Writings

Object Details

Sponsor: The processing and digitization of this collection received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center. Additional funding for the digitization of the papers was provided by the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation.

Collection Citation: Mel Casas papers, 1963-1998. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Scope and Contents: Writings by Casas include five diagrammatic presentations on Chicano art, at least one of which was presented at a 1976 "Humanities on the Border" conference at the University of Texas at El Paso. Also found are descriptions of individual paintings, 63-69, 71, and 73, from Casas's Humanscape series, and a few brief notes by Casas on a "Contemporary Art Month" calendar. Writings by others include a student paper on Casas and the manuscript "Mexican and Chicano Workers in Visual Arts" by Shifra M. Goldman.

Collection Restrictions: This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.