Commission Files
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Martinez, Emanuel, 1947-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Emanuel Martinez papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.3 Linear Feet (Boxes 2-4, OV 8)
label: Extent
content: 0.61 Gigabytes (ER01-ER02)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1981-2019
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.marteman, Series 5
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Gigabytes
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Material is arranged in alphabetical order. The contents of each folder are in chronological order.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Commission files consist of files of correspondence, proposals, agreements, and some receipts for works Martinez did for various individuals and organizations around the country. Also included in some of the files are sketches and blueprints of the proposed works and photographs of the completed works. There are also files of rejected proposals. Some of the commissions include: the Denver Housing Authority, "La Alma" Mural, Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center, Peoria Pioneer Memorial, Colorado Fallen Firefighter Memorial, West High School Center for International Studies Awards, and "Raza on the Rocks" poster design. A few files also contain digital records.