DRAFT RELEASE
Date:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: (name/title/phone)
(CITY, STATE) – Beginning (date/time/place) , (name of sponsor) will present
“Miguel Covarrubias: Caricaturista,” an exhibition created in cooperation with the
Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin and Humanities Texas, the
state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Miguel Covarrubias (1904–1957) was one of the foremost Mexican artists of the
twentieth century. A quintessential humanist, he made important contributions in the
fields of anthropology, archaeology, theater and dance.
The breadth of his intellectual interests inspired him to explore cultures as varied as the
brilliant hues displayed in his art. He became an expert in indigenous Mexican art and
culture and an important figure in the preservation of ancient sites and artifacts. After
capturing the creative energy of the Harlem Renaissance, he documented a vanishing way
of life on the Indonesian island of Bali. In the pages of Vanity Fair and other popular
American magazines of the Jazz Age, Covarrubias took the measure of the era's
statesmen, celebrities and rogues.
The exhibition focuses on the sophisticated caricatures that made Covarrubias famous,
providing a unique window into the cultural and political milieu of the 1920s and 30s.
The exhibition will be available to the public from (starting date) to (closing date) .
For more information about viewing hours or to arrange group visits, contact
(name/title) at (number) .
Humanities Texas develops and supports diverse programs across the state, including
lectures, oral history projects, teacher institutes, traveling exhibitions and documentary
films. For more information, please visit Humanities Texas online at
http://www.humanitiestexas.org or call 512.440.1991.