Fernando Casas Papers

Collection

Identifier: 2018-003

Staff Only

This collection documents Casas’s career and life from 1946 to 2017, with the bulk of the materials focused in the 1980s and 1990s. Materials include copies of publications, original manuscripts, original sketches, exhibit pamphlets and catalogs, exhibit reviews, correspondence, original artworks, and posters. The collection contains materials in both English and Spanish.

Dates

1946-2017
Majority of material found within 1980s-1990s

Creator

Casas, Fernando Rodriguez (Person)

Language of Materials

English, Spanish;Castilian

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Special Collections owns the physical items in our collections, but copyright normally belongs to the creator of the materials or their heirs. The researcher has full responsibility for determining copyright status, obtaining permission to publish from copyright holders, and abiding by current copyright laws when publishing or displaying copies of Special Collections material in print or electronic form. For more information, consult the appropriate librarian. Reproduction decisions will be made by Special Collections staff on a case-by-case basis.

Extent

1.0 linear feet

Additional Description

Biographical Information

Fernando Rodriguez Casas was born in Cochabamba, Bolivia. He received his formal art education through "private art studies" with Don Ron Paul, the director of the School of Fine Arts in Cochabamba. After he completed his studies there, he pursued his B.A. in philosophy at Colorado College, and completed his M.A. and Ph. D. in philosophy at Rice University. Casas taught in the Humanities and Philosophy departments at Rice University for about twenty years, but is now a part of the faculty at the Women's Institute of Houston.

Casas has exhibited internationally and locally in both solo and group exhibitions and shows. He has published multiple writings on philosophy and related to his artwork. Some of the manuscripts and publications can be found in his personal papers. In 2003, he was invited to participate in the Florence Biennale, an international biennale for contemporary art, where he was awarded the Premio alla Carriera. Casas is now represented by Gremillion & Co. Fine Art, Inc.