Smithsonian Archives of American Art

 
Almaraz, Carlos (b. 1941 d. 1989)
Carlos Almaraz and Elsa Flores papers, 1946-1996

Painter, Muralist
Los Angeles, Calif.

REELS 4578-4587: Sketchbooks and journals (84 v.) chronicle Almaraz's career, from radical manifestos, sketches, drawings, notes, and changes in his political, emotional and aesthetic needs. Included are 45 v. of pen and ink drawings; 16 v. of notes; 6 v. of watercolors; 1 v. of pastels; 8 v. of collage; and 8 v. of notes with drawings. [The numbering system was devised by Elsa Flores Almaraz.]

UNMICROFILMED: Biographical and personal documents; files of business correspondence and invoices, 1974-1996, arranged alphabetically by correspondent, gallery, or topic; personal correspondence; journals, writings and notes; printed materials, including exhibition catalogs and announcements, articles, clippings, posters, and magazines; financial and business records; photographs, mainly of works of art but also of Almaraz, Flores, friends, and family; and art work, including drawings and cut outs.

Microfilm reel(s): 4578-4587

RESTRICTED

Location of Originals: Vol.1-78: Originals returned to the lender, Elsa Flores Almaraz, after microfilming.