Francisco Xavier Camplís (born 1934) is an American Chicano visual artist, printmaker, photographer, and filmmaker. In 1970, he co-founded the Galería de la Raza in San Francisco.[1][2]
Francisco X. Camplís | |
|---|---|
| Born | Francisco Xavier Camplís 1934 (age 89–90) |
| Other names | Francisco X. Camplis |
| Education | University of San Francisco, San Francisco Art Institute, Stanford University (MA) |
| Occupation(s) | Visual artist, printmaker, photographer, filmmaker, animator |
| Movement | Bay Area Chicano Art Movement |
| Spouse | Lorenza Campusano de Camplis |
Biography
editFrancisco Xavier Camplís was born in 1934, in San Francisco, California.[3] He attended the University of San Francisco, San Francisco Art Institute, and Stanford University.[4][5] He was a veteran of the Korean War.[5]
In 1970, Galería de la Raza was founded by artists including Camplís, Chuy Campusano, Ralph Maradiaga, Peter Rodríguez, René Yañez, Rupert García, Gustavo Ramos Rivera, Carlos Loarca, Manuel Villamor, Robert Gonzales, Luis Cervantes, and Rolando Castellón.[1][2] It was a non-profit art gallery and artist collective that featured Latino and Chicano artists in the Mission District of San Francisco. He also worked as an art director of Casa Hispana de Bellas Artes in San Francisco.[5]
Camplís' work can be found in museum and public collections, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[6] the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco,[7] San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,[8] University of California, Santa Barbara,[9] the César E. Chávez Branch Library Poster Collection at the Oakland Public Library,[10] the San Francisco Arts Commission.[4]
Filmography
edit- "Los Desarraigados"
References
edit- ^ a b "Community forum contributes to the future of Galería de la Raza". El Tecolote. Alfonso Aguirre (translation). October 3, 2012.
Among the founding artists include Rupert García, Peter Rodríguez, Francisco X. Camplis, Graciela Carrillo, Jerry Concha, Gustavo Ramos Rivera, Carlos Loarca, Manuel Villamor, Robert González, Luis Cervantes, Chuy Campusano, Rolando Castellón, Ralph Maradiaga y René Yañez.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b Carlsson, Chris; Elliott, Lisa Ruth (2011). Ten Years That Shook the City: San Francisco 1968–1978. City Lights Books. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-931404-12-9.
- ^ Ramos, E. Carmen (December 2020). ¡Printing the Revolution!: The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now. Princeton University Press. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-691-21080-3.
- ^ a b "Francisco Xavier Camplis". San Francisco Arts Commission. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ a b c "Guide to Francisco Camplís Papers, 1967–2000" (PDF). University of California, Santa Barbara, Davidson Library, Department of Special Collections. March 2002.
- ^ "Francisco X Camplis". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Febrero, 1975, Francisco X. Camplis". FAMSF. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Camplís, Francisco". SFMOMA. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ Francisco X. Camplis, Viva Vasquez: Tiburcio 1852-Genaro 1972, Digital Public Library of America, retrieved 2024-09-25
- ^ "Láminas De La Raza". Oakland Public Library. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
External links
edit- Francisco Camplis Papers, 1967-2000, University of California, Santa Barbara, Special Collections