Richard Duardo Explained

Ricardo Duardo
Birth Name:	Richard Saul Duardo
Birth Date:	May 15, 1952
Birth Place:	Los Angeles, California, United States
Death Date:	November 11, 2014
Death Place:	Los Angeles, California, United States
Education:	Pasadena City College, University of California, Los Angeles (BA)
Occupation:	Printmaker, visual artist, illustrator
Known For:	Screen printing
Movement:	Pop art, Chicano art

Richard Saul Duardo (1952 – 2014)^[1] was an American master printmaker, visual artist, and illustrator, of Mexican descent. He was known for screen printing, and was an important person within the Chicano art community in Los Angeles, California.^{[2] [3]}

His work is in the collection of The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture, the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.^{[4] [5]}

Early life and education

Richard Duardo was born May 15, 1952, in Los Angeles, California.^{[6] [7]} He was raised in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. Durado graduated from Franklin High School in Highland Park.

Duardo studied printmaking at Pasadena City College, and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He graduated from UCLA with a bachelor's degree in graphic design 1976. He apprenticed under master printer Jeff Wasserman in 1977.

Career

Duardo co-founded arts organization, Centro De Arte Publico, with artists Carlos Almaraz and Guillermo Bejarano in 1977.^[8]

In 1978, Duardo founded a serigraphy studio called Hecho en Aztlán. It was the first Chicano-owned serigraphy studio in Los Angeles. In the studio, he collaborated on a printmaking series with artists Almaraz and John Valadez. Duardo opened multiple studios throughout his life, the last of which was Modern Multiples.^[9]

The California Arts Council named him "Artist of the Year" in 1988.

Duardo designed album covers for Yanni and Jackson Browne. His work is in the collection of The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture, the McNay Art Museum, the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Death

Duardo died on November 11, 2014, in his home in Los Angeles.^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Guide To The Richard Duardo Collection of Silk Screen Prints . Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
2. Web site: 2014-11-17 . Richard Duardo (1952–2014) . 2024-09-25 . . en-US . 0004-3532.
3. Web site: December 6, 2010 . Richard Duardo - Owner & Master Printer, Modern Multiples . 2024-09-25 . PBS SoCal . en.
4. Web site: Richard Duardo . 2024-09-24 . LACMA Collections . Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
5. Web site: 2017-05-01 . Cheech Marin Celebrates Richard Duardo and Chicano Art at Cal State LA . 2024-09-24 . Cal State LA Magazine . en-US.
6. Web site: Richard Duardo (American, b.1952, d.2014) . 2024-09-25 . . en.
7. Web site: Richard Saul Duardo Obituary 2014 . 2024-09-25 . Forest Lawn . en.
8. Web site: 2011-11-07 . Centro De Arte Publico, Where a Chicana Creative Agenda Thrived . 2024-09-24 . PBS SoCal . en.
9. Web site: 2022-11-02 . The Legacy of Northeast L.A. Pop Art Icon Richard Duardo Is Alive and Thriving In Lincoln Heights ~ L.A. TACO . 2024-09-24 . lataco.com . en.
10. News: Colker . David . November 16, 2014 . Richard Duardo dies at 62; printmaker was key in Chicano art community . . 0458-3035.