Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Francisco Camplis Papers,
- Dates:
- 1967-2000.
- Creators:
- Camplis, Francisco. and Online Archive of California.
- Abstract:
- The collection includes exhibits, screenplays, film treatment notes, sketches and photographs.
- Extent:
- 4 linear ft.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
- Cite as: [Identification of item], Francisco Camplis Papers, CEMA 47, Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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Francisco Camplis, Korean War veteran, USN, is a Chicano artist, filmmaker, photographer and animator. Camplis was a founding member of San Francisco's Galeria de la Raza. He was the art director for its antecedent Casa Hispana de Bellas Artes, both of which are in San Francisco. He is primarily noted as a filmmaker, having exhibited his films throughout the Southwest and the Latino world yet his artistic talents cover the spectrum of cultural and artistic innovation.
His photographs were part of the first Latin American Photography Colloquium and Exhibition in Mexico City. Camplis, who is an alumnus of the University of San Francisco, received the MA at Stanford; also studied art at the San Francisco Art Institute. He was instrumental in obtaining full year scholarships for a number of Raza students at the Institute. He is presently producing a documentary on the Mexican presence in San Francisco between 1920-1950 and two short videos were produced on the subject.
- Custodial history:
- Donated by Francisco Camplis, 1997.
- Arrangement:
- Organized into the following series: Series I - Personal Biographical; Series II - Professional Activities; Series III - Photographs.
- Physical description:
- 4 linear ft. (10 boxes)
- Note:
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Finding aid available in the Department of Special Collections.
Series III sub series photographs: decolonization of the nude form is closed until the year 2022.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
- Series III sub series photographs: decolonization of the nude form is closed until the year 2022.
- Terms of access:
- Use governed by UCSB Special Collections' policy.
- Preferred citation:
- Cite as: [Identification of item], Francisco Camplis Papers, CEMA 47, Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062