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Finding aid to the Mauricio Aviles Papers on Carnaval San Francisco
1981-1983
SFH 586
SFH 586
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Title: Mauricio Aviles Papers on Carnaval San Francisco
Date (inclusive): 1981-1983
Identifier/Call Number: SFH 586
Creator:
Aviles, Mauricio
Physical Description:
(1 oversized folder)
2 Linear Feet
Contributing Institution:
San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 557-4567
info@sfpl.org
Abstract: Mauricio Aviles, a longtime resident of the Mission district, produced the first dance event in association with Carnaval
SF in 1981. In 1982, Mauricio took on the role of Media Coordinator of Carnaval SF, and continued to produce entertainment
events in 1982-1983. In 2012, Mauricio, along with photographer Lou Dematteis and artist Daniel Galvez, created the Carnaval
Mural Restoration Project to raise funds and restore the iconic Carnaval mural originally painted in 1982 on a building above
The House of Brakes, on 24th Street corner of South Van Ness.
Language of Materials: Collection materials are in
English.
Container: 1
The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours, with photographs available during Photo Desk
hours. Collections that are stored offsite should be requested 48 hours in advance.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items
[Identification of item], Maurcio Aviles Papers on Carnaval San Francisco (SFH 586), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco
Public Library.
Donated by Maricio Aviles, June 20, 2019.
Researchers are encouraged to see also the Johnathan Powk Papers on Carnaval San Francisco, the Carol Deutch Papers on Carnaval
San Francisco, and the Sir Lawrence Washington Papers on Carnaval San Francisco.
Mauricio Aviles, originally from El Salvador, has been producing community events in San Francisco for over forty years. As
a longtime resident of the Mission district, he was involved with the social and cultural life of the neighborhood, and produced
the first dance event in association with Carnaval SF in 1981. In 1982, Mauricio took on the role of Media Coordinator of
Carnaval SF, and continued to produce entertainment events in 1982-1983.
In 2012, Mauricio, photographer Lou Dematteis and artist Daniel Galvez, created the Carnaval Mural Restoration Project to
raise funds and restore the iconic Carnaval mural originally painted in 1982 on a building above The House of Brakes, on 24th
Street corner of South Van Ness. Designed by Galvez and painted with a team of artists in 1982, the mural used images from
the community and featured Carnaval photographs by Dematteis, a photo journalist and documentary photographer who was one
to the original founders of the Carnaval Committee in 1979.
After two years of fundraising, Galvez restored the mural with three of the four original artists, Jamie Morgan, Dan Fontes
and Jan Shield, who were joined by Keith Sklar. Supervisor David Campos and many others contributed to the restoration. The
mural restoration project was supported by Calle 24 Latino Cultural District, Recology and the Mission Housing Development
Corporation, who served as fiscal sponsor in conjunction with the SF Community Challenge Grant Program. A celebration was
held at the mural site on December 14, 2014.
The collection constists of posters and a brochure.
The collection is arranged in two series: Series 1: Posters; Series 2: Brochures.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Carnaval San Francisco
Carnaval -- California -- San Francisco