An interview of Rupert Garcia conducted 1995 Sept. 7-1996 June 24, by Paul J. Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art, at Rupert Garcia's home and studio, in Oakland, Calif.
SEPT. 7, 1995 SESSION: Session opens with a discussion of Garcia's exhibition, Aspects of Persistence (1993); the deaths in 1968 of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Marcel Duchamp; Garcia's self-conception and his two roles as political activist and artist; the influence on him of Sartre's "Being and Nothingness"; racism, power, control; his background and being a Mexican-American; need to establish ethnic identity; his realization in high school of wanting to become an artist; his lost opportunity for a scholarship at the San Francisco Art Institute; moving to San Francisco; enlisting in the Air Force and serving in Vietnam; ambivalence about war; experiences at San Francisco State University and his switch from painting to silkscreen; Artes Seis and Galerie de la Raza; artists in the Mission District.
NOV. 10, 1995 SESSION: Painting vs. graphic art; posters; Lucy Lippard; Chicano art; Los Four, Asco, and other artists groups and conferences; conflicts between San Francisco and Oakland groups; emergence of identity groups; Malaquias Montoya, Carlos Almaraz; making art from experience.
JUNE 24, 1996: Politics of culture; social progress; being optimistic but realistic; the Latino movement in the 1990s; Mexican attitudes toward Chicanos; the CARA exhibition at UCLA; Garcia's students at San José State; current work, interests and projects; interest in art history and other intellectual pursuits; and the art market, dealers, and galleries.
Biographical / Historical:
Rupert Garcia (1941-) is a painter and teacher from the San Francisco Bay area, Calif.
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics, administrators. Funding for this interview provided by the Smithsonian Institution Latino Pool Allocation Fund.
Restrictions:
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
This accession consists of records that document the programs and administration of the Smithsonian Latino Center (SLC) whose goal it is ensure that Latino contributions
to the arts, sciences, and humanities are highlighted, understood, and advanced through the development and support of public programs, research, museum collections, and educational
opportunities at the Smithsonian Institution. Also included are records from when the SLC was known as the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives (SCLI). Materials include
correspondence, memoranda, by laws, board meeting records, strategic plans, proposals, brochures, reports, invitations, publication records, images, meeting minutes, memoranda
of understanding, permissions, press releases, and clippings. Some materials are in Spanish and in electronic format.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2025; Transferring office; 10/05/2012 memorandum, Toda to Key; Contact reference staff for details.
This accession consists of records that document exhibitions developed by the Smithsonian Latino Center (SLC) whose goal it is ensure that Latino contributions to the
arts, sciences, and humanities are highlighted, understood, and advanced through the development and support of public programs, research, museum collections, and educational
opportunities at the Smithsonian Institution.
Also included are records from when the SLC was known as the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives (SCLI). Materials include correspondence, memoranda, clippings, images,
interview transcripts, floor plans, design drawings, proposals, budget records, brochures, release forms, gift agreements, press releases, contracts, and clippings.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2022; Transferring office; 10/12/2012 memorandum, Toda to Key; Contact reference staff for details.
This accession consists of records which document the administration of the Latino Initiatives Pool. It covers a time period when SLC was known as the Smithsonian Center
for Latino Initiatives (SCLI) and from before the creation of SLC, when the Latino Initiatives Pool was administered by the Office of the Provost and the Office of the Secretary,
Counselor to the Secretary for Community Affairs and Special Projects. Materials include correspondence; memoranda; grant proposals and supporting materials; final reports;
black-and-white photographs and slides; color photographs, slides and transparencies; newsletters; and brochures. Some materials are in electronic format.
Historical Note:
The Smithsonian Latino Center (SLC) provides funding to support cultural, historical and scientific projects at the Smithsonian Institution through the administration
of the Latino Initiatives Pool. Each year, different Smithsonian units and museums submit proposals to SLC that promote Latino achievement or contributions. Proposals range
from exhibits, collections, educational initiatives and research to community outreach. SLC, acting on the recommendations of an advisory committee, makes decisions on which
programs to fund based on a number of different factors including public impact and cultural and historical significance.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Oct-01-2022; Transferring office; 07/30/2010 memorandum, Toda to Alvarado; Contact reference staff for details.
Smithsonian Institution. Latino Working Committee Search this
Extent:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Manuscripts
Brochures
Digital images
Floppy disks
Black-and-white photographs
Electronic records
Date:
1986-2004
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of the administrative records which document the creation and activities of the Latino Working Committee (LWC). The LWC was established in May
1988 under the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Service and Museums. Its purpose is to addresses issues of concern to Latino communities within the Smithsonian
Institution; to foster the awareness of Latino history, arts, and culture; and to increase the participation of Latinos in evaluating and structuring the representation of
Latino culture at the Smithsonian. Materials include correspondence; memoranda; project records; meeting agenda and minutes; reports; proposals; images; brochures; and clippings.
Some materials are in electronic format.
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