Villa [Esteban] Papers, 1974-2002. Original sketches, correspondence, exhibition announcements, collected writings, and research files of the Sacramento Chicano artist and muralist, and one of the founding members of the Royal Chicano Air Force, an artists' cultural collective. (CEMA 50).

Born August 3, 1930 in Tulare California, Esteban Villa is a nationally renowned Chicano artist and muralist. He is considered one of Sacramentos most respected artists. Villa is also known as one of the founding members of the Royal Chicano Air Force, an artists cultural collective created amidst the Chicano movements battle for social and political rights and recognition.

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