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[Altar to Sylvia Orozco's Deceased Father]

Description: Photograph of the altar to Sylvia Orozco's deceased father. Sylvia Orozco has two other women attending with her, one of whom is holding up a book that reads "Los Zapatos" by Diego Rivera 1989". There is a painting in the background where two men can be seen wearing sombreros. There is another man behind him, but he is cut off.
Date: 1989
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Altar with Three Tiers]

Description: Photograph of a heavily decorated altar. There are three tiers and each level has flowers. The bottom tier also has small skulls sitting on the floor and a statuette on the right. The middle tier has skulls as well as a Catholic religious image. The top tier has two small skeleton figures, one in a white dress and veil and the other in a black tuxedo jacket. There is a cross above the pair.
Date: 1989
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Art by Pio Pulido and All Billings

Description: Photograph of two people leaning against a wall with artworks hanging on it. To their left, there is a large abstract painting and on their right is a smaller painting with intricate designs. Further to their right, there are three more pieces, two of which are 3-dimensional. The artists who created the pieces are Pio Pulido and Al Billings.
Date: 1988
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Artist in Residency Workshop]

Description: Photograph of an Artist in Residency workshop at SAMA. There is a white table with paper and other supplies scattered on it and another table in the background. There are numerous people attending the workshop, some children and some adults.
Date: 1986
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Artist in Residency Workshop in Progress]

Description: Photograph of an Artist in Residency workshop at SAMA. There is a wall that has paper cut into shaped on it. There is a man painting a skeleton in a cloak playing a guitar onto the same wall. There are two more people in the foreground standing near a table with a mess of supplies piled on it.
Date: 1986
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Book: Festival Cinco de Mayo]

Description: Book of community events and advertisements relevant to the Austin, Texas area. In the center, there is a schedule of events in celebration of Cinco de Mayo. Some advertisements in the book mention local law firms or services, and others are for political positions.
Date: 1988
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Booklet: Realidades Mexicanas and La Muerte Vive]

Description: Catalog of two exhibits from the Austin, Texas. One exhibit was called "La Muerte Vive" and the other was named "Realidades Mexicanas" and showed off Mexican and Mexican American artworks. The catalog also includes information about the Mexic-Arte Museum, the exhibits and other topics.
Date: 1985
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Conference in Los Angeles]

Description: Photograph of three rows of people at the Open Dialogue Association of American Cultures in Los Angeles, California. The people in the first row are kneeling or sitting on the floor, the second row are sitting in chairs and the third row are standing.
Date: 1988
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Costumed People Posing]

Description: Photograph of ten people in costumes and masks made to look like sugar skulls posing for the camera. There is one person in the front lying on their side. A few people in the back are not looking to the camera.
Date: 1986
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Day of the Dead Display]

Description: Photograph of a table covered in Day of the Dead items, such as bottles, candles and gourds. The wall behind it is also decorated and includes images of the Virgin Mary. In the foreground, there is a skeleton standing on the floor with a wig and large feather on its head.
Date: 1986
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Day of the Dead Performance]

Description: Photograph of flamenco dancers performing for the Día de los Muertos celebration. There is a man in a devil-like costume and a large dragon-like head holding a pitchfork. There are also two other men in mariachi attire dancing with two of the flamenco dancers. There is a third flamenco dancer that is cut off on the right side.
Date: 1984
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Death Spectacular Show at Paramount Theater]

Description: Photograph of a stage filled with performers clothed in Day of the Dead costumes. In the background four performers (two male, two female) hold hands as if being pulled away from the action. Miscellaneous performers stand in the wings. In the foreground, two men in suits tussle with a figure costumed as a ram while a woman in white stands nearby. One man's hat has fallen to the ground; the woman wears a veil.
Date: 1986
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Día de los Muertos]

Description: Pamphlet of the Mexic-Arte Museum invitation to the Day of the Dead a Multi-Disciplie Art Celebration event. It includes the schedule of the event, a history of the Day of the Dead holiday, and Day of the Dead illustrations.
Date: 1985
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum
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