Best Selling Books by Carmen Lomas Garza

Catalog of an exhibition of works by Carmen Lomas Garza held at The Mexican Museum, San Francisco, California on November 18, 1987-January 31, 1988.

Text and paintings describe life in a Hispanic American family in Texas.

Following the bestselling "Family Pictures, In My Family/En Mi Familia" is Garza''s continuing tribute to the family and community that shaped her childhood and her life. Vibrant paintings and warm personal stories depict memories of growing up in the traditional Mexican-American community of her hometown of Kingsville, Texas.

In Spanish and English, Carmen Lomas Garza portrays her family''s Mexican customs through cut-paper work.

Following the bestselling "Family Pictures, In My Family/En Mi Familia" is Garza''s continuing tribute to the family and community that shaped her childhood and her life. Vibrant paintings and warm personal stories depict memories of growing up in the traditional Mexican-American community of her hometown of Kingsville, Texas.

Published in association with the Laguna Gloria Art Museum, this collection of 37 works of art (24 in full color) takes readers into the heart of one of the great painters of Chicano life. Garza''s bright, colorful images capture the beauty and texture of daily life among families, friends, and neighbors in southern Texas.

The author describes her experiences growing up in Texas. Bilingual English/Spanish.

Wie werden in Mexiko Geburtstag, Hochzeit und Weihnachten gefeiert? Wie gestaltet sich der Alltag der Menschen, was essen sie besonders gern? Die Künstlerin erzählt fröhliche und ernste Kindheitserinnerungen und eröffnet einen farbenfrohen Einblick in Besonderheiten des mexikanischen Alltags.(Verlagstext).

The author describes, in bilingual text and illustrations, her experiences growing up in a Hispanic community in Texas.