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Megan McShea
Scope and Contents
The
Murals of Aztlán
Film Production Records measures 5.1 linear feet and consists of film footage, sound recordings, and notes from the documentary produced by James Tartan during the exhibition Murals of Aztlán: the Street Painters of East Los Angeles at the Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles in 1981. Film and sound elements in the collection include original sound recordings, work print, outtakes, and trims. Also found are production notes, museum memorandums concerning the exhibition schedule, and a transcript of a recorded conversation among muralists. Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by James Tartan, the filmmaker, in 1988.
Separated Materials
Additional production material from the documentary
Murals of Aztlán
, including a final print, is found in the James Tartan Film Collection, 1960-1985, held at the UCLA Chicano Research Center. Processing Information
Motion picture film reels were inspected and re-housed in 2016-2017 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund. Original film containers were photographed and discarded as collection material was stabilized in archival film cans. Motion picture film was processed by Jennifer Graves, and the entire collection was arranged and described by Megan McShea in 2017.