Pen-and-ink drawings showcase borderland history
Staff Report
EDINBURG, Texas — A new temporary exhibit titled “Borderlands-An Illustrated History by José Cisneros” will open in the Cell Block Gallery in the 1910 Jail at the Museum of South Texas History on Tuesday, July 5.
This exhibit features a series of works that follow the historical timeline of the Rio Grande Valley. Some of these drawings will be featured alongside other artifacts and short summaries about each drawing. Selections of his art can also be found throughout the museum’s permanent exhibits, depicting moments in history and giving life to objects on display.
MOSTHistory commissioned Cisneros to create a series of pen-and-ink, hand-colored drawings to be featured in “Borderlands: The Heritage of the Lower Rio Grande through the Art of José Cisneros,” which was published in 1998. Copies of this book are available for purchase at the Museum Store.
“Borderlands-An Illustrated History by José Cisneros” will be featured in the Cell Block Gallery from July 5, 2022, to April 30, 2023. The Cell Block Gallery is a designated space for temporary exhibits. This new temporary exhibit will replace the gallery’s inaugural exhibit, “Faces de la Frontera.”
For more information about this exhibit, please visit www.mosthistory.org/events or call the museum at 956-383-6911.
About Museum of South Texas History
The Museum of South Texas History is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. It is located downtown Edinburg at 200 North Closner Boulevard on the Hidalgo County Courthouse square. Founded in 1967 as the Hidalgo County Historical Museum in the 1910 Hidalgo County Jail, the museum has grown over the decades through a series of expansions to occupy a full city block. In 2003, following the completion of a 22,500 square foot expansion, the museum was renamed the Museum of South Texas History to better reflect its regional scope. Today, the museum preserves and presents the borderland heritage of South Texas and northeastern Mexico through its permanent collection and the Margaret H. McAllen Memorial Archives and exhibits spanning prehistory through the 20th century. For more information about MOSTHistory, including becoming a FRIEND, visit MOSTHistory.org, like us on Facebookand Instagram, follow on Twitter, find on YouTube or call +1-956-383-6911.
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