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[Book: "Treasures of the Cathedral of Saltillo, Mexico Family Guide"]

Description: Guidebook created as an accompaniment to an exhibit at the Mexic-Arte Museum entitled "Tesoros de la Catedral de Saltillo, Treasures of the Cathedral of Saltillo, Mexico", which ran from October 18 to December 28, 2002. The guidebook contains information on the both the museum and the exhibit, and includes an in-depth description of the historical, cultural, and religious significance of the exhibition. There are also activities such as trivia quizzes and puzzles that are related to the exhibit… more
Date: 2002
Creator: Zamora, Herlinda & Johnston, Margaret
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

[Booklet: Recent Works of Arthur Potter]

Description: Booklet discussing the recent works of Arthur Potter, which were exhibited at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas during December of 1990. The booklet features an interview of Potter and includes examples of his work.
Date: December 1990
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Boy Holding a Slinky and Looking at Art on the Wall]

Description: Photograph of a Hispanic boy standing in front of and looking at an ornately colorful picture that is on the wall as part of an art exhibition. The boy, who is wearing sandals, a striped shirt, and shorts, is holding a Slinky in his hands. There is another framed picture of an ornate building with arches, pillars, and a peacock to the left of the other picture. Another frame is partly visible on the right-hand side of the image. Each picture is surrounded by a white mat and has an information c… more
Date: 1998
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Boy Looking at a Sculpture in a Glass Case]

Description: Photograph of a Hispanic boy bending over with his hands on his knees to look at an abstract stone sculpture. The boy, who is standing on the right-hand side of the image, is wearing a striped shirt and blue trousers with a belt. The stone sculpture is enclosed in a glass case and rested on a brown painted podium. There is a yellowed newspaper and a photograph next to it. People are visible in the background.
Date: 1998
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Boy Wearing a Mask]

Description: Photograph of a young boy wearing a mask at the Mexic-Arte Museum's annual Día de los Muertos celebration. The mask is hand decorated. The boy wears a red and green tie dye shirt.
Date: October 30, 2004
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Break Dancing Crew Performing]

Description: Photograph of young men and boys break dancing. All but one member is wearing black athletic pants and a t-shirt that is either black or white. The other member is wearing a plaid button up shirt and jeans. The walls behind them are with abstract or distorted portrayals of people. There is one member lifting another up into the air. There are two other members with their backs arched, hands and feet on the ground with their stomachs facing the ceiling.
Date: 1997
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Break Dancing Crew Posing]

Description: Photograph of nine young men and boys posing together. Most of the members are kneeling, but there is a boy doing a dance pose in the middle. All but one member is wearing black athletic pants and a t-shirt that is either black or white. The other member is wearing a plaid button up shirt and jeans. The walls behind them are with abstract or distorted portrayals of people.
Date: 1997
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Brightly Colored Display at Exhibition]

Description: Photograph of a large display that covers part of the floor and the wall. The wall is decorated with bright illustrations of people. In the floor there are boxes that are covered or decorated. On top of the boxes, there are skeletons, bottles, fruits and vegetables. There are also tall stands that have use large amounts of flowers to make shapes, such as a heart. The floor also has confetti and shredded paper scattered everywhere.
Date: 1998
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Buffet Line]

Description: Photograph of the buffet line at the Mexic-Arte Museum's third annual Taste of Mexico event. The event occurred on May 2nd, 2002 and served as a Cinco de Mayo celebration. A woman waves to the camera. She wears a red and white patterned blouse. Others serve themselves food in line. Colorful banners hang from the roof of the party tent.
Date: May 2, 2002
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Build a Garden Project]

Description: Photograph of Patricia Green's Build a Garden project at Andrews Elementary. Cacti have been planted in an overturned cinder block. The cinder block is painted yellow. Words on the cinder block include Destiny, Diane, May, and 2005.
Date: 2005
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Car in Parade]

Description: Photograph of a car in the Mexic-Arte Museum's Día de los Muertos parade. A sugar skull is painted on the door of the car. A person in the driver's seat is wearing a skull mask. The photograph was taken at nighttime in downtown Austin.
Date: November 2, 2002
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Car in Parade]

Description: Photograph of a car in the Mexic-Arte Museum's Día de los Muertos parade. The car is painted to look like a pig. Various pig paraphernalia, including a teakettle and stuffed pig, is attached to the roof of the car. Two individuals sitting in the front seats of the car wear hats shaped like pigs. The photograph was taken at nighttime in downtown Austin.
Date: November 2, 2002
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Card: Ámame Bésame Adórname]

Description: Card that advertises an exhibition that was presented by the Mexic-Arte Museum entitled "Ámame Bésame Adórname [Love Me, Kiss Me, Adorn Me]". The cover of the card has a row of pictures of pearl jewelry. Below the photographs there is both the Spanish and American translations of the title as well as the Mexic-Arte Museum logo. The first panel of the open card requests that the receiver attend a ["Valentine's Day [Jewelry] Preview Party]. The letter reiterates the name of the exhibition, and th… more
Date: 2006
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Celia Alvarez Muñoz at Stories Your Mother Never Told You Exhibition]

Description: Photograph of Celia Alvarez Muñoz and an unnamed man at Stories Your Mother Never Told You, an exhibition of work by Celia Alvarez Muñoz. The exhibition was hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Muñoz, left, wears a purple and green satin jacket. The unnamed man, right, wears a black shirt.
Date: 2003
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Chad Marsh and Two Others in Front of Artwork]

Description: Photograph of two men standing on either side of a woman. One of the men is Chad Marsh. All three have their arms around one another. They are standing in front of artworks that were created by Rolando Briseno. The man on the far left is wearing a button up shirt with white and blue square designs. The woman is wearing a white jacket and shirt with a black top. The man on the right is wearing a grey button up shirt and reddish brown pants.
Date: 1997
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Chad Marsh in Front of a Title Wall]

Description: Photograph of Chad Marsh on the left in a blue and white button shirt with square designs and black jeans. On the right there is a wall that reads "The Diversity and Emergence Series Presents" at the top, beneath that, in larger letters it reads "Chad Marsh" and on the left side of the wall, there is a mid-sized painting by Chad March.
Date: 1997
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum
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