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Series 5: Commission Files , 1981-2019
2.3 Linear feet
Boxes 2-4, OV 8

Commission files consist of files of correspondence, proposals, agreements, and some receipts for works Martinez did for various individuals and organizations around the country. Also included in some of the files are sketches and blueprints of the proposed works and photographs of the completed works. There are also files of rejected proposals. Some of the commissions include: the Denver Housing Authority, "La Alma" Mural, Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center, Peoria Pioneer Memorial, Colorado Fallen Firefighter Memorial, West High School Center for International Studies Awards, and "Raza on the Rocks" poster design. A few files also contain CDs.
Material is arranged in alphabetical order. The contents of each folder are in chronological order.
Description Container Select
Adams State College School of Business, "Infinity" Sculpture, 2002-2003
2
1
African American Research Library Public Art Project, 2002
2
2
"The Arrow Head" Poudre River Trail Mile Marker Project, 2009
2
3
Art in Public Places, 1999-2000
2
4
Aurora Chair Sculpture, 2008
2
5
Aurora Fire Station #1 Sculpture, 2005
2
6
Brooklyn Public Library, "Reforma" Medallions, 2000
2
7
Button Designs, 2015
2
8
Carl Beverly Bledsoe Memorial, 2013-2014
Includes born-digital material, see ER02.
2
9
Carl Beverly Bledsoe, Digital Photographs, 2012-2013
0.035 Gigabytes
46 computer files
Digital photographs of Bledsoe ranging from childhood through adulthood.
ER02
Town of Breckenridge, Barney Ford Statue, 2006-2007
2
10
Town of Cary Public Art Program, 2006
2
11
Richard Castro Bust
Correspondence, 1987-1999
2
12
Design and Invoices, 1991-2019
2
13
Printed Material, 1984-1993
2
14
Photographs, 1993-1999
2
15
Cesar Chavez Bust, 2012-2015
2
16
Cesar Chavez Memorial, 2007
2
17
Cesar Chavez Memorial Design, 2004
8
1
Chandler Arts Commission, Rosales Family Pioneer Project, 2000-2004
2
18
Chandler Arts Commission, Rosales Family Pioneer Project, Background Research, undated
2
19
"Charro" Statue
Budgets and Administrative Documents, 1981-1984
2
20
Correspondence and Notes, 1981-1985
2
21
Printed Material, 1981-1982
2
22
Sketches, undated
2
23
Photographs, undated
2
24
Chicano Music Awards, 1998-2000
2
25
City of Aurora, "Moon Flower" Sculpture
Administrative, 2005-2007
2
26
Correspondence, 2005-2012
2
27
Invoices, 2006-2012
2
28
Designs, undated, 2007
2
29
City of Denver, Roslyn Administration Build Public Art Project, 2009
2
30
City of Northglenn, 2001
2
31
City of San Jose Public Art Program, Ohlone Indian Commemoration, 1992-1998
2
32
Coach Joe Vigil Sculpture, 2008-2014
2
33
Colorado Council on the Arts Proposal, 2000-2001
2
34
Colorado Fallen Firefighter Memorial
Administrative, 1990-1998
2
35
Correspondence, 1994-2001
2
36
Invoices, 1997-2000
2
37
Printed Material, 1994-1998
2
38
Designs and Photographs, undated, 1997
2
39
Location Map, undated
8
2
Colorado School of Mines, "Blaster" Sketch, 1982-1983
2
40
Colorado School of Mines, Fritz Brennecke Bronze Relief, 2004
2
41
Columbine High School Memorial Proposal, 1995-1999
2
42
Coors Field Public Art Project, 1994
2
43
Danny Dietz Memorial, 2006-2008
2
44
Dallas Fort Worth Airport Terminal D Art Program, 2002
2
45
Denver Fire Station #10, 1992-1996
2
46
Denver Housing Authority Art Opportunities
Administrative, 2008-2012
2
47
Correspondence, 2010-2013
2
48
Sketches and Designs, undated
2
49
Denver Justice Center, "Spire of Justice" Proposal
Includes born-digital material, see ER01
Narratives, circa 2006-2008
2
50
Correspondence and Printed Material, 2006-2008
2
51
Portfolio, circa 2005
2
52
Denver Justice Center, "Spire of Justice" Digital Photographs, 2006
0.026 Gigabytes
82 Computer files
Digital images of model for "Spire of Justice" sculpture at the Denver Justice Center.
ER01
Denver, West. Quincy Avenue Art Project, 2009-2010
2
53
East Las Vegas Community/Senior Center, 2003
2
54
Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center
Correspondence and Proposal, 2003-2010
2
55
Invoices, 2003-2010
2
56
Designs, undated
2
57
Invitation, Family Tree, Inc., 1994
2
58
"Farm Workers Altar" Piece, 1992-2000
2
59
"Falling Ballons," City of Aurora, 1998
3
1
Federico Pena Portrait, 1997-2000
3
2
Federico Pena Portrait, Photographs, undated
3
3
Fiesta on the Plaza Design, 2006
3
4
Five Points Media Center Awards, 1997-2000
3
5
"Harmony of the Spheres" Mural, 2008
3
6
HARP Foundation, St. Francis Statue Proposal, 2000
3
7
Holy Name Church, Our Lady of Guadalupe Statue, 1998
3
8
"La Alma" Mural, 1995
3
9
"La Semilla" Piece, 1989, 2009-2010
3
10
Labor Council For Latin American Advancement, 1998
3
11
Lakewood's Heritage Center, "The Early Days of Golf" Sculpture Proposal, 1999-2000
3
12
Latin American Education Foundation Awards, 2003-2004
3
13
Mariachi Estrella de Topeka Memorial
Administrative, 2000-2006
3
14
Correspondence, 1998-2007
3
15
Invoices, 2000-2007
3
16
Printed Material, 1981-2001
3
17
Designs and Sketches, 1998-2006
3
18
Photographs, undated
3
19
Jose Martinez Statue
Correspondence, 1986-1988
3
20
Printed Material, 1987-1992
3
21
Blueprint and Design, 1986
8
4
Photographs, undated, 1986
3
22
The Mask Project, 1999-2000
3
23
"Mayor Wellington Webb and the Children of Denver" Bust, 2002-2005
3
24
Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund Poster, 1998-1999
3
25
Mile Long Mural, 2009-2011
3
26
Morrison Road Gateway Public Art Project, 2009
3
27
Naperville Outdoor Public Art Display
Correspondence and Invoices, 2002
3
28
Printed Material, 2000-2002
3
29
National Council of La Raza Medallions, 1996-2008
3
30
New Mexico Highlands University, Ray Farmer Bust Proposal, 1998
3
31
Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Shrine, 2002
3
32
People of Color Art Project, 2007
3
33
Peoria Pioneer Memorial
Administrative and Correspondence, 2005-2007
3
34
Invoices, 2005-2007
3
35
Blueprint, 2006
8
3
Pyramid del Valle Proposal, undated
3
36
"Rails A Flight" American Legion Veterans Memorial, 1992
3
37
"Raza on the Rocks" Poster Design, 2001
3
38
Rockville Town Square "Things Left Behind" Art Project, 2007
3
39
Roy Romero Bust, 1998
3
40
RTD "Mestizaje" Sculpture
Correspondence and Invoices, 2002-2003, 2019
3
41
Printed Material and Designs, 2001
3
42
Sociedad Proteccion Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos, "Celedonio Mondragon" Piece, 1999
3
43
State of New Mexico Metropolitan Court, "Wings of Justice" Sculpture Proposal, 2000-2002
3
44
Stephanie Tubbs Jones Transit Center, 2009
3
45
Utah State University Sculpture Competition, 2002
3
46
Bernie Valdez Bust, 1996-1997
3
47
Westminster Public Safety Art Project, 2008-2009
3
48
West High School Center for International Studies Awards
Correspondence, 1999-2006
3
49
Invoices, 1999-2006
3
50
Designs and Sketches, 1999-2005
3
51
Proposed Monument to Tizoc, King of the Aztecs, undated
4
1
Proposed Polly Baca Sculpture, 2006
4
2
Project Proposals, circa 1977
4
3
Rejected Proposals, 1983-1995
4
4
Rejected Proposals, 1996
4
5
Rejected Proposals, 1997-1999
4
6
Rejected Proposals, 2002, 2008
4
7
Rejected Proposal, California State University San Marcos Foundation, Cesar Chavez Statue, 1996
4
8
Rejected Proposal, California State University San Marcos Foundation, Cesar Chavez Statue Design, 1996
8
5
Miscellaneous Projects, 1983-1993
4
9

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