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[Photograph of McIntosh and Seymour Engines at Central Pump Station]
Photograph of McIntosh and Seymour engines at Central Pump Station. The blue and red engines are housed in a brick building and have a "No Smoking Beyond This Point" sign attached at the side.
Date:
July 1992
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Park Chambers, Tim Doud, and Lawrence Steger to Sterling Houston - December 22, 1992]
Letter from Park Chambers, Tim Doud, and Lawrence Steger of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. They write to thank him for allowing them to house his documentation. It appears that Mr. Houston's contribution was helpful to an exhibition titled Private/Public. The School of the Art Institute played a seemingly large role in the exhibit as well.
Date:
December 22, 1992
Creator:
Chambers, Park; Doud, Tim & Steger, Lawrence
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert to Sterling Houston - November 1992]
Typed letter from Robert, an actor in San Antonio, to Sterling Houston, a prominent Texan playwright. Robert regrets to inform them that he has been terminated from the 24th Street Experiment Theatre Company, and that he has found new (unpaid) work with a children's theatre in Austin, Texas. He provides his contact information and wishes them happy holidays.
Date:
November 1992
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kate Martin to Sterling Houston - August 6, 1992]
Letter from Kate Martin, project management specialist of the Cultural Arts Board, to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes to inform Mr. Houston that he has been selected to receive a three thousand dollar grant.
Date:
August 6, 1992
Creator:
Martin, Kate
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank R. Aqueno to Sterling Houston - October 15, 1992]
Letter from Frank R. Aqueno to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He writes to invite Houston to his provocative one-man performance piece titled Queer Pier. He encloses a xeroxed newspaper clipping from The Advocate about his play. A third clipping shows a portrait of the writer wearing sunglasses, shorts, and an American flag bandana in front of a chain-link fence.
Date:
October 15, 1992
Creator:
Aqueno, Frank R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Arts & Entertainment Article in The Ranger Newspaper by Marshall Gause]
Photocopied article from The Ranger, the student-run newspaper at San Antonio college. Written by student Marshall Gause, the article discusses an upcoming festival coordinated by the school's art department which focuses on the work of Jean Cocteau, a celebrated French artist. Among the events is a multimedia performance by Steven Bailey and Sterling Houston, prominent local playwright and director of the Jump-Start Performance Company.
Date:
March 13, 1992
Creator:
Gause, Marshall
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kate Martin to Sterling Houston - August 6, 1992]
Letter from Kate Martin, project management specialist from the Department of Arts and Cultural Affairs, to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She sends word of Houston's approval for an award of three thousand dollars. Selected by the Cultural Arts Board, the award notice has been sent to the City Council for final approval. It is the final approval that Houston awaits.
Date:
August 6, 1992
Creator:
Martin, Kate
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lisa Ortiz to Sterling Houston - June 05, 1992]
Letter from Lisa Ortiz of the DagenBela art gallery to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. Lisa writes to invite him to the opening reception of a photography exhibit titled "S.A. Peoplescapes - The 'No" Series." A formal invitation, she goes on to say, will be arriving at a later date.
Date:
June 5, 1992
Creator:
Ortiz, Lisa
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Performance by Blackface]
Photograph of a performance by Blackface at the eighth National Association of Artists' Organizations (NAAO) conference. There are two people Onstage and the room is dark. There is a projector displaying images on a screen behind them, but one is casting a shadow on the screen.
Date:
1992
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Stage Performance at the National Association of Artists' Organizations Conference]
Photograph of a performance at the eighth National Association of Artists' Organizations (NAAO) conference. There are two people Onstage and the room is dark. One man has a large feathered headdress on and a loincloth. He is also pointing at another man who is wearing a loincloth and bandana around his head.
Date:
1992
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[National Association of Artists' Organizations Conference]
Photograph of a conference meeting at the National Association of Artists' Organizations Conference. There are many people in chair sitting in a circle. There are some people on the outskirts of the main circle. On the left is sitting Pio Pulido.
Date:
1992
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[National Association of Artists' Organizations Conference at Mexic-Arte Museum]
Photograph of a conference meeting at the eighth National Association of Artists' Organizations Conference. The conference was located at the Mexic-Arte Museum. There are a group of people in chairs sitting in a circle. Some have notebooks in their laps and are taking notes.
Date:
1992
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Opening Procession for the National Association of Artists' Organizations Conference]
Photograph of the Pasa Calle procession opening for the National Association of Artists' Organizations Conference. The opening procession is called "Please Don't Discover Me" by Guillermo Gomez-Pena. There is a line of people in the street following one another. At the start of the line is a shirtless man with a mask covering his whole head, but his eyes, nose and mouth. On his chest, it reads "Please Don't Discover Me." Behind him a man is holding a pole that has one end of a banner attached and the other end is being carried by children in a line.
Date:
1992
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Return of Quetzalcoatl Exhibit]
Photograph of a piece that is a part of The Return of Quetzalcoatl exhibit. It is called "Hanging from the Ceiling" where a person is hanging from the ceiling with straps. The person is in a long sleeved jacket to which the straps are attached. The person also has leather boots on that are mid-calf high. There are people in the background looking at the person. The art is by Pio Pulido.
Date:
1992
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Performance by Two Women]
Photograph of Suze Kemper and Rachel Marin-Hinshaw performing "Pints of Interest on the Sex Metro." The two women are sitting in chairs on a stage with other chairs in front of them and a chart behind them. One of the women is reading a newspaper. Projecting on a screen behind the pair, there is the image of a woman in round glasses with dark lenses and a cloth covering on her head.
Date:
1992
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Performance by a Man and Woman]
Photograph of a man and woman acting in the Cuautlmoc y Eulalia performance. The man is on the left and leaning towards the woman and they appear to be in the middle of a conversation. The background art looks like rows of leaves on top of wood with faded painted. The background art is called "View of the Vally of Mexico 500 Years Since Discovery" and it is by Eloy Tarcision.
Date:
1992
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Performance at the National Association of Artists' Organizations Conference]
Photograph of Steven Bernard Jones and Mark Hinshaw performing "That Minstrel Position" at the National Association of Artists' Organizations (NAAO) Conference. They are both wearing loose shirts. The man on the left is wearing a black loose shirt and sunglasses. The man on the right has a white loos shirt, sunglasses and a black hat. He is also wearing blackface make up.
Date:
1992
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Performance of The Road Kill Tamales]
Photograph of a performance of a one act play called "The Road Kill Tamales." In the picture are three girls, Marnie Olson, Caroline Marshall and Jane Madrigal. The girls are outside a building with a large column, both with graffiti. The girl on the left is wearing a tank top and short shorts. The girl in the middle is wearing a skirt and a top that shows her stomach. The girl on the left is wearing a short dress a knee-high boots. Each girl holds a cigarette and poses in a risque fashion.
Date:
1992
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Setting Up for National Association of Artists' Organizations Conference]
Photograph of two people setting up the space for the National Association of Artists' Organizations (NAAO) Conference. They are both in dark colored shirts and pants.
Date:
1992
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Performance Called "Arana de Peluche"]
Photograph of Maris Bustamante Onstage performing in "Arana de Peluche" at the National Association of Artists' Organizations (NAAO) Conference. She is standing onstage with a book in hand and a microphone standing in front of her. There is a cloth hanging with a large black circle in the middle of it and a pole sticking out at an angle. there is another pole behind Bustamante that points in the same direction at the other pole.
Date:
1992
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flautist Performing Onstage]
Photograph of two men Onstage playing instruments. The man on the left is playing a guitar and the man on the right has a native form of the flute that he plays vertically rather than horizontally to the side. Equipment, such as microphones, is set up Onstage.
Date:
1992
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flautist and Guitarist Performing Onstage]
Photograph of two men Onstage playing instruments. The man on the left is playing a guitar and the man on the right has a native form of the flute that he plays vertically. Equipment, such as microphones, is set up Onstage. In the middle of the men there is a poster with a picture of a Native American man and words on the right. Silhouettes of audience members can be seen in the foreground.
Date:
1992
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Performance By a Flautist]
Photograph of a man playing a traditional flute that he plays vertically. He has his hair in a long braid and a bracelet on his left wrist. There a microphone mounted near his flute. He is wearing dark colored pants, shoes and shirt.
Date:
1992
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Performance By a Flautist]
Photograph of a man playing a traditional flute that is used vertically. He is referred to as a campesino from Potosi or a peasant from city that was under Spanish colonial rule. He has traditional clothing and hat. Both have unique patterns.
Date:
1992
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History