Mexican Traditional Toys and Miniatures (open access)

Mexican Traditional Toys and Miniatures

Book discussing an exhibit of traditional Mexican children's toys. The book includes a description of the exhibit, a catalog of the pieces, and photos of several of the pieces in the exhibition.
Date: 1996
Creator: Rivera, Juan Coronel & Kahlo, Cristina
System: The Portal to Texas History
Young Latino Artist (open access)

Young Latino Artist

Book discussing the Mexic-Arte Museum's exhibition "Young Latino Artists," including the program for the gallery opening event, a list of featured artists, artist statements, and a curator's statement.
Date: 1997
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Counter Colón-ialismo, September 27, 1991-May 23, 1993] (open access)

[Counter Colón-ialismo, September 27, 1991-May 23, 1993]

Catalog for the "Counter Colón-ialismo" exhibit including biographies of participating artists, descriptions of the art pieces in the exhibit, and other information about the series.
Date: 1992
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Leslie Line: Ancestors of Five Leslie Brothers (open access)

The Leslie Line: Ancestors of Five Leslie Brothers

A book complied by Ruth Leslie Barrett detailing the history of five generations of a single Leslie family line beginning in America with George Leslie (1734-1775). Chapters describe the Leslie origins in Scotland, biographical information on George Leslie, Samuel Leslie , James Leslie, and John T. Leslie, as well as the kinsmen of Agnes Allison Leslie, and E. A. Atkins Leslie.
Date: 1990
Creator: Barrett, Ruth Leslie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Diego Rivera and the Revolution: Mexico in Times of Change (open access)

Diego Rivera and the Revolution: Mexico in Times of Change

Book discussing Diego Rivera's life and works to accompany the exhibition of Rivera's work presented by the Diego Rivera Studio Art Museum and the Mexic-Arte Museum. The book includes several photographs from Rivera's life and a catalog of the works included in the exhibition.
Date: 1993
Creator: Pulido, Blanca Garduño & Estrada, Sylvia Orozco
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Litzler Journal (open access)

The Litzler Journal

Book detailing the family history of John and Sarah Elizabeth Miller Litzler, the parents of the author. The book begins with the family's ancestors in Alsace in the 1600s and covers events up to 1995.
Date: 1995
Creator: Litzler, Andrew August, 1928-
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trajes Regionales del Departamento del Cauca en Colombia (open access)

Trajes Regionales del Departamento del Cauca en Colombia

Book about traditional clothing in Colombia's Cauca state, including information about the region as well as descriptions of clothing and accessories for the various peoples who live there. Index of illustrations is on page 57.
Date: 1995
Creator: Vejarano de Gamboa, Ana M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Libertad de Expresión: Adolfo Mexiac (open access)

Libertad de Expresión: Adolfo Mexiac

Book discussing the life and artwork of Adolfo Mexiac.
Date: 1998
Creator: Pulido, Blanca Garduño; González de Ramos, Angelita & Salas, Patricia
System: The Portal to Texas History