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[Altars at Parade in Honor of Día de los Muertos]

Description: Photograph of altars at a parade hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in honor of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). The space is set up like a graveyard. Each altar is contained within a square of colored fabric. Individuals walk around the space. In the foreground a man stands on a ladder as he decorates a metal frame with yellow tape. The photograph was taken at dusk in downtown Austin, Texas.
Date: November 1, 2003
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Applying Skeleton Makeup]

Description: Photograph of skeleton makeup being applied at the Mexic-Arte Museum's Día de los Muertos celebration. A man, right, applies black makeup to a woman's face. The photograph was taken at nighttime in downtown Austin.
Date: November 2, 2002
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Arleen Polite at Workshop]

Description: Photograph of Arleen Polite leading a workshop at an exhibition of Selections from the Permanent Collection. Students sit at tables. Polite leans over a table to demonstrate a technique while students look on.
Date: 2003
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Arlene Polite at Workshop]

Description: Photograph of Arlene Polite leading a workshop at an exhibition of Selections from the Permanent Collection. Students sit at a table. Polite is leaning over the shoulder of a male student to demonstrate a technique.
Date: 2003
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Art Auction]

Description: Photograph of an art auction held by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas on December 3rd, 1999. The auction featured folk art, retablos, prints, and a Hispanic Leaders Talent Show. Colorful wooden sculptures are displayed on platforms in the foreground. Three women study the sculptures. The leftmost woman wears a white dress with a lace bodice; she points to the centermost sculpture with her right hand. The woman standing in the center wears a black dress and turquoise beads, gesturing also … more
Date: December 3, 1999
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Art by Hachavi Edgar]

Description: Photograph of Hachivi Edgar standing in front of a large art piece that he created. The piece is painted on a light colored background and the designs are in a dark color. All of the words are completely capitalized and in dark colors. At the top, the word "natural" is backwards. Beneath that it reads "We don't want Indians" and there are other words and phrases on that same topic. Surrounding the words are abstract designs in dark colors.
Date: 1990
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Art by Pio Pulido and All Billings

Description: Photograph of two people leaning against a wall with artworks hanging on it. To their left, there is a large abstract painting and on their right is a smaller painting with intricate designs. Further to their right, there are three more pieces, two of which are 3-dimensional. The artists who created the pieces are Pio Pulido and Al Billings.
Date: 1988
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Art Demonstration During Día de los Muertos Celebration]

Description: Photograph of an art demonstration at Mexic-Arte Museum's Día de los Muertos celebration. An individual who is mostly out of the frame holds up a piece of paper that has been dipped in paint to create a snake pattern. Two children look on. The photograph was taken at nighttime in downtown Austin.
Date: November 2, 2002
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Art Demonstration Table]

Description: Photograph of an Art Demonstration Table at Nuestras Tradiciones, or Our Traditions, an exhibition held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The exhibition ran from December 8th, 2000 to December 30th, 2000. An unnamed man stands behind a table. The man wears a tan shirt and white apron. A blue tablecloth with a fruit pattern is spread on the table. Rubber stamps, ink pads, wooden utensils, and paper towels sit on the table. Stamped pieces of paper hang from clothespins behind the table. … more
Date: December 2000
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Art Education]

Description: Photograph of a group of children at Nuestras Tradiciones, or Our Traditions, an exhibition held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The exhibition ran from December 8th, 2000 to December 30th, 2000. Children sit on the floor of the gallery space, facing away from the camera. An adult woman wearing a dark suit and white blouse faces the camera. She stands to the right of a painting by Santa Barraza. The painting features a human hand rising up from the leaves of a plant. At the center of… more
Date: 2000
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Art Exhibition Featuring Agustin Casasola]

Description: Photograph of an art exhibition that features Agustin Casasola's photography from the Mexican Revolution. Parts of the walls have been painted red in the shape of arched doorways, other than the title wall that has the red area painted in the shape of a rectangle with rounded edges. The red areas are where the pieces hang on the wall, rather than the white areas of the well. In front of the title wall, is a display in a glass case.
Date: 1990
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Art On the Outside of a Building]

Description: Photograph of the Mexic-Arte building. On the top two floors, there is a large mural on the side of the building. There are large tubes coiled in a window and lead down the side of a building. One of the tubes leads to the center of another part of the mural. From the window to the left of the first one, there is a dragon-like form that swoops downward beneath the window to the right and a floor below. This artwork is the beating heart installation as part of the Return of Quetzalcoatl exhibit.… more
Date: 1992
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Artist and Artwork at Noche Navideña Event]

Description: Photograph of an artist sitting next to his artwork at Noche Navideña, or Christmas night, an exhibition held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The artist wears a black dress shirt and purple vest. Behind him are sculptures are fashioned out of tinfoil.
Date: December 2002
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Artist and Artwork During Noche Navideña Exhibition]

Description: Photograph of an artist standing next to his artwork at Noche Navideña, or Christmas night, an exhibition held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The artist wears glasses and a brown jacket. Small sculptures are mounted onto a wall with metal piping.
Date: December 2002
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Artist and His Wife at Seven Worlds Exhibition]

Description: Photograph of an artist and his wife at Siete Mundos, or Seven Worlds: Ceramica Veracruzana, an exhibition of artwork hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The artist, right, wears a dark blue suit and glasses. His wife, left, wears a dark blouse. A ceramic mortar and pestle set is displayed on the right.
Date: 2005
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Artist and His Wife at Siete Mundos Exhibition]

Description: Photograph of an Artist and his wife at Siete Mundos, or Seven Worlds: Ceramica Veracruzana, an exhibition of artwork hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The artist, right, wears a dark blue suit and glasses. His wife, left, wears a dark blouse. A ceramic mortar and pestle set is displayed on the right.
Date: 2005
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Artist Being Congratulated at Opening Reception]

Description: Photograph of individuals at The Inward Gaze: Body, Identity, Place at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. A woman, who is wearing a pink floral dress and white short sleeve jacket, is presented a piece of paper by a man who is wearing a suit. The man faces away from the camera. People stand in the background.
Date: 2000
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Artist in Residency Event]

Description: Photograph of Guillermo Gomez Pena who is a performance artist in residency. He is in a room of people who is sitting in a circle. Some people have papers in their hands or laps. There is a table behind the group that has various items placed on it.
Date: 1994
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum
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