53625334 http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60c678c revised SNAC: Social Networks and Archival Context English VIAF revised 2015-09-22 machine CPF merge program Merge v2.0 revised 2016-08-15T18:06:27 machine SNAC EAC-CPF Parser Bulk ingest into SNAC Database revised 2016-08-15T18:06:27 human System Service (system@localhost) created 2026-05-27 machine SNAC EAC-CPF Serializer SNAC Identity Constellation serialized to EAC-CPF /data/source/findingAids/oac/ucsb/spcoll/gdlr.xml Villa, Esteban /data/source/findingAids/oac/ucsb/spcoll/cclr_archives_guide.xml Villa, Esteban /data/source/findingAids/oac/ucsb/spcoll/montoya_jose.xml Villa, Esteban /data/source/findingAids/oac/ucsb/spcoll/shg_archives_guide.xml Villa, Esteban /data/source/findingAids/oac/ucsb/spcoll/pak500.xml Villa, Esteban person Villa, Esteban, 1930- presumed Villa, Esteban presumed 1930-08-03 Mexican American artists Mexican Americans Mexican Americans Mexican Americans Civil rights California

Born August 3, 1930 in Tulare California, Esteban Villa is a nationally renowned Chicano artist and muralist. He is considered one of Sacramento's most respected artists. Villa is also known as one of the founding members of the Royal Chicano Air Force, an artists' cultural collective created amidst the Chicano movement's battle for social and political rights and recognition.

Villa describes himself as a muralist, printmaker, art educator and community activist. His work sometimes contains surrealist elements through his inclusion and references to such things as the flying jalapen o, flying burrito brothers and tortilla art.

Villa's teaching career began in 1962. He started teaching at the high school level and then took assignments at Washington State University, D-Q University, and University of California, Davis. He is currently Professor Emeritus at California State University Sacramento. He has served as an art consultant to many schools and organizations such as The Royal Chicano Air Force's (RCAF) Centro de Artistas Chicanos, and has done art programs in the prison system. Villa can also be found occasionally performing as a singer and guitarist. The Sacramento Bee once called Villa, "an extraordinary man: a mural artist, musician, teacher and community leader who is known for his barrio art."

From the description of Esteban Villa Papers, 1974-2000. (University of California, Santa Barbara). WorldCat record id: 56343317 Centro Cultural de la Raza La Raza/Galeria Posada. Montoya, José - 1932 Online Archive of California. Royal Chicano Air Force (RCAF) Self Help Graphics and Art. Villa, Esteban, 1930- Mexican American artists : slides of the work of Laura Aguilar, Judith Baca, Delilah Montoya, and the CARA exhibit, 1997. Mexican American artists : slides of the work of Laura Aguilar, Judith Baca, Delilah Montoya, and the CARA exhibit, 1997. .5 linear ft. (503 slides and 9 cd's, each with ca. 100 slides) The slides are primarily of the work of Laura Aguilar, Judith F. Baca, Delilah Montoya, and the CARA (Chicano Art Resistance and Affirmation) exhibit (included in this exhibit is the work of numerous artists). The cd's are reproductions of some of the work. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives Villa, Esteban. Esteban Villa Papers, 1974-2000. Villa, Esteban. Online Archive of California. Esteban Villa Papers, 1974-2000. 5 linear ft. (18 boxes and one series of flat files for oversize art) The collection includes correspondence, exhibition announcements, collected writings, and research material for Villa's many projects. University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library La Raza/Galeria Posada. La Raza's Quinceañero : 11 prints by Chicano artists, 1987. La Raza/Galeria Posada. La Raza's Quinceañero : 11 prints by Chicano artists, 1987. 2 linear ft. A collection of 11 prints issued in celebration of the 15-year anniversary of the organization. Includes a color catalogue giving background notes on the represented artists, with an introduction by Philip (Pike) Santos, 1988. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives Royal Chicano Air Force (RCAF). Royal Chicano Air Force screen prints from the collection of Tere Romo, 1970-2002. Royal Chicano Air Force (RCAF) Royal Chicano Air Force screen prints from the collection of Tere Romo, 1970-2002. 52 prints in 1 print box and 42 prints in 4 map folders. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives José Montoya Papers, 1954-2009 Montoya, José - 1932 José Montoya Papers 1954-2009 10.0 linear feet; 21 document boxes (1-4, 11-22), 5 photo binder boxes (5-9), 8 oversize boxes (11, 23-29) and 85 Sketchbooks that are being digitized The José Montoya Papers cover his life from his return from the Korean War around 1954 through the late 2000s. They contain biographical information such as correspondence, events and sketchbook images. Montoya is an important cultural luminary of the Chicano Movement in which he has been long involved as a poet, activist, educator and artist. His artwork in this collection is represented in slides and in digital format on Calisphere. University of California, Santa Barbara, Davidson Library, Department of Special Collections, California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives Centro Cultural de la Raza Archives, 1970-1999 Centro Cultural de la Raza Archives 1970-1999 83.0 linear feet, (153 document boxes, 5 oversize boxes, 13 slide albums, 229 posters, and 975 online items), Online items available; (153 document boxesand 5 oversize boxes)., Online items available Slides and other materials relating to the San Diego artists' collective, co-founded in 1970 by Chicano poet Alurista and artist Victor Ochoa. Known as a center of indigenismo (indigenism) during the Aztlán phase of Chicano art in the early 1970s. (CEMA 12). University of California, Santa Barbara, Davidson Library, Department of Special Collections, California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives Chicano Visual Arts Kit Chicano Visual Arts Kit English University of California, Santa Barbara, Davidson Library, Department of Special Collections, California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives Galería De La Raza Archives, 1969-2000 Galería De La Raza Archives 1969-2000 37.5 linear feet; 37.5 linear feet, ten albums of 2,737 slides, and 467 silkscreen prints and posters Administrative records, programs, subject files, correspondence, clippings, slides, photographs, serigraphs, posters, silkscreen prints, ephemera and other creative materials documenting activities of the San Francisco Bay Area Chicano cultural arts center. Includes work by many of the prominent Chicano(a)/Latino(a) artists, such as Juana Alicia, Rodolfo (Rudy) Cuellar, Alfredo De Batuc, Ricardo Favela, Gilbert Luján (Magu), Ralph Maradiaga, Juanishi Orosco, Irene Pérez, Patricia Rodríguez, and René Yañez. (CEMA 4). University of California, Santa Barbara, Davidson Library, Department of Special Collections, California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives Self Help Graphics and Art Archives, Bulk, 1972-1992, 1960-2010 Self Help Graphics and Art Archives Bulk, 1972-1992 1960-2010 50.0 linear feet; 64 boxes (includes 3 oversize and 3 photo binder boxes), 18 slide albums, and 650 posters, Online items available Extensive collection of silk screen prints and slides, as well as organizational records, photographs, and ephemera of the Los Angeles cultural arts center and studio. Founded in the early 1970s, during the height of the Chicano Civil Rights movement, by Mexican artists, Carlos Bueno and Antonio Ibaez, and several Chicano artists, including Frank Hernandez and Sister Karen Boccalero. University of California, Santa Barbara, Davidson Library, Department of Special Collections, California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives