Ricardo Favela

Ricardo Favela (January 19, 1944 – July 15, 2007) was an artist, professor, and civil rights activist based in Sacramento, California. He was a founding member of the Chicano art collective group Royal Chicano Air Force.

Life and career

Favela was born in Kingsburg, California. He attended Sacramento State University where he received his B.A. in 1971 and M.A. in 1989. Favela began teaching art classes at Sacramento State University in the 1980s and eventually became a full-time professor in the Art Department in 1997.[1]

Favela worked in screen printing and ceramic sculptures. His artworks are in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the University Galleries of Sacramento State University.

Death

Favela died of a heart attack on July 15, 2007 in Visalia, California. [2]

Legacy

Ricardo Favela Park in the McKinley Village neighborhood of Sacramento, California.[3]

References
  1. "Art community mourns death of Sacramento State professor". Sacramento State News. 2007-07-20.
  2. Rourke, Mary (2007-07-26). "Ricardo Favela, 62; helped create Chicano art group, was longtime professor". Los Angeles Times.
  3. "Richard Favela Park". Arts+Culture, City of Sacramento. Retrieved 2020-12-11.


Guide to the Ricardo Favela papers CEMA 72, UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections.

Ricardo Favela at the Smithsonian American Art Museum


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