Photograph of an auction of work by Jose Cisneros, an artist, illustrator, and historian featured at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Individuals study items set up on tables covered in white and red cloth. Items include paintings, drawings, and ceramics.

Photograph of the Jose Cisneros exhibit at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Photograph features a lineup of seven drawings, most of which depict men wearing hats. The picture frames are wooden.

Photograph of Jose Cisneros, Sylvia Orozco, and two unnamed persons. Leftmost stands a man wearing a white dress shirt and black trousers. Cisneros, second from the left, wears a beige blazer and patterned tie. Orozco, second from the right, wears a magenta and white patterned blouse and black skirt. Rightmost stands a woman wearing glasses, a red blouse, and gray patterned trousers. They stand in front of a group of black and white framed drawings. Several potted plants sit on the floor.

Photograph of José Francisco Treviño standing in front of two paintings. The most visible painting, left, features a woman who wearing a sad expression and a rose in her hair. Behind her is a colorful mountain scene. Treviño wears a white dress shirt and patterned vest in gray, brown, and white colors.

Photograph of José Francisco Treviño and an unnamed man. Treviño, left, wears a shirt that is dark blue and green in color. The unnamed man, right, wears a checked button up shirt that is also green and blue in color. The man wears sunglasses, a prominent belt buckle, and leans against a walker. On the wall behind them hangs paintings of people. The centermost painting features a man and woman whose skin is teal in color. The leftmost painting features two abstract figures.

Photograph of José Francisco Treviño and an unnamed man standing in the Raíces Sin Fronteras exhibit held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The unnamed man, left, wears a blue shirt. Treviño, right, wears a white dress shirt. The wall behind them is painted green and purple. A painting on the wall features dancing couples.

Photograph of José Francisco Treviño and an unnamed woman standing in front of a title wall for the Raíces Sin Fronteras exhibit. The exhibit was housed at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas from October 29th, 1999 to January 15th, 2000. The unnamed woman, left, wears a white dress shirt and black skirt. Treviño, right, wears a blue, yellow, and red button up shirt and blue jeans. The leftmost wall is green, while the rightmost wall is purple. On the leftmost wall hangs a drawing of two figures and a painting of a young man. On the rightmost wall hangs a painting of an old man wearing a brown vest, multicolored pants, and carrying a cane. The title wall reads: "José Francisco Treviño, Raíces Sin Fronteras, A Retrospective."

Photograph of Kirk Watson, mayor of Austin, speaking at Le Tejedora de Vida (The Weaver of Life) exhibit at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Watson wears a gray suit, white dress shirt, and paisley tie. He stands at a microphone with his right hand perched on the podium in front of him. Behind Watson is a yellow wall upon which multiple picture frames are hung. Several of the picture frames hold small paintings, while the remainder hold text documents.

Photograph of a mural by Adolfo Mexiac at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Various artworks line surrounding walls. A man stands off to the left side. The mural features figures wearing white and figures wearing black. A man in white holds a bundle of white cloth. A woman hunches over to his right. On the left side of the mural, three people lean over buckets. On the right side of the mural, a group of five figures dressed in back carry a large bundle in a rightward direction. Those in black also wear face masks.

Photograph taken at Laura Bush's office in Austin, Texas. Laura Bush stands amid a Mariachi band as they play. The four players are dressed in traditional Mariachi costume. The leftmost person plays a guitarrón. Two others play guitar and the last plays an accordion. The photograph was taken in a hallway with red carpet.

Photograph of an unnamed woman and Laura Bush at Veronica Prida's Mexican Style Show, Threads of Light, at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The unnamed woman, right, wears a red patterned dress, black turtleneck, red beaded necklace, and silver earrings. Laura Bush, left, wears gold earrings and black jacket.

Photograph of Laura Bush, First Lady of Texas, at the La Tejedora de Vida (The Weaver of Life) exhibit held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Bush stands at a black podium and speaks into a microphone. She wears a black dress that has a collar and double row of buttons. She also wears red lipstick and nail polish. The wall behind her is yellow; several picture frames and a strand of green, white, and red streamers hang from it.

Photograph of six individuals at Veronica Prida's Mexican Style Show, Threads of Light, held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The show occurred on February 28th, 1999. Two women wear traditional Mexican dress. Laura Bush stands third from the right and wears a black suit. Sylvia Orozco stands second from the right and wears a white dress which is cinched at the waist with a mauve belt. Men stand on either side. Both wear suits.

Photograph of three women at Veronica Prida's Mexican Style Show, Threads of Light, at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Laura Bush, left, wears a black jacket. Sylvia Orozco, center, wears a white dress cinched at the waist with a fuchsia belt. The unnamed woman, right, wears a gray suit and blue ribbon in her hair. The women appear to be conversing.

Photograph of a male speaker at the opening reception for the Vitality and Roots exhibit. The reception was held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The man stands behind a podium that sits in front of a mural. He wears a dark suit jacket, white dress shirt, patterned tie, glasses, and khakis.

Photograph of Adolfo Mexiac speaking at Un Michoacano Unversal: A Retrospective at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Mexiac wears a suit and red cravat. He stands in front of a larger than life painting that is broken up into multiple canvases. In the painting a man holds a bundle of white cloth.

Photograph of a Margarita Becarra Cano standing in front of her artwork, Code X 187: The San Diego Wall, at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The exhibit ran from March 26th, 1999 to April 24th, 1999. Several dozen thin wooden figures hang from the ceiling. The figures appear to be men wearing hats and sad expressions; all are the same. Two white walls are visible and have writing on them in both Spanish and English, which is largely obscured by the hanging objects. Cano wears a gray shirt and blue pants.

Photograph of Mario Lozano, whose work was exhibited at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Lozano wears a denim shirt and blue jeans. He sits on a black tile floor with his legs crossed, chin leaning against his bent left arm.

Catalog for the exhibit, Mario Rendón Lozano: México, Vitalidad y Raíces, including a biography of Lozano, descriptions of the art pieces in the exhibit, and other information about the series.

Photograph of seven female Mexic-Arte Museum employees in front of Veronica Prida's boutique. Veronica Prida's designs were shown at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas in a fashion show titled Threads of Light on February 28th, 1999. The leftmost woman is Sylvia Orozco. Strands of white lights are strung upon bars where there might otherwise be a canopy.

Photograph of a model at Veronica Prida's Mexican Style Show, Threads of Light, held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The model wears white flowers in her hair, a white tank top, and blue patterned skirt. The skirt includes an an embroidered bird, chain, and branch. The model's naval is visible; she is barefoot. Attendees sit in chairs on both sides of the wooden runway, upon which confetti is strewn. The rightmost wall is yellow, while the other wall is brown. Picture frames hang on both walls.

Photographs of models at Veronica Prida's Mexican Style Show, Threads of Light, held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Five models are most visible. Leftmost walks a man wearing white shorts, white sleeved shirt, and pink tasseled shirt with a pointed yellow hat from which fringe hangs. The woman to his right wears a bright pink skirt, sleeveless pink blouse, and red feathered headdress. The next woman wears a sleeveless dress with a pink, embroidered bodice and silver and multicolored skirt. The woman also wears a red and black feathered headdress. Partially obscured by her headdress is a figure wearing a blue, white, and red striped poncho. A woman wears a white dress cinched at the waist with a red belt and a headdress in white cloth. The last woman wears a white blouse with blue and red ribbon detailing. She has a white headdress and carries a straw basket. Streamers hang from the ceiling.

Photograph of people modeling clothing at Veronica Prida's Mexican Style Show, Threads of Light, held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Seven models are in view walking down a runway covered in confetti. The leftmost woman wears a white dress and both pink and white flowers in her hair. To her right is a woman wearing a green ribbon in her hair and a dress with a bright floral pattern. The third woman is obscured by the fourth, who wears a blue blouse, loose white pants, and a blue ribbon in her hair. A woman with her hair in small braids follows her, wearing a red and white striped poncho. Behind this woman is a woman who wears a red, black, and green feathered headdress and translucent pink dress with flowers embroidered onto the bodice. Last in line is a man wearing white shorts and a pink fringed shirt with a pointed hat from which colored streamers hang. Several people can be seen viewing the models.

Photograph of Nilda de la Llata speaking at an art auction held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas on December 3rd, 1999. The auction featured folk art, retablos, prints, and a Hispanic Leaders Talent Show. Nilda de la Llata speaks into a microphone. She wears a black coat and glasses. An unnamed man, right, wears glasses and a gray shirt. He holds a blue, white, and black electric guitar. A drummer can be seen in the background. The wall behind them is red. Cylindrical sculptures are displayed on platforms.