Archives of American Art

A Finding Aid to the Antonio Sotomayor Papers, circa 1920-1988, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.sotoanto
Creators:
Sotomayor, Antonio, 1904-
Dates:
circa 1920-1988
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1.6 Linear feet
Repository:
The collection documents the career of Bolivian born painter and illustrator, Antonio Sotomayor, his interest in Latin American art and artists, and his association with the San Francisco arts community. Materials found in the collection include letters, writings, sketches and sketchbooks, printed material and photographs.

Scope and Content Note

Scope and Content Note
The collection documents the career of Bolivian born painter and illustrator, Antonio Sotomayor, his interest in Latin American art and artists, and his association with the San Francisco arts community.
The collection consists primarily of correspondence, writings, artwork, printed material, and photographs documenting Sotomayor's career, his interest in Latin American art and artists, and his association with the San Francisco arts community.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The collection is arranged as six series:
  • Missing Title
  • Series 1: Correspondence, 1931-1988, undated (box 1, 21 folders)
  • Series 2: Writings, 1932-1946, undated (box 1, 11 folders)
  • Series 3: Artwork, 1935, undated (box 1, 23 folders)
  • Series 4: Printed Material, 1935-1987 (boxes 1-2, 12 folders)
  • Series 5: Photographs, circa 1920-1984, undated (box 2, 13 folders)
  • Series 6: Oversized Material, 1941, 1958, undated (2 OV folders)

Biographical Note

Biographical Note
Antonio Sotomayor was born in Bolvia and came to San Francisco in 1923. He was educated at the Escuela de Belleas Arts in La Paz and the Hopkins Institute of Art in San Francisco. Primarily known for his murals and paintings, Sotomayor was also an illustrator, caricaturist, designer, ceramicist, and educator. Over the course of his career his work was exhibited in the United States, France, Italy, Spain, Mexico, and South America and he became known as the popular "artist laureate" of San Francisco where he lived with his wife, Grace. He died of cancer in 1985 at the age of 82.

Administration

Author
Stephanie Ashley
Provenance
The Antonio Sotomayor papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by Grace Sotomayor in 1998.
Alternative Forms Available
The collection is available on 35 mm microfilm reels 4792-4793 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Kim Wheeler in 1993.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access
The collection is open for research. Patrons must use microfilm copy.
Terms of Use
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Preferred Citation
Antonio Sotomayor papers, circa 1920-1988. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Muralists -- California -- San Francisco Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Painters -- California -- San Francisco Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Caricatures and cartoons Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Illustrators -- California -- San Francisco Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sketches Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Art, Modern -- 20th century -- California -- San Francisco Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Latino and Latin American artists Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cartoonists -- California -- San Francisco Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Little, Philip, 1857-1942 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Labaudt, Lucien, 1880-1943 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Morley, Grace, 1900-1985 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Long, Emilie Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Franco, Johan, 1908- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Farr, Fred, 1914-1973 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gerstle, William Lewis, 1868-1947 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fried, Alexander, 1902-1988 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Reed, Alma M. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pflueger, Timothy Ludwig, 1892-1946 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Robinson, Elmer E. (Elmer Edwin), b. 1894 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Oldfield, Otis, 1890-1969 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Moya del Pino, Jose, 1891-1969 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pan American Union Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Orozco, José Clemente, 1883-1949 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sotomayor, Grace Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Von Hagen, Victor Wolfgang, 1908-1985 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Salinger, Jehanne Bietry Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Salinger, Pierre Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sauer, Carl Ortwin, 1889- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Delphic Studios Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Entenza, John, 1903- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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