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Pair of Mid-Century Screen Prints
"Market" and "Ollas"
by Raymond Barrio
~ c1950s-60s ~

Pair of original Mid-Century 16 x 20" screen prints, each numbered "E/40", signed, and titled in pencil.

Raymond Barrio (1921-1996) was born to Spanish immigrant parents in New Jersey, the elder of two boys. His parents, Saturnino and Angelita Barrio, had arrived in the United States in 1920. The father died in an industrial accident when the two boys were still young. The mother Angelita made a living as a dancer, while the boys were raised by foster parents, receiving a Protestant rather than a Catholic upbringing.

In 1936, Barrio moved to California. He entered the University of Southern California in 1941 before enlisting in the U.S. military in 1943. During the next three years, he saw active service in Europe but managed further academic study at Yale and the University of California at Berkeley. He received his B.A. from Berkeley in 1947, then went to the Art Center College of Los Angeles to study for a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, which he earned in 1952.

For the rest of his life, Barrio painted, taught art, and wrote. His teaching included courses on modern art, creative writing, and Chicano studies, mostly at colleges and universities in the San Francisco Bay area. In 1957, he visited Mexico and met Yolanda Sánchez, whom he married. The couple had five children.

Although he was not a Mexican American himself, Barrio identified himself politically with Chicanos, both in his art and in his writing. His lasting influence is still felt through his first novel, The Plum Plum Pickers (1969). It is a significant and early piece of Chicano literature and also referenced as a historical text.

Prints Measure 16 x 20 Inches.
In Very Good to Excellent Condition: Light Age and Edgewear Only.

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