[Diego Rivera's Painting in Mexic-Arte Art Exhibition]

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Photograph of a painting in an exhibit in the Mexic-Arte Museum. The painting is by Diego Rivera called "Huastec Civilization." It features an indigenous Mexican people and their culture. The people in the image are in the forefront, there are a few women, one with a child in a papoose on her back, performing womanly duties. There are some men who are farming. In the background there are religious and cultural symbols. At the top and the very back of the background, there are mountaintops.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Creator: Unknown. 1993.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Texas Cultures Online and was provided by the Mexic-Arte Museum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 84 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Mexic-Arte Museum

Since its inception in 1984, the Mexic-Arte Museum has been a pioneer institution in the museum field as one of the few Mexican and Mexican-American Art museums in the United States. The museum contributes to Latino cultural enrichment and works to improve the quality of life through innovative exhibitions and educational programming.

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Photograph of a painting in an exhibit in the Mexic-Arte Museum. The painting is by Diego Rivera called "Huastec Civilization." It features an indigenous Mexican people and their culture. The people in the image are in the forefront, there are a few women, one with a child in a papoose on her back, performing womanly duties. There are some men who are farming. In the background there are religious and cultural symbols. At the top and the very back of the background, there are mountaintops.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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  • Diego Rivera, Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, Texas, 1993

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Texas Cultures Online

Texas Cultures Online features local history materials from eighteen institutions depicting the diverse cultures of Texas during the 19th and 20th centuries. Funding provided by the Amon Carter Foundation.

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  • 1993

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  • April 10, 2013, 5:42 a.m.

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  • 30.26679800797376, -97.74284850103072

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[Diego Rivera's Painting in Mexic-Arte Art Exhibition], photograph, 1993; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth304089/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mexic-Arte Museum.

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