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Coker, Dolores M. – 1984
Porfirio Salinas has been hailed the best painter of the Texas hill country and its bluebonnets. Born on November 6, 1910, Porfirio's teachers recognized and encouraged his drawing ability. When Porfirio found employment after school in a graphics company that also sold art supplies, he met Robert Wood, recognized for his Texas landscapes, and…
Descriptors: Artists, Biographies, Cultural Background, Mexican Americans
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Cordova, Ruben C. – Aztlan: A Journal of Chicano Studies, 2004
Almazan, a pioneering painter and graphic artist, played a major role in the development of Chicano art in San Antonio. He was admitted into the Men of Art Guild, the preeminent Texas art group, when he was nineteen years old.
Descriptors: Artists, Painting (Visual Arts), Mexican Americans, Biographies
Lieberman, Shelly, Ed. – Loblolly, 1989
This publication contains three articles written by students from Gary High School (Texas). The first article, "Baptistry Paintings" (Arthur Head and others), provides pictures, histories, and descriptions of eight paintings in Baptist churches located in East Texas. The second article, "Estelle Thomas Webb" (Debra Dubois;…
Descriptors: Biographies, High School Students, High Schools, Interviews