Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Patrick Martinez Pee Chee Folders

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1507
Creators:
Martinez, Patrick, b. 1980
Dates:
2016-2017, 2020
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
.15 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:
Collection documents artwork on folders by artist Patrick Martinez relating to racial injustice.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Collection consists of seven pieces of artwork on folders (9 in x 12 in) relating to racial injustice. Some pieces are signed by Patrick Martinez.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Collection is unarranged.

Biographical

Biographical
Patrick Martinez, (b. 1980 Pasadena, CA) earned his BFA with honors from Art Center College of Design in 2005. His work has been exhibited domestically and internationally in Los Angeles, Mexico City, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Miami, New York, Seoul, and the Netherlands, at venues including the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, the Tucson Museum of Art, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Cornell Fine Arts Museum, the Vincent Price Art Museum, the Museum of Latin American Art, LA Louver, Galerie Lelong & Co., MACLA, the Chinese American Museum and the Euphrat Museum of Art, among others. Patrick's work resides in the permanent collections of LACMA, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, the Tucson Museum of Art, the Crocker Art Museum, the Cornell Fine Art Museum, the Pizzuti Collection of the Columbus Museum of Art, and the Museum of Latin American Art, among others. Patrick was awarded a Rauschenberg Residency on Captiva Island, FL, to be completed in 2021. Also in the fall of 2021 Patrick will be the subject of a solo museum exhibition at the Tucson Museum of Art. Patrick lives and works in Los Angeles, CA and is represented by Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles.
Source
Charlie James Gallery (last accessed on June 27, 2021 https://www.cjamesgallery.com/artist-detail/patrick-martinez)

Administration

Author
Archives Center Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Six pieces purchased from the Charlie James Gallery in 2021.
Accruals
Seven pieces of artwork relating to racial injustice and one piece, "Rodney King/UCLA," was donated to the Archives Center by Patrick Martinez in June 2021. See accession 2021.3005.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Archives Center staff, 2023.

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
Patrick Martinez Pee Chee Folders, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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