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CEMA 180
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Title: Rayvan Martinez collection
Identifier/Call Number: CEMA 180
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3.34 linear feet
(2 oversized flat-boxes, 5 posters in flat file drawers)
Date (inclusive): 1979-1982
Abstract: This collection contains original sketches, designs, stencils and silkscreens from artist Rayvan Martinez (Gonzales). As an
artist, Martinez was active in the early Chicano Movement during the 70's and 80's. His work focuses on Hispanic culture,
social injustice, and the anti-war movement. He was a member of "La Raza Silkscreen/Graphic Center" where he produced various
projects in the San Francisco/Bay area. All material is organized in numerical order, except for the silkscreen subseries
which is in alphabetical order by artist's last name.
creator:
Martinez, Rayvan Valdez
The collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
[Identification of Item], Rayvan Martinez collection, CEMA 180. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library,
University of California, Santa Barbara.
Donated by Rayvan Martinez, June 2016.
Processed by Mari Khasmanyan and Pablo Amaya, 2016.
Rayvan Valdez Martinez (Gonzales) is an artist, designer, and silkscreen printer who worked at "La Raza Silkscreen/Graphic
Center" from 1977 to 1980. He was active in the early Chicano Movement during the 70's and 80's; his art focuses on Hispanic
culture, social injustice, and the anti-war movement.
This collection contains original sketches, designs, stencils and silkscreens from artist Rayvan Martinez (Gonzales). As an
artist, Martinez was active in the early Chicano Movement during the 70's and 80's. His work focuses on Hispanic culture,
social injustice, and the anti-war movement. He was a member of "La Raza Silkscreen/Graphic Center" where he produced various
projects in the San Francisco/Bay area. All material is organized in numerical order, except for the silkscreen subseries
which is in alphabetical order by artist's last name.