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Guide to the Richard Duardo Collection of Silk Screen Prints
CEMA 65
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Title: Richard Duardo collection of silk screen prints
Identifier/Call Number: CEMA 65
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
4.0 linear feet
(65 silkscreen prints)
Date (inclusive): 1976-1986
Abstract: This collection contains 65 silkscreen prints, including 37 prints by Richard Duardo and 28 prints by other artists such as
Carlos Almaraz, Barbara Carrasco, Leo Limón, Carmen Lomas Garza and John Valadez. The dates range from 1976 to 1986. Duardo
is a graphic designer known for founding the first Chicano-owned serigraphy studio in Los Angeles, Hecho en Aztlan. He also
gained recognition for his expert skill in printmaking when he was named Artist of the Year by the California Arts Council
in 1988.
The collection is open for research.
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.
[Identification of Item], Richard Duardo collection of silkscreen prints, CEMA 65. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa
Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Naomi Ramierei-Hall (ca. 1990) and Michelle Wilder, June, 2004, latest revision June 2007. Updated to EAD format using AT
in 2014 by CEMA staff.
Purchase Richard Duardo by the UCSB Library's Colección Tloque Nahuaque in 1986.
This collection contains 65 silkscreen prints, including 37 prints by Richard Duardo and 28 prints by other artists such as
Carlos Almaraz, Barbara Carrasco, Leo Limón, Carmen Lomas Garza and John Valadez. The dates range from 1976-1986. The catalog
is arranged as follows: the prints of Richard Duardo are catalogued first, followed by those prints of other artists; “Artist
Unknown” are first which are arranged alphabetically the title, followed by identified prints arranged by artist’s last name,
and then alphabetically by title within the same artist’s names.There are selective numbers of progressives included and identified
as these are illustrative of the individual screens used to create the composite work.
Richard Durardo grew up in the Boyle Heights section of East Los Angeles. He received his formal art education from Pasadena
City College where he specialized in printmaking. In 1973 he transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles where
he earned a B.A. in graphic design in 1976. Duardo spent 1977 as an apprentice to master printer Jeff Wasserman and in 1978
he founded Hecho en Aztlán, the first Chicano-owned serigraphy studio in Los Angeles. It was here that Duardo would first
collaborate with other artists such as Carlos Almaraz and John Valadez to produce a series of prints. Duardo’s entrepreneurship
into art is not exclusive to printmaking; he has arranged the publishing of the works of the late fashion editor Antonio López
and has ventured as far as launching an independent record label and a furniture design business. After exploring other ventures
such as these, Duardo branched out from his original serigraph business to create Future Perfect Publishing, a contract silkscreen
pint studio. Other offshoots include Art and Commerce and Modern Multiples, Inc. Duardo’s graphic design and expert skill
in printmaking is internationally recognized and he has been called the best serigraph artist in Los Angeles. In 1988 the
California Arts Council named him Artist of the Year. Along with printmaking, Duardo has been commissioned for commercial
art projects, including album covers for musicians such as Jackson Browne and Yanni.