bills, receipts and
other forms of documentation related to staging a travelling art
exhibition.
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Extent
Approx. 45 linear ft.
Restrictions
For students and faculty researchers of UCLA, all others by
permission only. Copyright has not been assigned to the Chicano Studies
Research Center. All requests for permission to publish or quote from
manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archivist and/or the
Librarian at the Chicano Studies Research Center Library. Permission for
publication is given on behalf of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research
Center as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include
or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be
obtained.
Availability
Access is available by appointment for UCLA student and faculty
researchers as well as independent researchers. To view the collection
or any part of it, please contact the archivist at
archivist@chicano.ucla.edu or the librarian at yretter@chicano.ucla.edu