Tony Ortega papers
name: label: Creator
content: Ortega, Tony
label: Names
content: Artnauts (Art collective)
label: Names
content: Rivera, George F.
topic: label: Occupation
content: Muralists -- Colorado -- Denver
label: Topic
content: Illustrators -- Colorado -- Denver
label: Topic
content: Political activists
label: Topic
content: Chicano movement
label: Topic
content: Latino and Latin American artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were donated by Tony Ortega in 2015.
creator: label: Creator
content: Ortega, Tony
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content: Tony Ortega papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of muralist, illustrator, and Chicano activist Tony Ortega measure 0.9 linear feet and .001 gigabytes and date from 1984 to 2010. The papers are comprised of project and exhibition files for murals, public art projects, and children's book illustration exhibitions. Also found are printed materials consisting of articles about Ortega, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and a calendar and note cards featuring artwork by Ortega.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Tony Ortega (1958- ) is a muralist, illustrator, and Chicano activist in Denver, Colorado. 

Ortega received a bachelor's degree in Spanish and Latin American studies from the University of Colorado in Boulder where he also received a master's in fine arts. Ortega has been a professor in the fine and performing arts department at Regis University in Denver since 2004.

Community activism has been an ongoing theme in Ortega's career. He is a member of Artnauts, an artist collective founded by George Rivera that connects artists globally. He also uses art as a way to connect communities through numerous commissions and volunteer projects that engage children and adults in the creation of public artworks and murals. 

Ortega is also the illustrator of Day of the Dead: Aztec Adventure of Cholo, Vato and Pano and Who am I? Family Adventures of Cholo, Vato, and Pano, children's books written by George Rivera about Mexican and Chicano cultures.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.9 Linear Feet
label: Extent
content: .001 Gigabytes
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1984-2010
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.ortetony
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Gigabytes
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Sketches
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as two series.

Series 1: Project and Exhibition Files, 1989-2006 (Box 1, OVs 3, 5; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 2: Printed Materials, 1984-2010 (Boxes 1-2, OV 4; 0.4 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Sarah Mundy in 2018. Born digital materials were processed by Kirsi Ritosalmi-Kisner in 2019 and George Apodaca in 2021.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketches
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of muralist, illustrator, and Chicano activist Tony Ortega measure 0.9 linear feet and .001 gigabytes and date from 1984 to 2010. The papers are comprised of project and exhibition files for murals, public art projects, and children's book illustration exhibitions. Also found are printed materials consisting of articles about Ortega, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and a calendar and note cards featuring artwork by Ortega.