Modern Multiples records
name: label: Creator
content: Modern Multiples
label: Creator
content: Duardo, Richard, 1952-2014
label: Names
content: Aztlán Multiples
label: Names
content: Hecho en Aztlán
label: Names
content: Almaraz, Carlos
label: Names
content: Banksy
label: Names
content: Bojórquez, Chaz
label: Names
content: Fairey, Shepard
label: Names
content: Garcia, Camille Rose, 1970-
label: Names
content: Marin, Cheech
label: Names
content: Van Hamersveld, John
label: Names
content: Zoell, Bob
topic: label: Topic
content: Chicano movement
label: Topic
content: Latino and Latin American artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Modern Multiples records were donated to the Archives of American Art by Lisa Duardo, Richard Duardo's sister, in 2019 and 2022.
creator: label: Creator
content: Modern Multiples
label: Creator
content: Duardo, Richard, 1952-2014
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content: Modern Multiples records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The records of Modern Multiples printmaking workshop measure 26.1 linear feet and date from the 1970s to 2019. The collection contains administrative files related to the daily operations of the print workshop, gallery, and other associated businesses owned and operated by Richard Duardo. Also included are correspondence with artists and arts institutions, as well as some personal correspondence; project and artist files; printed material; photographic material, including photograph albums; artwork; and a small amount of material related to Richard Duardo, including biographical statements, a recorded interview, and journals.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Modern Multiples is a printmaking workshop in Los Angeles founded by Richard Duardo (1952-2014). Richard Duardo, an artist and fine art printer, was prominent in the Chicano art movement in Los Angeles, California. After helping to found the Centro de Arte Publico, Duardo opened Hecho en Aztlán, which became Aztlán Multiples, Multiples Fine Art Printing, and finally Modern Multiples. His sister, Lisa Duardo, took over the organization in 2015. Along with the printing workshop, Duardo also opened Future Perfect Gallery and started Art & Commerce, a business to sell the work of up-and-coming artists. In the early 2000s, Duardo sat on the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's Board of Trustees and chaired the Print Commission for the Prints and Drawings Council.

Modern Multiples and its predecessor studios worked with artists including Carlos Almaraz, Banksy, Chaz Bojorquez, Shepard Fairey, Camille Rose Garcia, John Van Hamersveld, and Bob Zoell.
function: label: Function
content: Printmaking studios (organizations) -- California
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 26.1 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1970s-2019
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.modemult
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Interviews
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content: Video recordings
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as seven series.

Series 1: Administrative Files, 1978-2013 (Boxes 1-7, OV 26, Box 28, OV 30; 7.5 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1982-2014 (Boxes 7-10, OV 26; 2.6 linear feet)

Series 3: Project Files, 1981-2014 (Boxes 10-22, 28; 12.3 linear feet)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1980-2018 (Boxes 22-24, OV 27, Box 29; 2.1 linear feet)

Series 5: Photographic Material, 1970s-2000s (Boxes 24-25; 1 linear foot)

Series 6: Artwork, circa 1980s-2000s (Box 25, OV 26; 0.3)

Series 7: Richard Duardo Papers, 1981-2019 (Box 25, 29; 0.3)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was minimally processed and a finding aid prepared by Rayna Andrews in 2019. The 2022 addition was processed, and the finding aid updated by Ricky Gomez in 2023.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The records of Modern Multiples printmaking workshop measure 26.1 linear feet and date from the 1970s to 2017. The collection contains administrative files related to the daily operations of the print workshop, gallery, and other associated businesses owned and operated by Richard Duardo. Also included are correspondence with artists and arts institutions, as well as some scattered personal correspondence; project and artist files; printed material; photographic material, including photograph albums; artwork; and a small amount of material related to Richard Duardo, including biographical statements, a recorded interview, and journals.

2022 addition to the Modern Multiples records includes administrative files, project and artist files; catalogs and announcements and other printed material; event files; certificates of authenticity; correspondence; photographs of Richard Duardo and others; and biographical material regarding Richard Duardo. Material dates from 1980-2019.