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[Cholula Church]

Description: Photograph of a church in Cholula, Mexcio. The square in front of the church is visible in the foreground. There is a male statue in the center of the square on a pedestal. People are visible on the streets surrounding the square. Behind the square, the church walls and dome are visible. A red truck sits in front of the church.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Central Square]

Description: Photograph of a square in Cuernavaca, Mexico. In the foreground, numerous people are visible on the street. In the middle of the square, an equestrian statue is visible. Buildings and churches are visible in the background on the other side of the square.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Palacio de Cortés]

Description: Photograph of the Palacio de Cortés in Cuernavaca, Mexico. The palace is visible in the left side of the frame. Cars are parked beside the palace. A red building is visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Calle de la Aurora No. 10]

Description: Photograph of wooden gates at Calle de la Aurora No. 10 in Cuernavaca, Mexico. The gates are visible in center foreground. A vine covered wall surrounds the gates. Beyond the gates, trees and a house are partially visible.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gough, Ray

Evening coat

Description: Evening coat of black horsehair covered with flocked chenille dots. Floor length. Simple, rounded neckline. Short, fitted dormer sleeves. Center front opening with no closures. Lined in self. Designer's label at center back neckline: "Balenciaga"
Date: 1960
Creator: Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972
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Mano De Obra

Description: Juan Barroso's artwork depicts Mexican labor and the immigrant experience at the border. With the current political administration enforcing policies that dehumanize and force immigrants into the shadows, recognizing an immigrant’s humanity is vital. As the son of immigrant parents, he pays homage to his people and the dignity of their labor. He mixes 2- dimensional imagery, influenced by personal narratives, with 3-dimensional functional forms. Using a small watercolor brush, he paints his ima… more
Date: May 2020
Creator: Barroso, Juan
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Te Digo Que Lo Llevo En La Sangre

Description: This work is a developing portrait of women workers who are involved in labor rights advocacy within the context of the maquiladora (assemblage factory) industry in Mexico. I have traveled to do research in Mexico by making photographs and through collecting recorded testimonies from the women workers I come to meet through an organization called the Comité Fronterizo de Obreras. The resulting artwork I make includes photographs, handmade books, video, sculpture and works on paper. Ultimately, … more
Date: May 2020
Creator: Gamez-Herrera, Melissa

Patchwork jacket

Description: Jacket of multicolored jewel-tone patchwork synthetic. Hip length; jewel neckline; open at center front; edged with black piping all over and around arms eye. Patchwork is made of blue, pink, turquoise, and blue organically shaped panels with sporadic roundels and teardrops of jewel-tone velvet, with pattern matched across the center front opening. Lined in black synthetic. Labels: Center back “La coleccion / Judith Roberts / Hecho en Mexico” with large line drawing of woman Size: M Content: “7… more
Date: 1980/1989
Creator: Roberts, Judith

Jacket

Description: Jacket of magenta and floral batik print. No collar, center front opening with no closure. Long sleeves. Padded shoulders. All-over channel quilting in horizontal lines. Piping on all edges. Designer's label inside at back neckline: Ana Colón Size label: 6
Date: 1975/1980
Creator: Colón, Ana

Coat dress

Description: Coat dress of taupe wool twill. Below-knee length with asymmetric left side closure of four buttons with large hook & eyes; bound buttonholes. Asymmetric, rounded collar. Elbow-length, puffed sleeves have inserted panel off the shoulder and gather into 1” cuffs. Unlined. Designer's label: "Méndez H. / Boutique Mexico"
Date: 1986
Creator: Méndez, Manuel
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AI, Arts & Design: Questioning Learning Machines

Description: Article is an introduction to Artnodes issue No. 26, “AI, Arts & Design: Questioning Learning Machines" which addresses the question: Does generative and machine creativity in the arts and design represent an evolution of “artistic intelligence,” or is it a metamorphosis of creative practice yielding fundamentally distinct forms and modes of authorship?
Date: July 2020
Creator: West, Ruth & Burbano, Andres

Print scarf

Description: Scarf of cream silk with printed black line, crest-like frame accented with three cherubs at the top. Centered in the frame are the words "Costa fabrics/ presenta/ i suoi migliori auguri per il/ Nuovo Anno/ Como 1956" ( Costa fabrics presents his best wishes for the new year) in script lettering. Selvedge edges with lingerie hem on ends. Measures 34 1/2'' x 34 1/2''
Date: 1956
Creator: Como Silk Mill
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