Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Raphael Montanez Ortiz Papers,
- Dates:
- 1934 - 2015
- Creators:
- Montanez Ortiz, Raphael 1934 -
- Abstract:
- Museo del Barrio cofounder Raphael Montanez Ortiz is a multi media artist who gained recognition at the vanguard of the Destructivist movement of the mid 1960s with his manifestos and piano destruction performances. He is also known for his pioneering experimental film and video work, which has been exhibited worldwide.
He is currently Distinguished Professor in Visual Arts at Rutgers University.
This collection consists mainly of manuscripts, performance scripts, exhibition documentation, audio visual materials, ephemera and Ortiz's personal research papers.
Researchers who would like to indicate errors of fact or omissions in this finding aid can contact the research center at www.chicano.ucla.edu - Extent:
- 35 linear feet
- Language:
- Collection materials in English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Raphael Montanez Ortiz Papers, 200, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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Museo del Barrio cofounder Raphael Montanez Ortiz is a multi media artist who gained recognition at the vanguard of the Destructivist movement of the mid 1960s with his live piano destruction performances. He is also known for his pioneering experimental film and video work, which has been exhibited worldwide.
He is currently Distinguished Professor in Visual Arts at Rutgers University.
This collection consists mainly of manuscripts, performance scripts, exhibition documentation, audio visual materials, ephemera and Ortiz's personal research papers. - Acquisition information:
- Collection donated by Raphael Montanez Ortiz. Deed on file at the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center archive office.
- Physical location:
- COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library and Archive for paging information.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- ©2016
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from ColdFusion web application and SQLServer relational database. Date of source: 2014 -2016
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library and Archive for paging information.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center. All requests for permission to publish must be submitted in writing to the Chicano Studies Research Center Library. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Raphael Montanez Ortiz Papers, 200, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Los Angeles, Chicano Studies Research Center Library, 193 Haines HallLos Angeles, CA 90095-1544, US
- Contact:
- (310) 206-6052