New Releases by Carmen Lomas Garza

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.

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

For use in schools and libraries only. The author describes, in bilingual text and illustrations, her experiences growing up in a Hispanic community in Texas.

Family Pictures is the story of Carmen Lomas Garza's girlhood: celebrating birthdays, making tamales, finding a hammerhead shark on the beach, picking cactus, going to a fair in Mexico, and confiding to her sister her dreams of becoming an artist. These day-to-day experiences are told through fourteen vignettes of art and a descriptive narrative, each focusing on a different aspect of traditional Mexican American culture. The English-Spanish text and vivid illustrations reflect the author's strong sense of family and community. For Mexican Americans, Carmen Lomas Garza offers a book that reflects their lives and traditions. For others, this work offers insights into a beautifully rich community. The author describes, in bilingual text and illustrations, her experiences growing up in a Hispanic community in Texas.

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

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.

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.