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Self-Help Graphics and Art Research Collection
CSRC.0002
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Chicano Studies Research Center Library
Title: Self-Help Graphics and Art Research Collection
Creator:
Self Help Graphics and Art
Identifier/Call Number: CSRC.0002
Physical Description:
43 linear feet
(4 boxes, 2 record storage cartons, 1 flat box, 13 map folders)
Date (inclusive): 1973-2007
Language of Material: Materials are in English and Spanish.
Physical Location: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library
and Archive for paging information.
Open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Self Help Graphics and Art beginning in 2004.
The collection is aranged in the following series:
- Series 1. Exhibition materials and administrative files
- Series 2. Audiovisual materials
- Series 3. Atelier prints
Self Help Graphics and Art was founded in 1970 in Boyle Heights by Sister Karan Boccalero, Carlos Bueno, Antonio Ibanez, and
Frank Hernandez. Its mission is to drive the creation of new work by Chicanx and Latinx artists through multiple art forms,
including fine art printmaking.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Collection contains audiovisual materials that will require further processing and special equipment for viewing.
[identification of item], Self Help Graphics and Art Reseach Collection, 2, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center.
This collection was initially processed by Colin Gunckel between 2004 and 2005. In 2013 Cristal Gutierrez Alba updated the
physical arrangement and description of the collection. In 2018 the finding aid was revised and transferred to ArchivesSpace
by Doug Johnson. Digital objects were added by Cira Sandoval in 2019.
The collection consists largely of material relating to exhibitions put on by the organization, as well as a small number
of administrative files. There are also audio-visual materials apparently related to a variety of community initiatives, though
these will require further processing to be viewed. Perhaps the centerpiece of the collection are the "Atelier prints," approximately
180 large-format silkscreen prints by different artists.
The Murals of East Los Angeles (16mm film by by Humberto R. Rivera and Heather R. Howell) - transferred to UCLA Film and Television Archive
These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user
must assume full responsibility for any use of materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication
rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
The original authors may retain copyright to the materials.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Mexican American arts
Graphic arts - exhibitions
Serigraphy