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[Pamphlet: "Los Hílos De Oaxaca, an Exhibition on Traditional Textiles" Family Guide]

Description: Family guidebook that details an exhibition that was presented by the Mexic-Arte Museum entitled, "Los Hílos De Oaxaca [The Threads of Oaxaca], an Exhibition on Traditional Textiles". The front cover features a large photograph of an embroidered flower as well as the exhibition title in a script typeface above. The English translation of the name is also included in uppercase letters along with the subheading "A Family Guide" and the exhibition dates. The inside cover of the guidebook includes … more
Date: 2006
Creator: Hernandez, Alberto McKelligan & Richter, Lacey
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Costumed Child and Title Wall]

Description: Photograph of a child standing in front of a title wall for "Los Hilos De Oaxaca [The Threads of Oaxaca]", an exhibition about traditional textiles hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Text on the wall reads: "Los Hilos De Oaxaca, April 29-July 16, 2006. Acknowledgement of Major Exhibition Lenders: San Antonio Museum of Art, Marcia Lucas Collection, Susan Toomey Frost, University of Texas at Austin." The girl wears a traditionally embroidered blouse and skirt. She holds up a tray o… more
Date: 2006
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Male Costume Display]

Description: Photograph of a male costume displayed at Los Hilos De Oaxaca, or The Threads of Oaxaca, an exhibit on traditional textiles hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The costume includes a large headdress bedecked with ribbon and fringe. A yellow shirt features green silk pieces attached at the elbows. The pants are sparkly and striped in multiple colors. The costume dummy holds noisemakers in both hands.
Date: 2006
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Female Costume Display]

Description: Photograph of a female costume displayed at Los Hilos De Oaxaca, or The Threads of Oaxaca, an exhibit on traditional textiles hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The costume includes a gold necklace, blouse, and skirt. The blouse is black and features embroidered flowers. The skirt follows the same pattern, though the bottom half is lace. Two displays of colorful paper flowers and paper lace cutouts stand behind the dummy.
Date: 2006
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Children at Loom]

Description: Photograph of two children working with a loom at Los Hilos De Oaxaca, or The Threads of Oaxaca, an exhibit on traditional textiles hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. One child, left, holds a ball of fiber and is weaving it through the loom. The second child, right, looks on.
Date: 2006
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[City Bus Advertisement]

Description: Photograph of a city bus advertisement for Los Hilos De Oaxaca, or The Threads of Oaxaca, an exhibit on traditional textiles hosted by the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. Four individuals stand in front of the bus. Sylvia Orozco, executive director of the museum, stands second from the right. Text on the bus reads: "Los Hilos de Oaxaca, April 29 - July 16, 2006. The official Mexican and Mexican American Fine Arts Museum in Texas. Mexic-Arte Museum." Images of embroidered flowers appear on t… more
Date: 2006
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum

[Pamphlet: Festival Mexico, Celebrating the Art of Cuisine]

Description: Pamphlet that advertises an exhibition that was presented by the Mexic-Arte Museum entitled, "Festival Mexico, Celebrating the Art of Cuisine". The pamphlet folds out to span three panels long which all have a continuous black background. The cover of the pamphlet features the title and date of the exhibition along with a colorful flower embroidery. The first panel continues the flower motif at the bottom left-hand corner. The title of the exhibition is at the top of the panel and is followed b… more
Date: 2006
Partner: Mexic-Arte Museum
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["Resurgence" craft exhibition walkthrough]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their gallery event in the spring of 2001. The VHS video features the artwork of four artists including Earline Green, Henry Leonard, Sammie Nicely, and Senoj for the Resurgence: Masters of the Craft of Clay, Fiber, Wood, and Glass art exhibition at the James E. Kemp Gallery.
Date: March 2002
Duration: 8 minutes 30 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[20 Soldiers a Day]

Description: Photographs of the 2009-2010 artist's book competition winner "20 Soldiers a Day" created by Jung Eun Lee (or Jungeun Lee). The artist's book is a Japanese-sewn volume consisting of double-leaves sewn together. The recto of each leaf has a changing pattern of stains and marks, and the verso of each leaf has text from the inner surface becoming more and more visible as the reader moves through the volume. The next-to-last leaf has complete text, the testimony of a young Korean girl who was force… more
Date: 2009/2010
Creator: Lee, Jung Eun
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Artist standing next to her woven art]

Description: A photograph of an artist standing beside her work in a gallery on the UNT campus where students' work is shown. Her piece is made of woven fibers and resembles the figure of a pregnant woman. The strings are left hanging down to the floor and trail along it.
Date: January 1, 2007
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Individuals observe Diet Coke dress]

Description: Photograph of two individuals observing a dress made of Diet Coke cans, displayed as part of UNT's Recycled Fashion Exhibit. The man (right) and woman (left) can be seen with their backs turned to the camera, standing across from the dress on either side. Concept sketches have been posted on the wall behind the garment.
Date: 2005/2006
Creator: Adair, Nikki
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Man looking at fiber art]

Description: A photograph of a man in a gallery that is exhibiting UNT students' work. There is a fiber art-piece hanging on the wall in front of him. It is knotted and woven into a shape similar to a pregnant woman.
Date: January 1, 2007
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Tentative Schedule]

Description: Document containing a schedule for an event featuring quilts and quiltmaking hosted by the Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters on July 21, 2001.
Date: July 2001
Creator: Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["A Flowering of Their Souls" quilting workshop and luncheon]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "A Flowering of Their Souls: Eight African American Women Quilt Makers and Their Quilts" workshop and luncheon program held on July 21st, 2001. The VHS footage shows clips from multiple events such as the artist talks, demonstrations, luncheon, and roundtable dialogue.
Date: July 21, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 34 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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