Richard Saul Duardo (1952 – 2014) was an American master

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, visual artist, and illustrator, of Mexican descent. He was known for

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, and was an important person within the Chicano art community in Los Angeles, California. His work is in the collection of The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture, the

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Early life and education

Richard Duardo was born May 15, 1952, in Los Angeles, California. He was raised in the

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neighborhood of Los Angeles. Durado graduated from Franklin High School in Highland Park. Duardo studied printmaking at

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(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. 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. The

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named him "Artist of the Year" in 1988. Duardo designed album covers for

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Death

Duardo died on November 11, 2014, in his home in Los Angeles.

References

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