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Oscar Lozoya photographs, 1994-2000

 File — Box: 1

Scope and Content

From the Collection: Black & white photographs by Oscar Lozoya of Lozoya Studio, Albuquerque, NM. Subjects include prominent New Mexico artists who have lived or worked in Albuquerque, NM. The artists, writers, dancers, and musicians are portrayed in the context of their work. They include: Luis Jimenez, Edward Gonzalez, Charlie Carrillo, Federico Armijo, the Pimentel family, Eva Encinias, Rudolfo Anaya, Ivón Ulibarrí, Chuy Martíez, Antonia Apodaca, Ramón Flores, and Cecilio García Camarillo. One portrait is of an unidentified female healer, entitled "Curandera." There are also group photographs in which local artists (including Deliah Montoya and Oscar Lozoya) appear in costume, made-up as skeletal figures from the Mexican graphic tradition called "calaveras" and posed in fictional dance hall and gambling set-ups.

Dates

  • 1994-2000

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 15 items (1 box) : 15 photographic prints

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

Box 1 is shelved in the Big Box location.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451