Ruth Asawa (1926–2013) was a revered Bay Area artist who worked in sculpture and created a handful of functional objects. After a trip to Mexico, she was inspired by looped wire basketry used to store produce and eggs in the marketplace. #CaliforniaCraftsThis tweet was posted on July 25, 2019.
Service from Brownsville, Texas to Mexico started in 1929, operated by Compañía Mexicana de Aviación, a division of #PanAm. #TravelTuesdayThis tweet was posted on July 12, 2016.
She was greatly inspired by Pre-Columbian sculpture when they moved to Guadalajara, Mexico, in 1951, to join a group of Bay Area and New York artists. #CaliforniaModernistWomenThis tweet was posted on June 28, 2022.
Sisters María and Juanita Mendoza were born in Monterrey, Mexico. Although their sister Lydia would become the most famous member of the family, Juanita and María also achieved acclaim as the duet Las Hermanas Mendoza beginning in the 1950s. #storyofarhoolie#arhoolie https://t.co/EDCgYBVsC1This tweet was posted on December 05, 2018.
The Van Buren sisters arrived in San Francisco after two harrowing months, and then continued south through Los Angeles to Mexico for good measure before returning home—becoming the first women to ride across the United States solo on motorcycles.This tweet was posted on April 26, 2021.
The idea of the Tree of Life runs through many cultures. View a modern example in "The Spirited Folk Arts of Mexico" http://t.co/snAwjRYBThis tweet was posted on September 19, 2011.