Oral history interview with David Botello
name: label: Interviewee
content: Botello, David, 1946-
label: Interviewer
content: Decemvirale, John Vincent (1984-)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Muralists -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Topic
content: Latino and Latin American artists
label: Topic
content: Chicano artists
label: Topic
content: Chicano art
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.
creator: label: Interviewee
content: Botello, David, 1946-
label: Interviewer
content: Decemvirale, John Vincent (1984-)
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Interviewee David Botello (1946- ) is a muralist in East Los Angeles, California whose vibrant murals and prints draw from Pre-Columbian, Chicano, and Impressionist traditions. In the 1970s, he co-founded the East Los Streetscapers Public Art Studios, a collective dedicated to murals and public art installations.
label: Biographical / Historical
content: Interviewer J.V. Decemvirale (1984- ) is an art historian based in Southern California.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 8 Items (audiovisual files (15 hrs., 28 min.), digital, mp4)
phystech: label: Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
content: Recorded on Zoom (videoconferencing software) [Kit 2: iPad GG8DV85GQ16M + Plantronics Calisto P7200 1VY9TN]
unitdate: label: Date
content: 2023 July 25-October 24
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.botell23
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Interviews
label: Type
content: Video recordings
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview with David Botello conducted 2023 July 25-October 24, by John Vincent Decemvirale for the Archives of American Art, at Botello's home in Los Angeles, California.