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[Photograph of "Street Shaman"]

Photograph of a piece of artwork entitled "Street Shaman" featuring a drawing of a disk jockey placed on top of a city street map. Part of the identification card is cut off in the bottom right corner of the photograph.
Date: 1996
Creator: Caselli, Christopher
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Young Latino Artists Exhibit Display]

Photograph of the display welcoming viewers to the Young Latino Artists exhibit in the Mexic-Arte Museum; the sign shows that the exhibit runs from May 30 to July 5.
Date: 1996
Creator: Caselli, Christopher
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Altar to Roy Lozano]

Photograph of an altar to Roy Lozano. A layer of dry pinto beans has been spread across a wooden floor, with a pattern of dry black beans partially visible on the left side of the photograph. A glass of water and some dried meat sit in front of a black and white photograph. The photograph depicts a mustachioed man wearing a white collared dress shirt. Behind the photograph sits a black urn. Next to the urn is a vase of yellow and orange flowers.
Date: October 31, 1998
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Booklet: Recent Works of Arthur Potter] (open access)

[Booklet: Recent Works of Arthur Potter]

Booklet discussing the recent works of Arthur Potter, which were exhibited at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas during December of 1990. The booklet features an interview of Potter and includes examples of his work.
Date: December 1990
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 8th NAAO Conference] (open access)

[Clipping: 8th NAAO Conference]

Newspaper clipping featuring a tentative agenda for the 8th Annual National Association of Artists Organizations (NAAO). The conference ran from September 30, 1992 to October 4th, 1992 at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas.
Date: 1992-09-30/1992-10-04
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Hispanic Festival Stages Dramatic View of Diverse Culture] (open access)

[Clipping: Hispanic Festival Stages Dramatic View of Diverse Culture]

Clipping from the Austin American-Statesman dated Thursday, March 22nd, 1990. The featured article, titled "Hispanic festival stages dramatic view of diverse culture," discusses the Texas Hispanic Theater Festival. The festival was hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas and took place that Friday through Sunday.
Date: March 22, 1990
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: NAAO Conference Events] (open access)

[Clipping: NAAO Conference Events]

Clipping advertising sessions, panels, and events occurring at the 8th annual National Association of Artists Organizations (NAAO) between the dates of September 30th, 1992 and October 4th, 1992. The conference was held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas.
Date: 1992-09-30/1992-10-04
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "National Artists Organization Wrestles with Free Ideas"] (open access)

[Clipping: "National Artists Organization Wrestles with Free Ideas"]

Newspaper clipping from the Austin American-Statesman, dated October 3rd, 1992. The featured article discusses the annual conference of the National Association of Artists' Organizations (NAAO), which was held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. A photograph of a man and an woman, Guillermo Gómez-Peña and Coco Fusco, accompanies the piece. Guillermo Gómez-Peña wears intricately embroidered pants, spiked wrist cuffs, a neck covering with fringe, and a spotted face mask. Coco Fusco wears a flowered headdress, gas mask, shell necklace, flowered armband, spotted bikini top, and grass skirt. The pair are linking arms and otherwise appear expressionless.
Date: October 3, 1992
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Clipping
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.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: A Kitsch Spectacle] (open access)

[Flyer: A Kitsch Spectacle]

Flyer advertising an exhibit of kitsch artwork presented by Sharon Knauss and the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The exhibit opened on May 17th, 1991 and closed on May 31st, 1991. Flyer features a drawing of a topless woman labeled as if she were a specimen, a photograph of Marilyn Monroe, a cowboy in miniature form, a pig dressed as a policeman in miniature form, and Jesus in miniature form.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Blood Beat] (open access)

[Flyer: Blood Beat]

Flyer for an exhibition of Hachivi Edgar's work, titled Blood Beat, running from January 19th, 1990 to February 24th, 1990 at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. A photograph of an elderly man holding an infant is featured inside the front cover. The text underneath reads: "Wougim (Man of Blue Sky) born October 11th, 1989 and his grandfather Many Magpies - Charles Heap of Birds."
Date: 1990-01-19/1990-02-24
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Caribbean Fiesta] (open access)

[Flyer: Caribbean Fiesta]

Postcard inviting the recipient to attend Caribbean Fiesta, an event held by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The event occurred on May 18th, 1991 and featured a Caribbean Variety Show and Samba Police. Flyer also invites the recipient Conjunto Night with Jose Reyna and Conjunto Cielito, which was held on May 25th of the same year.
Date: May 1991
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flyer: Experimental Salon Art Strike]

Flyer regarding a performance sketch of the Experimental Salon Art Strike of 1990 to 1993. The sketch was written by Honoria, performed by John Held, Jr., and held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas on March 10th, 1993. The paper is perforated in a grid pattern, with a stamp in each rectangle. The stamps feature an ink drawing of a nude, kneeling figure as viewed from behind. The figure appears to be working with rubber stamps. Each stamp reads: "Performance John Held Jr. Art Strike 1990. Library of rubber stamps."
Date: June 11, 1993
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Galisteo Campfire] (open access)

[Flyer: Galisteo Campfire]

Flyer advertising Galisteo Campfire, a series of events at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The events were held on January 19th, 20th, 25th, and 27th of 1990.
Date: January 1990
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flyer: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]

Flyer advertising a production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas and presented by Theatre Eklektos. The production ran from August 22nd, 1991 to September 15th, 1991. On the back of the flyer is handwritten: "We went out the back door. Alli. Please lock it back o.k. 8:45 pm."
Date: 1991-08-22/1991-09-15
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Poster
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Tape Release Party of Grupo Silencio] (open access)

[Flyer: Tape Release Party of Grupo Silencio]

Flyer advertising a tape release party of Grupo Silencio held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas on December 13th, 1990. Toqui Amaru, Chaski, and Edgar Rivera also performed at this event. The flyer includes a photograph of four people. The leftmost woman holds a guitar; the man second from the right holds a ukelele; the rightmost man holds a pan flute. At the bottom of the page these instruments, in addition to a flute and drum, are also depicted in cartoon form.
Date: December 13, 1990
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: TeXas Arts Synthesis] (open access)

[Flyer: TeXas Arts Synthesis]

Invitation to a two-day event titled TeXas Arts Synthesis. The events were presented by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas on March 24th and 25th of 1990. The cover of the invitation depicts a series of symbols and female dancers in formation.
Date: March 23, 1990
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flyer: Texas Environmental Art]

Flyer advertising the Mexic-Arte Museum's 1st annual exhibition of Texas Environmental Art in Austin, Texas. The exhibition ran from April 5th to 27th, 1991.
Date: April 1991
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: The 1990 Texas Hispanic Theater Festival] (open access)

[Flyer: The 1990 Texas Hispanic Theater Festival]

Flyer advertising The 19990 Texas Hispanic Theater Festival. The festival was held from March 23rd to 25th, 1990 at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas.
Date: March 23, 1990
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: The Psychiatric Sit-Com of Here and Now] (open access)

[Flyer: The Psychiatric Sit-Com of Here and Now]

Illustrated flyer advertising The Psychiatric Sit-Com of Here and Now, an event held on May 12th, 1990 by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The flyer depicts two figures. The first figure grins as a disembodied hand points a gun in their direction, a speech-bubble saying: "I hear the voice of anorexia." The second figure wears a policeman's hat and is disembodied from the shoulders down, smirking as a speech bubble says: "One of these days Alice! One of these days!!"
Date: May 12, 1990
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: The Shadow Box] (open access)

[Flyer: The Shadow Box]

Flyer advertising "The Shadow Box", a production presented by Theatre Eklektos and held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin Texas in January and February of 1991. The cover of the flyer features a geometric depiction of a box in black, with blank space within it forming the shape of a chair. A shadow cast from the box features the title in blank space, reading "The Shadow Box." The remainder of the flyer is devoted to advertisements from local businesses.
Date: 1991-01/1991-02
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: The Tablets] (open access)

[Flyer: The Tablets]

Flyer advertising an event in which renowned poet Armand Schwerner read his long poem, The Tablets, at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The event occurred on April 5th, 1991. The flyer features two sets of symbols, one of which repeats in a partial square shape. The second set of symbols translates to: "He will surely never die. The world is made of his voice."
Date: April 1991
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Tulley Spotted Eagle Boy] (open access)

[Flyer: Tulley Spotted Eagle Boy]

Flyer advertising a lecture by Tulley Spotted Eagle Boy, a "drummer, singer, and ceremonial leader of the Micmac Nation, Canada." The lecture, which was about "Our Spiritual Relationship to the Earth," occurred on April 3rd, 1991 at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas.
Date: April 3, 1991
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Undercurrents] (open access)

[Flyer: Undercurrents]

Flyer advertising Undercurrents, an exhibition of cassette tapes held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas in March of 1991. The flyer requests that the recipient respond with information on any cassette tapes they may be willing to share with the museum. The cover of the flyer features a drawing of a hand hovering over a body of water. A string, which is looped around two fingers, emerges from the water. Part of the image is repeated on the inside cover, under which is a photograph of the Mexic-Arte Museum.
Date: March 1991
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History