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[Band Playing at Crash Through Express]

Description: Photograph of a band playing at an event called Crash Through Express exhibit. All of the band members are wearing purple and most members are playing a percussion instrument. There are two women singing into microphones off to the left. On the wall behind them, there is a large mural that features graffiti art.
Date: 1993
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Band Playing at Crash Through Express Exhibit]

Description: Photograph of a band playing at the Crash Through Express exhibit in the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Eleven people stand in front of a large artwork, which features graffiti lettering and pink, purple, yellow, and orange tones. All are wearing purple shirts. Two women and one man are poised at microphones. In the foreground, one male figure faces is turned away from the camera. Four men are poised at drums. The Crash Through Express exhibit ran from June 11th, 1993 to July 10th, 1993.
Date: June 11, 1993
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.26679800797376 -97.74284850103072
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Day of the Dead Masks Honoring Diego River and Frida Kahlo]

Description: Photograph of a Day of the Dead display that honors artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. In the forefront there are two masks, one reads "Diego" on the chin and the other reads "Frida." There are two skeleton statuettes dressed as a bride and groom and behind them is a basket of miniature calla lilies. There are ribbons, candles and roses scattered on the display. There are also small trinkets that resemble containers such as pitchers, buckets and cups.
Date: 1993
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Diego Rivera y la Revolución]

Description: Flyer advertising an exhibition of Diego Rivera y la Revolución & Mexico en Tiempos de Cambio (Diego Rivera and the Revolution & Mexico in Times of Change). A reception occurred on September 16th, 1993 at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Flyer is written in Spanish.
Date: September 16, 1993
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

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

Description: 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.
Date: 1993
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.26679800797376 -97.74284850103072
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Flyer: Experimental Salon Art Strike]

Description: 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… more
Date: June 11, 1993
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Artwork
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Group Wearing Day of the Dead Outfits]

Description: Photograph of six people in Day of the Dead themed outfits. Four of them are in black leotards with skeletons painted on them. There is a woman, also in a black leotard, wearing a large pink hat and belt and reading from a piece of paper. To the far right, there is a woman in a white wedding dress and veil with a man and boy next to her. In the middle of the room there is a white parasol laying on the floor. On the walls in the background, large paintings by Diego Rivera hang on the wall, inclu… more
Date: 1993
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Pamphlet: Crash Graffiti Art]

Description: Promotional pamphlet for "Crash Through Express", an exhibition of graffiti art held at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The exhibition ran from June 11th, 1993 to July 10th, 1993. Pamphlet includes an introduction by Sylvia Orozco, a note of thanks to sponsors, biographical information, and examples of the artist's work. The cover of the pamphlet features graffiti art superimposed over a map of Brooklyn.
Date: 1993
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Performance at Hard Women's Minimum Wage Art Series]

Description: Photograph of Suze Kemper and Rachel Martin-Hinshaw performing at the Hard Women's Minimum Wage Art Series. Both women are in front of a closed door and appear to be wearing only high heels. Each holds are large unfolded fan in front of their bodies to cover themselves up. The woman on the left crouches down slightly with a surprised expression. The other woman stands taller and more sultry.
Date: 1993
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Three People Onstage]

Description: Photograph of two women and a man onstage with two microphone stands. The man is on the far right directly behind a microphone, one woman is in the background and the last woman is walking onto the stage and reaching for the second microphone. Behind them, there is a painting of a young boy with a large plant behind him.
Date: 1993
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Travis County Event]

Description: Photograph of employees of Travis County, Texas at a large event. There are long rows of tables where people are eating and drinking. There are also a large amount of people standing up off to the side. To the right there are members of a Mariachi band on stand by. On the wall in the background, there are numerous artworks hanging in two rows.
Date: 1993
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum
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