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[Dance Performance]

Description: Photograph of a dance, Capoeira, performed by The Martial Arts Center of Austin. A dancer stands at the center of a room. Individuals wearing green shirts play instruments, while an audience is seated on the left.
Date: 2002
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Dancers at Día de los Muertos Parade]

Description: Photograph of individuals dancing at a parade hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in honor of Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. A woman faces away from the camera. She wears a yellow dress with ribbonwork tiers and lace. A young girl dances on the right. She wears a similar style dress that is blue in color. The photograph was taken at nighttime in downtown Austin, Texas.
Date: November 1, 2003
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Danish Culture Newspaper Article]

Description: Newspaper article titled "Danish culture cherished" discussing the grand opening of the new Danish Cultural Center in in 2001 in Danevang, Texas, known as "The Danish Capitol of Texas." The names of the people in the middle and bottom photographs are listed. The article appeared in the El Campo Leader in June 6, 2001.
Date: June 6, 2001
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Day of the Dead Parade]

Description: Photograph of a parade presented by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas on the Day of the Dead. A statue of a skeleton riding a donkey skeleton is pushed down the street. The skeleton wears a straw hat and holds a long wooden rod in its right hand. The man who pushes the statue wears a straw hat and a white shirt with an image of a woman printed on it.
Date: November 3, 2000
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Day of the Dead Parade Banner]

Description: Photograph of a parade presented by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas on the Day of the Dead. Individuals in costume hold up a large banner that reads: "Mexic-Arte Museum Presents Día de los Muertos Parade." Six individuals wear black clothing and black and white face paint. A man, left, wears a skeleton mask, lilac dress shirt, gray vest, and gray trousers. A woman, right, wears a red skirt with white ruffles, a blue blouse with floral embroidery, and a floppy white hat with lace trimming… more
Date: November 3, 2000
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Decorated Altar at a Día de los Muertos Celebration]

Description: Photograph of an altar at the Día de los Muertos celebration hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Pastries, tamales, fruit, and beverages are arranged on the altar. Tamales and pastries hang from string above the altar. Candles and statuettes of Jesus are also arranged on the altar. Religiously themed paintings hang from the wall behind the structure.
Date: 2001
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Decorated Altar at Day of the Dead Celebration]

Description: Photograph of an altar on the Day of the Dead. The celebration was held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas on November 3rd, 2000. Yellow paper flowers are attached to pieces of string that hang from the ceiling. Orange and white flowers are arranged on a table. People mill around the room and sit in folding chairs. Many wear traditional costumes. Black and white drawings hang from the walls of the room.
Date: November 3, 2000
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Decorated Mexican Day of the Dead Altar]

Description: Photograph of an altar set up during the Mexic-Arte Museum's annual Día de los Muertos celebration. The altar is decorated with candles, paper flowers, colored banners, tamales, pasties, bottles of beer, and rose petals. A miniature skeleton bride and groom stand at the top of the altar. The photograph was taken in downtown Austin, Texas.
Date: October 27, 2007
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Dedication of Public Art Fountain]

Description: Photograph of three individuals attending the dedication of a Public Art Fountain at Frost Bank in Austin, Texas. They stand next to a fountain. Two individuals are female. Mr. Schmidt stands in the middle of the group.
Date: 2001
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Día de los Muertos Parade]

Description: Photograph of the Mexic-Arte Museum's Día de los Muertos parade. An individual dressed as a skeleton pulls a wagon behind him or her. Balanced atop the wagon is a small red coffin. Flowers and a piece of colorful cloth rest on top of the coffin. The photograph was taken at nighttime in downtown Austin.
Date: November 2, 2002
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Día de los Muertos Parade]

Description: Photograph of a parade hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in honor of Día de los Muertos. Individuals walk down a road in downtown Austin, Texas. A woman pulls a wagon behind her. A miniature altar is set up on top of the wagon.
Date: October 27, 2007
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Día de los Muertos Parade Banner]

Description: Photograph of a parade banner at the Mexic-Arte Museum's Día de los Muertos parade. Two individuals hold the banner between them. It reads: "Mexic-Arte Museum, Día de los Muertos, Presented by Dell. Printing sponsored by Kinko's." The photograph was taken at nighttime in downtown Austin.
Date: November 2, 2002
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Día de los Muertos Parade Banner]

Description: Photograph of a banner at the Mexic-Arte Museum's annual Día de los Muertos parade. The banner reads "2004. Día de los Muertos. Mexic-ArteMuseum.org" and is decorated with yellow and green streamers.
Date: October 30, 2004
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Día de los Muertos Parade Banner]

Description: Photograph of a parade hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in honor of Día de los Muertos. Individuals in costume hold up a parade banner, which reads: "Mexic-Arte Museum presents Día de los Muertos Parade." A statue of a woman in traditional dress stands in the foreground. The photograph was taken in downtown Austin, Texas.
Date: October 27, 2007
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Día de los Muertos Parade in Downtown Austin]

Description: Photograph of the Mexic-Arte Museum's Día de los Muertos parade. A parade banner, left, reads: "Mexic-Arte Museum, Día de los Muertos, Presented by Dell." A man, right, holds a pinata of an animal with his left hand. Streamers hang from the pinata. The man holds up a sword with his right hand. The photograph was taken at nighttime in downtown Austin.
Date: November 2, 2002
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Día de los Muertos Parade Preparation]

Description: Photograph of individuals preparing for a parade hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in honor of Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. Black and white photographs are set up on an altar. Two archways decorated with paper flowers are visible. A sign in the background reads "Railroad Crossing." The photograph was taken at dusk in downtown Austin, Texas.
Date: November 1, 2003
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Docent and School Group at A Legacy of Change Exhibition]

Description: Photograph of a docent speaking to a group of schoolchildren at A Legacy of Change: 25th Anniversary Permanent Collection Exhibition, which was part of the 2009 Texas So Juana Festival: A Tribute to Mexican Women at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The children wear uniforms and face away from the camera. The docent stands in front of a display of dried flowers.
Date: April 25, 2009
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Docent and Visitors at From Revolution to Renaissance Exhibition]

Description: Photograph of a docent speaking to visitors at an exhibition titled From Revolution to Renaissance: Mexican Art from the Aaron Collection. The exhibition was hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Visitors face away from the camera. The docent wears blue. Paintings hang on the walls of the gallery.
Date: 2007
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Docent and Visitors at Mexican Art from the Aaron Collection Exhibition]

Description: Photograph of a docent speaking to visitors at an exhibition titled From Revolution to Renaissance: Mexican Art from the Aaron Collection. The exhibition was hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Visitors face away from the camera. The docent holds a glass in his left hand and uses his right hand to point leftward. Paintings hang on the walls of the gallery.
Date: 2007
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Docent Speaking at Exhibition]

Description: Photograph of a docent speaking to a group of children in the Luz Jiménez exhibit, Symbol of a Millennial People, at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The docent wears a pale yellow blouse and white cardigan. In her left arm she holds a pad of paper. Her right hand gestures to the group. The group faces away from the camera. A large clay vessel sits on a platform to the right. A title wall behind the docent reads "Luz Jiménez-Symbol of a Millennial People, Model and Muse of the Mexican Sc… more
Date: 2000
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Docent Speaking to Small Group of Children]

Description: Photograph of a docent speaking to a group of four children in the Luz Jiménez exhibit, Symbol of a Millennial People, at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The docent, who sits in a folding chair, wears a purple dress and multicolored scarf. She holds up five fingers on her right hand and two on her left; the children mirror her. The children sit on the floor. One girl and two boys sit to the left, while a last girl sits off to the right. Two paintings of young women are featured on the w… more
Date: 2000
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Dogs in Costume]

Description: Photograph of four small costumed dogs during a Day of the Dead celebration hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. A man and woman hold the dogs' leashes. Altars and patrons in costume can be seen in the background. The photograph was taken at nighttime in downtown Austin, Texas.
Date: November 1, 2003
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum
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