Antonio Sotomayor papers
name: label: Creator
content: Sotomayor, Antonio, 1904-
label: Names
content: Delphic Studios
label: Names
content: Pan American Union
label: Names
content: Entenza, John, 1903-
label: Names
content: Farr, Fred, 1914-1973
label: Names
content: Franco, Johan, 1908-
label: Names
content: Fried, Alexander, 1902-1988
label: Names
content: Gerstle, William Lewis, 1868-1947
label: Names
content: Labaudt, Lucien, 1880-1943
label: Names
content: Little, Philip, 1857-1942
label: Names
content: Long, Emilie
label: Names
content: Morley, Grace, 1900-1985
label: Names
content: Moya del Pino, José, 1891-1969
label: Names
content: Oldfield, Otis, 1890-1969
label: Names
content: Orozco, José Clemente, 1883-1949
label: Names
content: Pflueger, Timothy Ludwig, 1892-1946
label: Names
content: Reed, Alma M.
label: Names
content: Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957
label: Names
content: Robinson, Elmer E. (Elmer Edwin), b. 1894
label: Names
content: Salinger, Jehanne Bietry
label: Names
content: Salinger, Pierre
label: Names
content: Sauer, Carl Ortwin, 1889-
label: Names
content: Sotomayor, Grace
label: Names
content: Von Hagen, Victor Wolfgang, 1908-1985
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- San Francisco
label: Occupation
content: Cartoonists -- California -- San Francisco
label: Topic
content: Muralists -- California -- San Francisco
label: Topic
content: Works of art
label: Topic
content: Caricatures and cartoons
label: Topic
content: Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Illustration of books
label: Topic
content: Illustrators -- California -- San Francisco
label: Topic
content: Art, Modern -- 20th century -- California -- San Francisco
label: Topic
content: Latino and Latin American artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Antonio Sotomayor papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by Grace Sotomayor in 1998.
creator: label: Creator
content: Sotomayor, Antonio, 1904-
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content: Antonio Sotomayor papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The collection documents the career of Bolivian born painter and illustrator, Antonio Sotomayor, his interest in Latin American art and artists, and his association with the San Francisco arts community. Materials found in the collection include letters, writings, sketches and sketchbooks, printed material and photographs.
bioghist: label: Biographical Note
content: Antonio Sotomayor was born in Bolvia and came to San Francisco in 1923. He was educated at the Escuela de Belleas Arts in La Paz and the Hopkins Institute of Art in San Francisco. Primarily known for his murals and paintings, Sotomayor was also an illustrator, caricaturist, designer, ceramicist, and educator. Over the course of his career his work was exhibited in the United States, France, Italy, Spain, Mexico, and South America and he became known as the popular "artist laureate" of San Francisco where he lived with his wife, Grace. He died of cancer in 1985 at the age of 82.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1920-1988
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.sotoanto
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
label: Type
content: Sketches
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as six series:

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

Series 2: Writings, 1932-1946, undated (box 1, 11 folders)

Series 3: Artwork, 1935, undated (box 1, 23 folders)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1935-1987 (boxes 1-2, 12 folders)

Series 5: Photographs, circa 1920-1984, undated (box 2, 13 folders)

Series 6: Oversized Material, 1941, 1958, undated (2 OV folders)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed by Kim Wheeler in 1993.
altformavail: label: Alternative Forms Available
content: The collection is available on 35 mm microfilm reels 4792-4793 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketches
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Content Note
content: The collection documents the career of Bolivian born painter and illustrator, Antonio Sotomayor, his interest in Latin American art and artists, and his association with the San Francisco arts community.

The collection consists primarily of correspondence, writings, artwork, printed material, and photographs documenting Sotomayor's career, his interest in Latin American art and artists, and his association with the San Francisco arts community.