The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Page loaded successfully. Showing books for Carlos Almaraz.
Artist Books
Books page for Carlos Almaraz ((1941 - 1989)), known for Street art-murals, social commentary, contemporary painting. Showing 11 books.
Carlos Almaraz PUBLICATIONS
1941 Mexico City, Mexico - 1989 Los Angeles, California. Known for: Street art-murals, social commentary, contemporary painting.
Carlos Almaraz was born in Mexico City in 1941, and spent his youth in Los Angeles, California, and Chicago, Illinois. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, and earned a Master's... Read full biography
Carlos Almaraz was born in Mexico City in 1941, and spent his youth in Los Angeles, California, and Chicago, Illinois. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, and earned a Master's Degree at the Otis Art Institute in 1974. Almaraz formed a group called Los Four with fellow artists... Read full biography
Carlos Almaraz was born in Mexico City in 1941, and spent his youth in Los Angeles, California, and Chicago, Illinois. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, and earned a Master's Degree at the Otis Art Institute in 1974. Almaraz formed a group called Los Four with fellow artists Gilbert Lujan, Frank Romero, and Roberto de la Roche, and together they brought Chicano street art to the attention of the Los Angeles community. He created murals and other artwork for three years in... Read full biography
Carlos Almaraz was born in Mexico City in 1941, and spent his youth in Los Angeles, California, and Chicago, Illinois. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, and earned a Master's Degree at the Otis Art Institute in 1974. Almaraz formed a group called Los Four with fellow artists Gilbert Lujan, Frank Romero, and Roberto de la Roche, and together they brought Chicano street art to the attention of the Los Angeles community. He created murals and other artwork for three years in support of Ceasar Chavez and the United Farmworkers Union. He was famous for painting a large mural, Boycott Gallo, on the All Nations Center in Los Angeles in the 1980s. He is known for his paintings, pastels, and murals, often depicting city and... Read full biography
Carlos Almaraz was born in Mexico City in 1941, and spent his youth in Los Angeles, California, and Chicago, Illinois. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, and earned a Master's Degree at the Otis Art Institute in 1974. Almaraz formed a group called Los Four with fellow artists Gilbert Lujan, Frank Romero, and Roberto de la Roche, and together they brought Chicano street art to the attention of the Los Angeles community. He created murals and other artwork for three years in support of Ceasar Chavez and the United Farmworkers Union. He was famous for painting a large mural, Boycott Gallo, on the All Nations Center in Los Angeles in the 1980s. He is known for his paintings, pastels, and murals, often depicting city and street scenes. He has exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (1974) and participated... Read full biography
Carlos Almaraz - Artist Info
About Carlos Almaraz: Books
Books & Publications (11)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesWith an Eye and a Passion: Selections from The Marion Collection
2003Sherman, Charlotte (Essay)38 pages (color)California Art: 450 Years of Painting & Other Media
1998Moure, Nancy Dustin Wall560 pages (color)American Images/The SBC Collection of 20th Century American Art
1996Hopps, Walter (others)320 pages (color)Between Reality and Abstraction California Art at the End of the Century
1995
(Exhibition catalog)Stein, Donna64 pages (color)Arte Chicano como cultura de protesta
1993Gorodezky, Sylvia169 pages (color)California Painters/New Work
1989Hopkins, Henry143 pages (color)Inside the L A Artist
1988Marrow, Marva104 pages (color)Hispanic Art in the United States
1987
(Exhibition catalog)Beardsley, John/J Livingston260 pages (color)A Century of California Landscapes
1983Gibson, Dunn & Critcher52 pages (color)