Oral history interview with José and Malaquias Montoya

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Oral history interview with José and Malaquias Montoya

1988 Feb. 28-June 2

Interviews of brothers José and Malaquias Montoya conducted 1988 Feb. 28-June 2, by Eduardo Hernandez, for the Archives of American Art.

Sound recording, master: 7 sound cassettes (ca. 11 hr.) : analog.Sound recording, duplicate: 7 sound cassettes.Transcript: 373 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7803997

Archives of American Art

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Montoya, Malaquias, 1938-

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Malaquias Montoya was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and raised in the San Joaquin Valley, California, where the entire family worked as farm laborers. Since 1968, Montoya has lectured and taught at numerous universities and colleges in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is currently a professor at the University of California, Davis, where his classes include silkscreen technique, poster making, and mural painting. His artistic focus is on Chicano culture and history. He is known particularly for...

Montoya, Jose Casimiro

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Mexican-American artists; Calif.; founded Royal Chicano Air Force, a group working primarily as muralists. From the description of José and Malaquias Montoya interviews, 1988 Feb. 28 - June 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220176898 José Montoya (1932- ) is a Mexican-American poet and artist in Sacramento, Calif. Malaquias Montoya (1938- ) is a Mexican-American artist in Oakland, Calif. He and his brother José founded Royal Chicano Air Force, a g...

Hernandez, Eduardo F.

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Royal Chicano Air Force

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The Royal Chicano Air Force (RCAF) is an artistic collective based in Sacramento. It was founded in 1969 to express the goals of the Chicano civil rights and labor organizing movement of the United Farm Workers. The RCAF is best known for its mural paintings, poster art production, and individual artistic contributions. From the description of Guide to the Royal Chicano Air Force Archives, 1972-1988. (University of California, Santa Barbara). WorldCat record id: 213892620 Fr...