Mexican American Art Since 1848 (MAAS1848)

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  Retablo Codex Mural, Eye of God design

  title Retablo Codex Mural, Eye of God design 

  description This drawing of the Eye of God is a design for the Retablo Codex Mural's frame at the University of Texas, San Antonio. Ink on drawing paper. Dimensions: 6" x 11 ⅜" 

  artist/creator Barraza, Santa 

  subject Drawings  Eye of God  Ojo de Dios  Patterns  Mural art  Retablo Codex Mural  Texas--San Antonio  Chicana art  Tejana art  Indigeneity  Production process 

  contributor Santa C. Barraza 
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  Retablo Codex Mural, frame design

  title Retablo Codex Mural, frame design 

  description This drawing is the design for Retablo Codex Mural's frame, constructed of metal, at the University of Texas, San Antonio. Each compartment contains a motif of Mesoamerican hieroglyphs. The frame imitates a colonial tin retablo with rounded corners and sacred imagery. The date of the mural is written in Mayan hieroglyphs in the lower right corner. The frame is constructed of aluminum with embossing. Ink on vellum. Dimensions: 11 ¼" x 18" 

  artist/creator Barraza, Santa 

  subject Maya  Hieroglyphs  Drawings  Chicana art  Tejana art  Retablo Codex Mural  Mural art  Indigeneity  Texas--San Antonio  Science  Sun ray 

  contributor Santa C. Barraza 
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  Retablo Codex Mural, rabbit detail

  title Retablo Codex Mural, rabbit detail 

  description This drawing specifies the design for a section of the frame of the Retablo Codex Mural at the University of Texas, San Antonio. The rabbit represents the moon or Coyolxauhqui, the moon goddess. The concentric circle represents a rain drop. Ink on vellum. Dimensions: 6" x 11 ½" 

  artist/creator Barraza, Santa 

  subject Rabbits  Circles  Concentric patterns  Chicana art  Tejana art  Drawings  Hieroglyphs  Retablo Codex Mural  Mural art  Indigeneity  Texas--San Antonio  Codices  Production process 

  contributor Santa C. Barraza 
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  Retablo Codex Mural, star detail

  title Retablo Codex Mural, star detail 

  description This drawing is the design for a section of the frame for the Retablo Codex Mural at the University of Texas, San Antonio. It combines the star and sun hieroglyphs with the Eye of God, all of which the artist appropriated from codices. Ink on vellum. Dimensions: 6" x 9" 

  artist/creator Barraza, Santa 

  subject Sun  Stars  Codices  Hieroglyphs  Chicana art  Tejana art  Drawings  Eye of God  Ojo de Dios  Retablo Codex Mural  Mural art  Indigeneity  Texas--San Antonio  Production process 

  contributor Santa C. Barraza 
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  Retablo Codex Mural, working technical and architectural drawing of metal surface for painting

  title Retablo Codex Mural, working technical and architectural drawing of metal surface for painting 

  description This working drawing is essential for the modeling of the Retablo Codex Mural and its frame since the selected wall is curved. The mural is located at the University of Texas, San Antonio, Biosciences Building. Created for the fabricator, the drawing details the radius and other measurements critical for the mural. Graphite drafting pencil on Bristol drawing paper. Dimensions: 8 ½" x 11" 

  artist/creator Barraza, Santa 

  subject Drawings  Technical drawings  Architectural drawings  Murals  Retablo Codex Mural  Chicana art  Tejana art  Production process  Texas--San Antonio 

  contributor Santa C. Barraza 
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  Retablo Codex Mural, detail 1

  title Retablo Codex Mural, detail 1 

  description In this detail of the final section of the Retablo Codex Mural in the Biosciences Building at University of Texas, San Antonio, the artist combines scientific and Mesoamerican symbols. The mural is a codex and read from right to left in the Mixtec style and includes red bars that guide the reader's eye. Industrial paint on metal with aluminum frame. Dimensions: 7' x 11 ½' 

  artist/creator Barraza, Santa 

  subject Chicana art  Tejana art  Mixtecs  Science  Mural art  Retablo Codex Mural  Texas--San Antonio  Indigeneity  Appropriation  Metal  Murals  Postmodernism 

  contributor Santa C. Barraza 
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  Retablo Codex Mural, detail 2

  title Retablo Codex Mural, detail 2 

  description This detail of the Retablo Codex Mural in the Biosciences Building at University of Texas, San Antonio, emphasizes motifs appropriated from codices, renderings of the human brain, and medical images created by the scientists working in the building. The mural is a codex and read from right to left in the Mixtec style and includes red bars that guide the reader's eye. This section merges Indigenous iconography with scientific images. Industrial paint on metal without the aluminum frame. Dimensions: 7' x 11 ½' 

  artist/creator Barraza, Santa 

  subject Mural art  Chicana art  Tejana art  Texas--San Antonio  Codices  Science  Mixtecs  Indigeneity  Retablo Codex Mural  Appropriation  Metal  Murals  Postmodernism 

  contributor Santa C. Barraza