Descriptive Summary
Granados, Juan
Juan Granados Papers,
1996-2008
Papers concerning
Texas Tech Art professor Juan Granados and his ceramic work.
U 259.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
1 Box (0.5 linear
feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
An Assistant Professor of Art at Texas Tech, Granados and his family
were at one time migrant workers. His ceramic pieces are influenced by his
childhood relationship with the earth, and he strongly carries these themes
into his work. Several of his pieces have been recognized and published. He was born in Floydada, Texas in 1962.
Granados recieved his BA in 1987 from the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma and his MFA from Ohio State University in 1991.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Granados's vita and artist's statement, various news
clippings on his work, gallery brochures and publications featuring his ceramic work.
Most of the news clippings and publications are photocopies.
Index Terms
The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
developed.
Subjects (Persons)
Granados, Juan
Subjects (Organizations)
Texas Tech University.
Dept. of Art--Faculty
Subjects
Artists
Artists,
American--Texas
Ceramics
Migrant labor
Potters
Collection accession #(s):
2001-0219-A
Gifts, 2001 and 2008
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Lynn Whitfield, August 8, 2001
Preferred Citation
Juan Granados Papers, 1996-2008, Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following manuscript collections:
- Juan Granados oral history interview [sound recording],
1998
- Juan Granados Photographs [SWCPC 615], undated. Consists of
photographs of five of the donor's ceramic pieces: Pump #3, Pump #5, and three
unnamed pieces.
Collection Inventory
1
1
New Clippings,
1991-1998
1
2
New Clippings,
1998-2002
1
3
New Clippings,
2003-2004
1
4
Publications,
2005-2008
1
5
Publications (Inscribed),
1996-2001
Art Now Gallery Guide. Spotlight article includes photograph of Granados's "Pump" sculpture.
November 1996
University of North Carolina Galleries Brochure- "Beyond the Physical: Substance, Space and Light." Artist's statement,
text and photographs of Granados's sculptures on pages 6-10,
January 19-April 1, 2001
Ceramics Monthly magazine- "Life Systems, Life Cycles" article includes photographs of Granados's sculptures on pages 34 and 37,
March 2001
"Exemplary Migrant Students," Texas Annual Migrant Education Conference brochure. Biography and photo of Granados on
page 19,
November 2000
Rhodes, Daniel. Clay and Glazes for the Potter. Krause Publications. Photograph of Granados's sculpture "First Harvest"
on page 153,
2000
Speight, Charlotte F. and John Toki. Make It in Clay: A Beginner's Guide to Ceramics. Second Edition. Photograph of
Granados's sculpture "Support,"
1997
1
4
Juan Granados's Vita,
1998-2008