urn:taro:utexas.blac.00163 Amado Maurilio Peña Collection, 1974-1975 Described by Angie Quirós, Mexican American Library Project University of Texas Libraries, 2006 Finding aid encoded by Christian Kelleher, CA, March 2006.Finding aid written inEnglish. March 2006Collection re-housed and described in EAD finding aid. Descriptive Summary Peña, Amado Maurilio, 1943- Amado Maurilio Peña Collection 1974-1975 Spanish 23666072 13 items Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin A collection of 10 watercolor and ink drawings and three prints from Amado Maurilio Peña. Biographical Sketch

Amado Maurilio Peña was born in 1943 and raised in Laredo, Texas. He earned B.A. and M.A. degrees from Texas Arts & Industry University in Kingsville, Texas, and taught art in the Texas schools. He established El Taller Gallery in Austin in 1980, and later opened other galleries in northern New Mexico, where he built close ties with the artistic community. His work is inspired by his Mexican and Yaqui Indian heritage.

Scope and Contents Note

Ten watercolor drawings and three prints from Mexican American artist Amado Maurilio Peña.

Access Restrictions

Unrestricted.

Use Restrictions

Standard copyright restrictions apply.

Preferred Citation

Cite as: Amado Maurilio Peña Collection, Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas Libraries, the University of Texas at Austin.

Index Terms

The Amado Maurilio Peña Collection is classified under the following Subject Headings:

Peña, Amado Maurilio, 1943-. Mexican American art--Texas. El Taller Gallery (Austin, Tex.) Watercolors Screen prints Related Material

More prints by Mr. Peña may be found at the Benson Latin American Collection in the Romo Collection of Mexican American Art Prints.

Box and Folder Inventory Watercolor and Ink Drawings, 1974-1975

Items are untitled by the artist. Descriptive titles for each item were provided during cataloging.

11Figure of angel holding cross, 1975Mounted, under glass, framed; 30.3 x 37.9 cm. 12Man in boat holding oar, 1974Mounted, under glass, framed; 30.3 x 37.9 cm. 13Woman using metate, 1975Mounted, under glass, framed; 30.9 x 38.5 cm. 21Skeleton with guitar, 1975Mounted, in plastic frame; 20.8 x 25.8 cm. 22Man reading with woman and child, 1975Mounted, in plastic frame; 20.8 x 25.8 cm. 23Seated woman with cactus, Mounted, under glass, framed; 25.9 x 33.5 cm. 24Woman holding child, 1975Mounted, under glass, framed; 25.8 x 33.5 cm. 25Craftsman with brush in hand and large piece of pottery, 1975Mounted, under glass, framed; 28 x 32.7 cm. 34Man in water with large fish, 1975.Mounted, under glass, framed. 35.7 x 43.3 cm. 35Four-headed figure, 1975.Mounted, under glass, framed. 35.7 x 43.3 cm. Prints, 1974 31"El arco iris," 1974. 25/26, 35.2 x 50.4 cm. No. 27. 32"Migrante," 1974. 35.3 x 55.5 cm. 33"Quien soy," 1974. 8/26, 34.4 x 50.2 cm. No. 21.