Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- This is a discrete collection containing two boxes of miscellaneous materials that were collected by Charles Schermerhorn in relation to Carlos Almaraz and the Los Four. Almaraz was one of the members of Los Four, a group of influential artists in the Chicano Art Movement in Los Angeles. They broke into the mainstream art world with the first significant Chicano exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum. Almaraz was well traveled and well received by collectors. He died in 1989 of AIDS at the age of 48.
- Extent:
- 2.0 linear feet (one half document box and one oversize box)
- Language:
- and The collection is in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Carlos Almaraz and Los Four Ephemera collection, CEMA 111. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This is a discrete collection containing two boxes of miscellaneous materials that were collected by Charles Schermerhorn in relation to Carlos Almaraz and the Los Four. Almaraz was one of the members of Los Four, a group of influential artists in the Chicano Art Movement in Los Angeles. They broke into the mainstream art world with the first significant Chicano exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum. Almaraz was well traveled and well received by collectors. He died in 1989 of AIDS at the age of 48.
- Acquisition information:
- donated by Charles Schermerhorn on July 9, 2007
- Physical location:
- del Norte
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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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.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Carlos Almaraz and Los Four Ephemera collection, CEMA 111. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara 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