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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Gilbert Sanchez Lujan
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.lujan97
- Creators:
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Sanchez Luján, GilbertRangel, Jeffrey J.
- Dates:
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1997 Nov. 7-17
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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104 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Gilbert Lujan conducted 1997 Nov. 7-17, by Jeffrey Rangel, for the Archives of American Art, in Los Angeles, Calif. and La Mesa, N.M.
Scope and Contents
Sanchez Lujan discusses his growing up in a rural community, East Los Angeles, and Mexico; how early experiences and changes in culture have affected his art and developed his interest in history and politics; his attraction to black culture and the relationship of art as a medium for inter-ethnic interaction where politics and human nature create divisions; his understanding of racial segregation and apartheid in California society; coming into consciousness as a Chicano; and his collaboration and the formation of Los Four with Roberto de la Rocha, Carlos Almaraz, and Frank Romero.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Gilbert Sanchez Lujan (1940-2011) was a painter from Los Angeles and La Mesa, N.M.
Administration
Sponsor
This interview received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center. Funding for the digital preservation of this interview received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 5 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 10 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hrs., 42 min.
Keywords
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| Chicano artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Latino and Latin American artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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| Almaraz, Carlos | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Archives of American Art
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