Frank Romero and the Chicano art movement in L.A.

Chicano artist Frank Romero on his career. Bonus video from COLLECTORS episode, now streaming on the PBS App. PBS broadcast premiere December 27, 2024. COLLECTORS reveals the essential role that craft appreciators play in the community, examining how collectors affirm and inspire the artists they support. The episode highlights collections from Chicano art to teapots to wooden spoons, looking at what drives collectors and how their support furthers artists at all stages of their careers. The featured collectors, artists and institutions include Fleur Bresler, Judith Chernoff & Jeffrey Bernstein, Yolanda González, Sonny & Gloria Kamm, Cynthia Lockhart, Cheech Marin, Carolyn Mazloomi, Francisco Palomares, Frank Romero, Norm Sartorius, Peter Shire, Sara Vance Waddell, Jaime “Germs” Zacarias and the American Craft Council Show. Archival courtesy of Frank Romero, Otis College of Art and Design, Sam Jornlin, the Voulkos & Co. Catalogue Project, County of Los Angeles / James Tartan, George Garrigues, Robin Dunitz. For more info about Craft in America, visit www.craftinamerica.org. All Craft in America episodes are viewable on craftinamerica.org, the PBS iPhone/iPad app, and pbs.org/craft-in-america Craft in America’s mission is to promote and advance original handcrafted work through educational programs in all media. Support our exploration and celebration of the handmade. craftinamerica.org/page/donate