Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Rayvan Martinez collection
- Dates:
- 1979-1982
- Abstract:
- Artwork created by Rayvan Martinez, a veteran activist and artist active in the San Francisco Bay Area through the 1970s and 80s.
- Extent:
- 3.34 Linear Feet (2 flat boxes, 5 posters)
- Language:
- English Spanish; Castilian
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Rayvan Martinez collection, CEMA 180. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains original sketches, designs, stencils and silkscreens from artist Rayvan Martinez. All material is organized in numerical order, except for the silkscreen subseries which is in alphabetical order by artist's last name.
Notes written by Martinez are included in the description of each item.
- Biographical / historical:
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Rayvan Valdez Martinez (Gonzales) is an artist, designer, and silkscreen printer whose art focuses on Hispanic culture, social injustice, and the anti-war movement. After serving in the army until 1974, Martinez moved to the Mission District of downtown San Francisco where he became active in the early Chicano Movement of the 70s and 80s. From 1977-1980, Martinez worked at La Raza Silkscreen Center/La Raza Graphics Center (LRSC/LRGC) where he produced various projects for organizations in the San Francisco/Bay area.
- Acquisition information:
- Donated by Rayvan Martinez, June 2016.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Mari Khasmanyan and Pablo Amaya, 2016.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-04-07 16:27:35 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and may be retained by the creator and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns.
All requests to reproduce, quote from, or otherwise reuse collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB at special@library.ucsb.edu. Consent is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or their assignees for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Rayvan Martinez collection, CEMA 180. Department of Special Research 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