Mesa-Bains, Amalia (see also: Altars; Cinco de Mayo; MoCHA)

Object Details

See more items in: Tomás Ybarra-Frausto research material on Chicano art; Tomás Ybarra-Frausto research material on Chicano art / Series 1: Subject Files

Collection Citation: Tomás Ybarra-Frausto research material, 1965-2004. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Scope and Contents note: (catalogs; clippings; postcards to TYF from Mesa-Bains, undated; typescript of speech by Mesa-Bains given at the Dialogue of the Americas Museum of Anthropology, 1982; exhibition announcements; writings by Mesa-Bains; letters to TYF from Mesa-Bains, undated; handwritten draft of essay sent to TYF; resume; note to TYF and Dudley from Mesa-Bains, 04/28/2000; invitation; typescript of "An Affecting Presence: Chicano Altars and Altarmakers" by TYF; draft of "Galaza Stanford lecture" given by Mesa-Bains, 1995; photograph, Edward Diaz, director of Cultural Affairs, City of San Antonio, Amalia Mesa-Bains, TYF; letter to TYF from Mesa-Bains, undated, with aluminum heart)

Collection Restrictions: The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. research facility.