50 Years of Friendship & Memories: A Look Back at the Austin-Saltillo Sister Cities Association, 1968-2018 (open access)

50 Years of Friendship & Memories: A Look Back at the Austin-Saltillo Sister Cities Association, 1968-2018

Booklet discussing the history of the sister-city relationship between Austin, Texas and Saltillo, Mexico from 1968 to 2018. There are several photos from sister-city events.
Date: 2018
Creator: Austin-Saltillo Sister Cities Association
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Treasures of the Cathedral of Saltillo, Mexico] (open access)

[Pamphlet: Treasures of the Cathedral of Saltillo, Mexico]

Pamphlet advertising an exhibition presented by the city of Austin, the Consulate General of Mexico in Austin, the Catholic Diocese of Austin, and the Mexic-Arte Museum entitled "Tesoros de la Catedral de Saltillo", or "Treasures of the Cathedral of Saltillo". The pamphlet, when folded out, has three and a half panels. It contains colorful pictures of some of the artwork included in the exhibit as well as reception and exhibit details. When folded out, the last panel outlines the details of five different demonstrations, lectures, and performances presented as a part of the exhibit. The front and back cover as well as the front of the half-panel is spanned with a close up detail photograph of a gold surface covered in decorative elements and religious icons. The back of the middle cover features a large color copy of one of the paintings included in the exhibit as well information on the museum.
Date: 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Guide: Dos Maestros (Two Masters) Dr. Atl & Mardonio Magaña] (open access)

[Guide: Dos Maestros (Two Masters) Dr. Atl & Mardonio Magaña]

Gallery guide for an exhibition that was presented by the Mexic-Arte Museum entitled "Dos Maestros [Two Masters] Dr. Atl & Mardonio Magaña, Two Legendary Mexican Masters". The entire brochure is printed in green tinted gray-scale, including the photographs. The cover of the guide features the title and a photograph of a charcoal drawing by Dr. Atl. After the introduction on page two, the guide includes pages dedicated to biographical information about Dr. Atl and Mardonio Magaña. There are also pages that cover information about the "San Juan Parangaricutiro before and after its destruction", the "location of the Parícutin volcano", the history of Parícutin, and the "formation of a volcano". On page eleven and twelve, there is a chronological timeline that covers the life of Mardonio Magaña. There is a page of acknowledgements concerning the museum, the exhibition, and the gallery guide at the back of the guide as well as a page that features a list of the board of directors, members, honorary members, legal counselors, and staff of the Mexic-Arte Museum. There are several photographs of the artists and their artworks throughout the guide.
Date: 2004
Creator: Orozco, Sylvia & Zamora, Herlinda
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Annual Young Latino Artists Exhibition, June 13 - September 7, 2014 (open access)

Annual Young Latino Artists Exhibition, June 13 - September 7, 2014

Catalog for the 19th annual Young Latino Artists Exhibition including biographies of participating artists, descriptions of the art pieces in the exhibit, and other information about the series.
Date: 2014
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Book: "Treasures of the Cathedral of Saltillo, Mexico Family Guide"] (open access)

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

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 exhibition included in the book.
Date: 2002
Creator: Zamora, Herlinda & Johnston, Margaret
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Camões' Feast (open access)

Camões' Feast

Book discussing the art installation, "Camões Feast,"originally exhibited at the Mexic-Arte Museum in YEAR. The book also includes biographical information on Luís Vas de Camões, Sérgio de Castro Pinto, Caetano Veloso, Olga Savary, Affonso Romano de Sant'Anna, Frederico Barbosa, Haroldo de Campos, Manoel de Barros, Antonio Cícero, and Regina Vater.
Date: December 2001
Creator: Vater, Regina; McMillan, Megan; Stampleman, Suzel; Glasgow, Thays & Mieli, Mario
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sebastián, La Geometría Del Espacio Y Del Tiempo, April 8-June 25, 2017] (open access)

[Sebastián, La Geometría Del Espacio Y Del Tiempo, April 8-June 25, 2017]

Catalog for the exhibit, "Sebastián: The Geometry of Space and Time," including the biography of Sebastián (born Enrique Carbajal González), descriptions of the art pieces in the exhibit, and other information about the series.
Date: 2017
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rosaria Cabrera: creation between the time of restlessness and forgetting (open access)

Rosaria Cabrera: creation between the time of restlessness and forgetting

Book discussing an exhibit of Rosaria Cabrera's work at the Mexic-Arte Museum, Centro Cultural Mexicano "Paso del Norte," and Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
Date: 1998
Creator: Zurian, Carla
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History