Franco, Josh

Archives of American Art staff Fellowship Advisor

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Franco, Josh

Archives of American Art staff Fellowship Advisor

Positions

National Collector, Archives of American Art 2017 -
Latino collections specialist, Archives of American Art 2015 - 2017

Background And Education

Education And Training

Ph.D., State University of New York, Binghamton 2016
M.A., State University of New York, Binghamton 2010
B.A., Southwestern University 2006

Awards And Honors

Distinguished Former Odessan Award, conferred by Odessa Heritage Foundation, 2016
Binghamton Foundation Travel Grant, conferred by State University of New York, Binghamton, 2014
Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Research, conferred by State University of New York, Binghamton, 2013

Publications

Selected Publications

Article
- Franco, Josh T. 2026. "José Esquivel Papers." Archives of American Art Journal, 65, (1) 90-91. https://doi.org/10.1086/741387. 2026
- Franco, Josh T. 2025. "Barbara Rossi Papers." Archives of American Art Journal, 64, (1) 90-91. https://doi.org/10.1086/735906. 2025
- Franco, Josh T. 2025. "Mitchell Jamieson Papers." Archives of American Art Journal, 64, (2) 92-95. https://doi.org/10.1086/739072. 2025
- Franco, Josh T. 2024. "Dick Polich Papers." Archives of American Art Journal, 63, (2) 88-89. https://doi.org/10.1086/733451. 2024
- Franco, Josh T. 2024. "Felix Gonzalez-Torres Letters to María Martínez-Cañas." Archives of American Art Journal, 63, (1) 88-89. https://doi.org/10.1086/729188. 2024
- Franco, Josh T. 2019. "Lee Hall Papers." Archives of American Art Journal, 58, (1) 88–89. https://doi.org/10.1086/703664. 2019
- Franco, Josh T. 2018. "Hispanic Hoopla: Latino Collecting at the Archives." Archives of American Art Journal, 57, (2) 78–93. https://doi.org/10.1086/701179. 2018
- Franco, Josh T. 2018. "Más Rudas Collective, 2009-2016 (An Archival Epilogue to an Epic Pachanga)." Journal of Feminist Scholarship, 12, (Special Issue) 38–53. (A Gun for Every Girl) 2018
- Franco, Josh T. 2017. "Kathy Vargas Papers." Archives of American Art Journal, 56, (1) 86–87. https://doi.org/10.1086/692638. 2017
- Franco, Josh T. 2017. "Naul Ojeda Papers." Archives of American Art Journal, 56, (2) 86–87. https://doi.org/10.1086/695622. 2017
Book
- Ickes, Charlotte and Franco, Josh T. 2025. Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return. Radius Books. 2025
- Ickes, Charlotte and Franco, Josh T. 2024. Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Final Revenge [Exhibition catalog] 2024
Chapter
- Franco, Josh T. 2018. "Dear Theaster: Considering Black Power and Rasquachismo." In Theaster Gates: How to Building a Museum. Scott, Kitty, editor. 48–53. Ontario: Art Gallery of Ontario. 2018
Review
- Franco, Josh T. 2018. [Book review] "The heart of the mission: Latino art and politics in San Francisco: Cary Cordova." Latino Studies, 16, (1), 139–140. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41276-017-0110-y. 2018
- Franco, Josh T. 2017. [Book review] "The Accidental Archives of the Royal Chicano Air Force." Diálogo, An Interdisciplinary Studies Journal., 20, (1), 199–201. 2017