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ART AMONG THE LOW RIDERS
Bob Cortez and his daughter Susie in her Texas Low Rider shirt,
with armadillo.of the Metroplex's thirty-odd low rider clubs in charity
work-particularly with senior citizens and under-
privileged children-they communicate on com-
munity- and city-wide levels by means of their art.
To the caravan of cruising low riders, each driver
slouching low behind the dashboard into his heav-
ily cushioned seat, the destination is of little impor-
tance in comparison with the elaborate and self-
consciously staged cultural performance that takes
place along the way. Group cruising at excessively
low speeds brings the desired result of focusing public
attention on the positive aspects of the Mexican com-
munity, extolling such values as self and group pride,
the virtues of diligence and industry, and the rewards
of interpersonal and intra-group cooperation. Frank
Garcia, of Forth Worth's "Low Relations" low rider
club, claims he gets great satisfaction from encounters
with inquisitive non-low riders-particularly the
Anglo-American-as he feels it is one of the very fewCustom paint job on 1974 Monte Carlo owned by Robert Aldez.
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Abernethy, Francis Edward. Folk Art in Texas, book, 1985; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc67647/m1/83/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.