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[Woman with MexicArte Sign]
Photograph of an unidentified older woman posing next to a sign that reads "MexicArte" and six paintings hanging on a white wall.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Women Cutting]
Photograph of five women sitting at a table cutting out figures from construction paper; the table is covered with construction paper, bottles of glue, and other materials and there are other women sitting at other tables in the background.
Date:
198X
Creator:
Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Women with Skull Masks]
Photograph of a woman in a white dress and skull mask standing next to a woman wearing a brightly-colored skirt and sombrero, whose face is painted to look like a skull; behind them there are various paintings hanging on the walls, sculptures, and other artworks, including one featuring the Mexican flag.
Date:
198X
Creator:
Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Worksheets]
Photograph of several different educational worksheets from Mexic-Arte with various images and texts referring to different aspects of Mexican culture: a plate of enchiladas, masks, an Aztec pyramid, etc.
Date:
198X
Creator:
Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Celebrating Día de los Muertos]
Photograph of a member of a mariachi band in motion to stand up from sitting. In the background, there is a man in a devil-like costume with a large head over his. Behind him there is a woman in a white dress and veil reaching out.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Day of the Dead Performance]
Photograph of flamenco dancers performing for the Día de los Muertos celebration. There is a man in a devil-like costume and a large dragon-like head holding a pitchfork. There are also two other men in mariachi attire dancing with two of the flamenco dancers. There is a third flamenco dancer that is cut off on the right side.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Día de los Muertos Celebrations]
Photograph of a man in a suit standing next a woman dressed up in Día de los Muertos fashion. She has a long white dress on and a large, feathered hat and her face is made up to look like a sugar skull. In the foreground, members of a mariachi can be seen
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Día de los Muertos Celebrations]
Photograph of a man, woman and a young girl leaning on a car. The rear of the car can be seen. There is art hanging on the walls in the background. Each person in the picture is wearing a green shirt.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Discussing Preparations for Celebrations]
Photograph of people preparing for Día de los Muertos Celebration celebrations at the Mexic-Arte Museum. There are a group of older women sitting along two tables containng supplies. There is a man kneeling at the head of the table chatting with the woman closest to him.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Exhibition at Galery]
Photograph of Sylvia Orozco giving a tour of the gallery to a small group; a woman in the foreground is taking a picture and there are several paintings hanging on the wall on the right side.
Date:
1984
Creator:
Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mariachi Band Performing]
Photograph of a five-piece mariachi band, all playing a variety of stringed instruments. They are all men dressed in fanciful sombreros and traditional mariachi attire. Four of the performers are in tan versions of the outfit and one in a black version. There is a man in the background near a microphone stand.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[People Celebrating Day of the Dead]
Photograph of two people is extravagant costumes that are themed to Día de los Muertos. There is a large, pink tier in the room that is decorated in yellow paper flowers and pumpkins. There are a crowd of people entering the room. There is also art hanging on the walls and a Day of the Dead themed altar on the far well.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[People Celebrating Day of the Dead]
Photograph of a woman with her face painted as a sugar skull and dressed in a white dress and a head piece with large black and white feathers. She has a pink feathered boa around her neck. On the wall behind her, there are large artworks hanging. The artworks are also Día de los Muertos themed.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Prepping a Vehicle for Día de los Muertos Celebrations]
Photograph of a person sitting on a chair at the rear bumper of a white station wagon-like vehicle. He appears to be preparing the bumper for the Día de los Muertos celebrations. There are people behind him watching him as he works. The ground around him has newspapers scattered all around him.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Setting the Space for Day of the Dead Celebrations]
Photograph of of the original space used for the Day of the Dead celebrations before decorating was finished. This is a picture of the room while it was being set up.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Woman Next to Altar]
Photograph of a woman in a blue dress and her posing with her hands behind her back. To her left is a four tier altar that is decorated in Día de los Muertos theme. The altar is formatted like stairs in that the bottom level juts out the most and each one on top gets smaller. The wall behind her is also decorated with paper flowers.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Working on a Station Wagon for Día de los Muertos]
Photograph of a person sitting on a chair at the rear bumper of a white station wagon. Most of the car can be seen in the picture and the man is cut off. There are newspapers scattered on the ground around him and a bucket next to him. Decorations for Día de los Muertos are hung from the ceiling.
Date:
1984
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Abstract Skeleton Sculpture]
Photograph of a man holding onto an abstract sculpture of an animal skeleton made of white tubing and a styrofoam skull and hooves.
Date:
1985
Creator:
Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Altar with Skeletons]
Photograph of an art installation featuring a cardboard coffin with a skeleton's head sticking out in front of a large altar covered in flowers, a devil figure, and other objects, with several skeletons in dresses standing on the sides, colorful paper banners hanging from the ceiling, and other skeleton decorations behind the altar. Paintings, sculptures, and other exhibits are visible in the background.
Date:
1985
Creator:
Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Artwork Hanging on a Wall]
Photograph of artworks hanging on a wall at the Mexic-Arte Museum. There are four full pieces in the picture and one on the far right that is cut off. The pieces all feature Hispanic females.
Date:
1985
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Attendees at an Art Exhibition]
Photograph of people attending the art exhibition. There are three artworks hanging on the wall in the background. In the foreground, there is a middle-aged man, an older man and a middle-aged woman (from left to right). The older man and woman are facing the camera, but the other man is looking away.
Date:
1985
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Audience Watching Skeleton]
Photograph of a large group of people watching a performer dressed as a skeleton crouching in the foreground; people in the front row are kneeling and people in the background are standing.
Date:
[1985..1987]
Creator:
Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Booklet: Realidades Mexicanas and La Muerte Vive]
Catalog of two exhibits from the Austin, Texas. One exhibit was called "La Muerte Vive" and the other was named "Realidades Mexicanas" and showed off Mexican and Mexican American artworks. The catalog also includes information about the Mexic-Arte Museum, the exhibits and other topics.
Date:
1985
Creator:
Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Boys in Skeleton Costumes]
Photograph of two young men in black and white skeleton costumes and a man painting on the costume of the boy on the right and several other people on a raised platform in the background.
Date:
1985
Creator:
Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History