About the Book
Exhibition catalogue of San Antonio-based Chicano art, from 1971 to 2018. With a comprehensive historiography of Anglo colonization and slavery in Texas, the Alamo and San Jacinto battles, the Mexican-American War, Manifest Destiny, and the legacy of these historical events, particularly for people of color.
"The catalogue is a fascinating and invaluable historical review of the Battle of the Alamo and the making of the Texas Republic." -David Montejano, Turner prize-winning author of "Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1836-1986."
“Cordova not only pulled together an important group of artists to challenge the Anglo-centric myths of the Alamo, he wrote a critical essay systematically destroying those lies with historical facts. … [It] introduced me to a new world of contemporary art, it educated this fifth-generation Texan and served as a key research tool.” -Chris Tomlinson, co-author of “Forget the Alamo” and author of the New York Times Bestseller “Tomlinson Hill.”
"One of the most revelatory exhibitions mounted for the city’s tricentennial." -Josh Feola, Artsy.
“A vital and timely exhibition.” -Stephen Oleszec, Hyperallergic.
"The show is done really beautifully…. this is a really big and important project." -Brandon Zech, Glasstire, Top Five video.
"A deeply researched, historically compelling exhibition." -Nicholas Frank, San Antonio Report.
“Much like Southerners who developed a ‘lost cause’ mythology to compensate for their defeat, white Texans developed an Alamo mythology that portrayed the fighters at the Alamo (Travis, Crockett and Bowie) not as defenders of slavery but defenders of 'Texas liberty.' The Other Side of the Alamo offers an alternative to the triumphalist tales surrounding the 18th-century Spanish mission.” -Marco Aquino, San Antonio Current.
“Together, they paint the full picture of what the Alamo myth has done to the perception of Mexican Americans. -Morgan O. Hanlon, Texas Observer.
"The catalogue is a fascinating and invaluable historical review of the Battle of the Alamo and the making of the Texas Republic." -David Montejano, Turner prize-winning author of "Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1836-1986."
“Cordova not only pulled together an important group of artists to challenge the Anglo-centric myths of the Alamo, he wrote a critical essay systematically destroying those lies with historical facts. … [It] introduced me to a new world of contemporary art, it educated this fifth-generation Texan and served as a key research tool.” -Chris Tomlinson, co-author of “Forget the Alamo” and author of the New York Times Bestseller “Tomlinson Hill.”
"One of the most revelatory exhibitions mounted for the city’s tricentennial." -Josh Feola, Artsy.
“A vital and timely exhibition.” -Stephen Oleszec, Hyperallergic.
"The show is done really beautifully…. this is a really big and important project." -Brandon Zech, Glasstire, Top Five video.
"A deeply researched, historically compelling exhibition." -Nicholas Frank, San Antonio Report.
“Much like Southerners who developed a ‘lost cause’ mythology to compensate for their defeat, white Texans developed an Alamo mythology that portrayed the fighters at the Alamo (Travis, Crockett and Bowie) not as defenders of slavery but defenders of 'Texas liberty.' The Other Side of the Alamo offers an alternative to the triumphalist tales surrounding the 18th-century Spanish mission.” -Marco Aquino, San Antonio Current.
“Together, they paint the full picture of what the Alamo myth has done to the perception of Mexican Americans. -Morgan O. Hanlon, Texas Observer.
Features & Details
- Primary Category: Arts & Photography Books
- Additional Categories History, Mexico
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Project Option: Standard Portrait, 8×10 in, 20×25 cm
# of Pages: 194 -
Isbn
- Softcover: 9781388107673
- Publish Date: Dec 05, 2018
- Language English
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