Carrasco (Barbara) Papers, ca. 1971-1997

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Summary

Title:
Barbara Carrasco papers
Dates:
ca. 1971-1997
Creators:
Carrasco, Barbara
Abstract:
Correspondence, particularly with Harry Gamboa, Jr., Gloria Molina, Edward James Olmos, Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, and Robert Rodriguez, original artwork, material about Cesar Chavez and the UFW, publications about Mexican American art and her own work including issues of Chismearte, Coraz?n de Aztl?n, Americas 2001, Caminos, and La Raza Magazine, photographs and videos.
Extent:
13.5 linear ft.
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Barbara Carrasco papers, M0880. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains correspondence, particularly with Harry Gamboa, Jr., Gloria Molina, Edward James Olmos, Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, and Robert Rodrigue; original artwork; material about Cesar Chavez and the UFW; publications about Mexican American art and her own work including issues of Chismearte, Corazon de Aztlan, Americas 2001, Caminos, and La Raza Magazine, photographs and videos.

Biographical / historical:

Barbara Carrasco is a painter and muralist in Los Angeles whose work has been important in the development of Chicano art, U.S. contemporary political and public art, and women's cultural production. Her art has been collected in the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution.

Between 1976 and 1991, Carrasco worked closely with Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers (UFW), producing graphic arts, banners, and murals that were an integral part of the union's activities.

In the early 1980's, Carrasco was at the center of an intense battle over artistics censorship with the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles, which refused to exhibit her portable mural "L.A. History -- A Mexican Perspective".

Carrasco's other murals include the centerpiece for Luis Valdez's play, Zoot Suit (1978), and a computer animation "mural" on pesticides displayed on the big screen monitor in Times Square.

Acquisition information:
Purchased, 1996
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Wendy Welker
Date Prepared:
© 2007
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Steven Mandeville-Gamble, Bill O'Hanlon. Machine-readable finding aid derived from FileMaker Pro database. Date of source: April 5, 2007.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 24 hours in advance of intended use.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.

Preferred citation:

Barbara Carrasco papers, M0880. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Department of Special Collections, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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