Frank Romero drawings, 1972-1973

Object Details

Place of publication, production, or execution: United States
Physical Description: 0.01 Linear feet
Arrangement: The collection is arranged into one series.
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Summary: The drawings of Frank Romero measure 0.01 linear feet and date from 1972 to 1973. The collection consists of seven pen and colored ink drawings of frogs, people, and abstract images. The sketches were taken from one of Romero's early sketchbooks.
Citation: Frank Romero drawings, 1972-1973. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Related Materials: Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Frank Romero conducted by Jeffrey Rangel, January 17-March 2, 1997.
Biography Note: California painter Frank Romero (1941- ) is a pioneer in the Chicano art movement.; Romero was born in 1941 to parents of Mexican heritage in Los Angeles, California. He studied at Otis College of Art and Design and California State University, Los Angeles, where he befriended Carlos Almaraz. In the 1960s he worked in graphic design for the Charles and Ray Eames Studio. In the 1970s Romero, along with Almaraz, Roberto de la Rocha, and Gilbert Lujan, formed the art collective Los Four. Los Four were the first Chicano artist to be shown at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. His best known painting is "Death of Ruben Salazar" (1986), which was from his police brutality series.
Language Note: English .
Provenance: Donated 1988 by Frank Romero.
Location Note: Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

Data Source: Archives of American Art

Record number: (DSI-AAA_CollID)13525; (DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211807; AAA_collcode_romefran

Creator: Romero, Frank, 1941-

Type: Drawings

Theme: Latino and Latin American; Lives of artists

Topic: Latino and Latin American artists; Chicano art movement; Chicano artists
Theme: Latino and Latin American; Lives of artists

Record ID: AAADCD_coll_211807

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