Jesse Herrera Photographs
Scope and Contents
The Wittliff Collections house 87 photographs by Herrera, arranged in seven series by location. The Herrera Collection consists of a mix of silver gelatin, RC, and digital prints, all of which were digitized and made available per the creator’s request in 2024.
Puebla, Mexico. 49 photographs document the Celebration of San Francisco de Cuetzlan and the Festival of San Miguel Tzinacapan, 1987-1990, 1992, 1994, 2004.
Seville, Spain. 16 photographs document Semana Santa (Holy Week), 1993.
Austin, Texas. 11 photographs document politics, music, and daily life, 1988-1993.
Real de Catorce, Mexico. 6 photographs from the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, 2001.
Oaxaca, Mexico. 2 photographs from Holy Week celebrations, 2005.
Mexico City, Mexico. 2 photographs, 2007
Antigua, Guatemala. 1 photograph, Las Penitentes
Dates
- 1987-2005
Creator
- Herrera, Jesse (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials from the Wittliff Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user assumes responsibility for determining copyright status, obtaining permission to publish, and abiding by U.S. copyright laws. https://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/research/visit/policies/publication.html
Biographical Notes
Jesse Herrera (American, b. Mexico 1945) earned his B.A Degree in 1975 in Art and Design from the University of Illinois at Chicago and an M.A in photojournalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 1990. He documents the people and folkloric traditions of remote areas of Mexico, his native homeland. His most recent work encompasses religious celebrations in Spain and Guatemala, which parallel and contrast to those in Mexico.
His work has been exhibited throughout Texas and the Midwest in one-man shows and national juried exhibits. In addition, some of his work has been featured in various publications dealing with Hispanic culture. Borderlands, Texas Poetry Review, and Art and Ritual in Golden-Age Spain (Princeton University Press, 1998) are recent books featuring his photographs.
A selection of his work is in the permanent collection of the following institutions: The Wittliff Collections, The Center for American History, The Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, The Harry Ransom Humanities Center of The University of Texas at Austin, and The Mexican Fine Arts Center and Museum at Chicago.
Extent
87 Photographic Prints
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
- The descriptive data created for this finding aid is licensed under the CC0 Creative Commons license and is free for use without restriction.
Abstract
The Wittliff Collections house 87 photographs by Herrera.
Physical Location
Materials may be stored off-site. Advance notice is required for use: https://www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu/research/makearesearchappointment.html.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gifts of Herrera, 1999, 2011, 2021.
- Title
- Guide to the Jesse Herrera Photographs.
- Author
- Kris Toma
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2024: Revised for ArchivesSpace by Susannah Broyles.
Repository Details
Part of the The Wittliff Collections Repository
