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Antonio Sotomayor papers, circa 1920-1988

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Series 1:Correspondence and Biographical Material, 1931-1988, undated
(box 1, 21 folders)

This series contains correspondence relating to Sotomayor's mural commissions, paintings and caricatures, illustrations for various publications, exhibitions at museums and galleries, and lectures. Correspondents include John Entenza, Johan Franco, Emilie Long, Grace L. McCann Morley of the San Francisco Museum of Art, José Moya del Pino, José Clemente Orozco, the Pan American Union, Alma Reed of the Delphic Studios, San Francisco mayor Elmer Robinson, Carl Sauer, Grace Sotomayor, and ethnologist Wolfgang von Hagen. There is also a folder of biographical material containing lists of some of Sotomayor's work and exhibitions from the 1920s to circa 1963.
Correspondence and biographical materials are on reel 4792.
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Correspondence, 1931-1973, 1988, undated
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1-9
Correspondence Re: Exhibitions and Lectures, 1938-1947
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10-14
Correspondence Re: Book Illustrations, Magazines and Newspapers, 1938-1948
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15-20
Biographical Material, circa 1963
1
21
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Series 2:Writings, 1932-1946, undated
(box 1, 11 folders)

This series contains two notebooks of biographical notes on Latin American artists, manuscripts and copies of manuscripts on Hispanic American artists and caricature, and articles and lectures by Sotomayor. There are also writings by others on Sotomayor, and the transcript of an interview of Sotomayor conducted by Grace Moreley regarding Latin American Art.
Writings are on reel 4792.
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Writings by Sotomayor
Notebooks (in Spanish), undated
(2 notebooks)
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22
"Hispanic American Art,", undated
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23
Lecture to the Sigma Delta Pi, undated
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24
"Caricature and American Caricaturists,", 1941
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25
Newspaper Articles, 1932-1933, undated
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26
Radio Interview Transcript (in Spanish and English), circa 1939
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27
Writings by Others
"Sotomayor" by Joe Danysh, undated
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28
Press Release by Edward Perkins, undated
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29
"Bolivia Speaks in the Art of Antonio Sotomayor," by Jehane Biétry Salinger, undated
1
30
"Antonio Sotomayor" for Bulletin of the Pan American Union, by Jehane Biétry Salinger, 1933
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31
"Sotomayor, Pintor de Bolivia" for Bulletin of the Pan American Union, by José Goméz Sicre, 1946
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32
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Series 3:Artwork, 1935, undated
(box 1, 23 folders)

This series contains 130 sketches and 35 sketchbooks, mostly containing travel sketches done in South America, the Middle East, and Europe, particularly Italy. One volume contains caricatures of prominent architects. Sotomayor's mock up for the unpublished Where San Francisco Dines by Collier Connell can also be found here. See also Series 6: Oversized Material.
Artwork is on reels 4792-4793.
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Loose Sketches, undated
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33
Loose Travel Sketches, Europe, undated
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34
Sketchbook of Travel Sketches, Europe, undated
(2 sketchbooks)
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35
Sketchbook of Travel Sketches, Italy, undated
(7 sketchbooks)
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36-39
Sketchbook of Travel Sketches, Middle East, undated
1
40
Sketchbook of Travel Sketches, South America, undated
(8 sketchbooks)
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41-45
Sketchbook of Travel Sketches, California, undated
(2 sketchbooks)
1
46
Sketchbook, "AIA Building Production Exhibition,", undated
1
47
Sketchbooks, Miscellaneous, undated
(11 sketchbooks)
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48-53
Book of Ink Drawings/Illustrations, undated
1
54
Mock Up of Illustrations for Book Where San Francisco Dines by Collier Connell, 1935
1
55
Artwork by Others, undated
1
56
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Series 4:Printed Material, 1935-1987
(boxes 1-2, 12 folders)

This series contains clippings, exhibition catalogs and announcements, and several publications containing illustrations by Sotomayor.
Printed material is on reel 4793.
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Clippings, circa 1942-1987
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57-58
Exhibition Catalog, San Francisco Museum of Art, 1935
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1
Exhibition Catalog, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, 1943
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2
Exhibition Catalog, Cincinnati Art Museum, 1945
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3
Exhibition Catalogs and Announcements, 1946-1978, undated
2
4
Publication Illustrations
The Coast, Sept., Oct., 1938
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5
The Coast, Feb., Oct., Dec., 1939
2
6
Modern Music, 1945
2
7
La Revue Moderne, 1955
2
8
Publications, The Coast and Saturday Review, 1939, 1953
2
9
Publications, The Kerlan Collection, Walter Library, University of Minnestota, 1971
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10
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Series 5:Photographs, circa 1920-1984, undated
(box 2, 13 folders)

Photographs found here include portraits of Sotomayor, and photographs of the artist with family and friends, including Grace Sotomayor, Fred Farr, Al Fried, William Gerstle, Lucien Labaudt, Philip Little, José Moya Del Pino, Otis Odfield, Timothy Pflueger, Diego Rivera, Pierre Salinger. There are also photographs of Sotomayor with members of the Pan American Union and the Bohemian Club, and of artwork, including some in the Sotomayor residence. See also Series 6: Oversized Material.
Photographs are on reel 4793.
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Portraits of Sotomayor, 1924-1984, undated
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11-12
Family and Friends, circa 1920-1983, undated
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13-15
Scrapbook of Family and Friends (loose pages), circa 1947
2
16
Group Photographs, 1974-1983, undated
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17
Photographs of Artwork, 1952-1983, undated
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18-21
Photographs of Artwork in Sotomoyor Residence, circa 1952
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22
Photograph of Bathroom Rug by Grace Sotomayor, undated
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23
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Series 6:Oversized Material, 1941, 1958, undated
(2 OV folders)

This series contains sketches, an exhibition poster, and several oversized photographs of artwork by Sotomayor and of Sotomayor with friends (duplicate of photograph in Series 5: Photographs).
Oversized material is on reels 4792-4793.
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Ink Drawing, "Peace is Sharing,", undated
3
Sketch of Union Square Office Mural and Related Letter, 1958
3
Exhibition Poster for Illinois Art Gallery, undated
4
Oversized Photographs, 1941, undated
4

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