Tauromaquia poster collection
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Scope and Contents
This artificial collection contains graphic materials related to tauromaquia (bullfighting), chiefly consisting of 38 promotional posters for bullfights in Tijuana, Mexico, dating from circa 1966 to 1973. These small posters, in English, are on card stock measuring from approximately 9.5 x 12.75" to 16 x 22." In addition, there is a set of prints from: "Toreros: Four Water Colors by Nico," printed and published by I.B. Fischer Co., New York City (1953); four oversize posters for a flamenco event and bullfights at the Plaza de Toros Monumental in Spain; a poster for the "La Tauromaquia: Goya Picasso and the Bullfight" exhibit at the Fisher Gallery, University of Southern California (Jan. 14-Feb. 18, 1987); and an undated poster for "Circus Vargas" (April 1-3) at the Pacific Design Center Parking Lot in Los Angeles.
Dates
- Creation: 1953 - 1994
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Extent
1.42 Linear Feet (1 box and 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Spanish; Castilian
Abstract
This artificial collection contains graphic materials related to tauromaquia (bullfighting), chiefly consisting of 38 promotional posters for bullfights in Tijuana, Mexico, dating from circa 1966 to 1973.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from various sources. The majority of items were received as part of the Mr.and Mrs. Herbert F. Boeckmann collection, 1985.
- Title
- Finding aid for the tauromaquia poster collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Diann Benti
- Date
- 2022 April
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu