http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt400032m7 No online items Finding Aid for the The Fire of Life: The Robert Legorreta - Cyclona Collection 1933-2005 CSRC.0500 Processed by Michael Stone. Chicano Studies Research Center Library 2017 144 Haines Hall Box 951544 Los Angeles, California 90095-1544
[email protected] URL: http://chicano.ucla.edu CSRC.0500 1 Contributing Institution: Chicano Studies Research Center Library Title: The Fire of Life: The Robert Legorreta - Cyclona Collection Creator: Legorreta, Robert, 1952- Identifier/Call Number: CSRC.0500 Physical Description: 50 linear feet Date (inclusive): 1933-2005 Abstract: This collection of papers, photos, LP records and three-dimensional objects represents the personal collection of the performance artist Robert Legorreta, also known as Cyclona. Items of special interest include Cyclona's scrapbook and LP record and artifact collection depicting representations of Latinos. COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library and Archive for paging information. Language of Material: English , Spanish; Castilian . Access Open for research. Acquisition Information Gift of Robert Legorreta. Deed of gift on file at the CSRC archive office. Biography As a child Robert Legorreta, also known as Cyclona, recalls seeing Elvis Presley's television debut. This whetted his youthful appetite for provocative entertainment. He also remembers the hit novelty song, "The Monster Mash" and how that song transformed Halloween from an innocent candy and costume holiday for children into a subversive teenage rite of passage. Since that time, he has been a performance artist and provocateur. In the guise of a Pagliacci-like clown, inspired by the subversion of The Monster Mash and the sexuality of rock music, he laces his performances with subliminal and overt messages about race, gender and identity.