Photograph of patrons at Noche de Fiesta Navidena (Divine Art Auction: Prayers for Peace), an auction of divine art hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The auction was held on December 7th, 2001. The photograph was taken from above. Patrons mill around a gallery. Some hold beverages. A Christmas tree is set up behind a column in the middle of the room. Colorful banners hang between columns. The leftmost banner reads "Bienvenidos."

Photograph of patrons at Noche de Fiesta Navidena (Divine Art Auction: Prayers for Peace), an auction of divine art hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. A man, right, holds a statue of an angel. The statue has blue toned wings, wears a blue dress, and holds a red flower. A woman, left, sits next to a selection of auction items.

Photograph of patrons at Noche de Fiesta Navidena (Divine Art Auction: Prayers for Peace), an auction of divine art hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The auction was held on December 7th, 2001. A man gestures to a table of wooden statuettes. He wears glasses and a dark jacket. Others stand in the background.

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.

Invitation from the Mexic-Arte Museum regarding the 17th Annual Día de los Muertos Parade & Celebration. The parade occurred on November 2nd, 2001. Other events included musical entertainment, a theater performance, and artists' activities booths. The flyer is illustrated with drawings of skeletons.

Photograph of Luis Jiménez, standing behind a podium, speaking at the opening reception for an exhibition of his work. He is wearing a gray blazer and darker gray dress shirt. Prints of artworks are visible on the wall behind him.

Photograph of a book signing for Farias on Mexican Suite, A History of Photography in Mexico. Individuals mill around a table. An altar in the background features vases of flowers, candles, and small statues.

Photograph of Jose Clemente Orozco giving a talk titled Farias on Mexican Suite, A History of Photography in Mexico. Two individuals sit at a table. A book titled "Mexican Suite" is on the table. Behind them is an altar on which vases of flowers, candles, and small statues are arranged.

Photograph of a mariachi band at the second annual Taste of Mexico event at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The event occurred on May 3rd, 2001. The band members are in traditional dress. Two individuals, left, play trumpets. One individual, second from the right, plays a guitarron. The leftmost band member plays a vihuela.

Photograph of two Chipotle employees at the second annual Taste of Mexico event at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The event occurred on May 3rd, 2001. Both employees are male. The leftmost employee wears a white polo shirt. The rightmost employee wears a horizontally striped black and white polo. Bags of chips and bowls of salsa are set up on a table in front of them. Three individuals stand in the background.

Photograph of six HEB employees at the second annual Taste of Mexico event at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The event occurred on May 3rd, 2001. Two individuals are female, while four are male. Three wear white shirts. The two female individuals wear plastic gloves. All wear name tags.

Photograph of two individuals dancing at the second annual Taste of Mexico event at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The event occurred on May 3rd, 2001. The individuals are outdoors, to the left of a party tent. The dancers, a man and a woman, are casually dressed. They are in the middle of twirling. Other individuals mill around in the background.

Photograph of a group at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Those in the first row sit in folding chairs, while the rest stand. Those in the group include Sylvia Orozco, Terry Tannert, and Herlinda Zamora. All wear formal dress. Photograph was taken during a photo shoot with city council celebrating the ownership of the building.

Photograph of a group in the Anacronistas exhibit at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The group stands in front of an artwork modeled after a Mayan pyramid. Those in the group include Kirk Watson, Nilda de la Llata, and Sylvia Orozco. Nilda de la Llata, center, holds up a piece of paper. Photograph was taken during a photo shoot with city council celebrating the ownership of the building.

Photograph of a group near new museum signs for the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The identical signs, which appear at the corner of a building, are tinted black and beige in color. Those in the group include Kirk Watson, Nilda de la Llata, and Sylvia Orozco. Photograph was taken during a photo shoot with city council celebrating the ownership of the building.

Photograph of new museum signs for the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The identical signs, which appear at the corner of a building, are tinted blue and white. Photograph was taken during a photo shoot with city council celebrating the ownership of the building.

Photograph of Adrian Parra and an unnamed woman in Adrian Parra's Sterilized for Your Protection exhibit at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Parra, right, wears a dark suit and glasses. In his lap rests a book. The unnamed woman, left, wears a red jacket and holds a cup of wine in her left hand. Both have amused expressions on their faces. Plastic cups of wine sit on the table in front of them.

Photograph of three individuals in Adrian Parra's Sterilized for Your Protection exhibit at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The exhibition ran from January 1st, 2001 to February 24th, 2001. An unnamed woman, left, wears red and black. She holds a wine glass and cigarette in her right hand. Adrian Parra, center, wears a dark suit. A book rests in his lap. Herlinda Zamora, right, wears a sleeveless dress in red, white, and black colors.

Photograph of Latina poet Ana Castillo at a book signing. The signing was held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas on March 22nd, 2001. Castillo wears glasses, a yellow sleeveless blouse, and yellow trousers. She reads from her book "I Ask the Impossible."

Photograph of donors announcing gifts at the Luis Jiménez exhibit. Joe Long, Manuel Zuniga, Nilda de la Llata, and Scot Mitte each gave $100,000. They stand behind a podium and wear name tags.

Photograph of an artist speaking at Traces of Culture, an exhibition held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The artist's hair is styled into many braids. He wears a black dress shirt and looks toward the left side of the photograph.

Photograph of three artists at Traces of Culture, an exhibition held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Leftmost stands a man who holds a camera. A woman, center, wears a black blouse. The man standing farthest to the right wears a blue t-shirt.

Photograph of three male musicians at the opening reception for an exhibition of artwork by Luis Jiménez. They wear white dress shirts and red bow ties. Each plays a guitar. Drawings and prints hang on the walls behind them.

Photograph of a book signing at The Serie Print Project: Recent Acquisitions, an exhibition held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Artists sit at a table and sign illustrated books. Patrons stand on the right side of the table.