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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with José and Malaquias Montoya
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.montoy88
- Creators:
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Montoya, JoséHernandez, EduardoMontoya, Malaquias, 1938-
- Dates:
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1988 Feb. 28-June 2
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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7 Sound cassettesSound recording, master (ca. 11 hrs.)analog7 CassettesSound recording, duplicate373 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Interviews of brothers José and Malaquias Montoya conducted 1988 Feb. 28-June 2, by Eduardo Hernandez, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
The Montoya's recall growing up as Mexican-Americans in a rural town in Colorado; moving to urban areas in California; their early education and development of their political awareness; and their artistic experiences, including their founding of the Royal Chicano Air Force, a group working primarily as muralists.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
José Montoya (1932-2013) was 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 group working primarily as muralists
Administration
Sponsor
The digital preservation of this interview received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center. Funded through a grant from Metropolitan Life to document Chicano art.
Digital Content
Keywords
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