Category: Photography

Articles and information about The Wittliff’s Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection.

The Wittliff expands its legacy of Native American photography with Will Wilson acquisition.

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In 2017, The Wittliff exhibited a selection of images from Edward Curtis The North American Indian. Soon thereafter, we were contacted by Dr. John Mckiernan-Gonzalez, Director of the Center for the Study of the Southwest, who recommended that we look at the photographs of Will Wilson, a Native American photographer. We are excited to share the news …

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“Recuerdos” And Souvenir Postcards From Mexico

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In 2013, Susan Toomey Frost donated her collection of Mexican Border Town postcards representing 22 Mexican cities and towns along the 1,969-mile border between the U.S. and Mexico. The collection consists of 3,857 images, including real photo postcards and printed postcards. Many are identified by photographer, including such notable names as W.H. Horne and Robert …

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“Keith Carter Fifty Years” celebrated at The Wittliff

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Recently The Wittliff played host to hundreds of fans eager to meet famed photographer Keith Carter. The room was filled to capacity with dignitaries, authors and respected photographers from across the state. Among the photographers in attendance were Wyatt McSpadden, Matt Lankes, Kenny Braun, Bill Wright and Amanda Smith. They were all there to celebrate …

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The making of Wyatt McSpadden’s traffic-stopping photo of Abra Moore

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It’s a face that’s launched a thousand conversations at The Wittliff Collections. Wyatt McSpadden’s iconic photograph of singer-songwriter Abra Moore has been a conversation piece since it was first published in Texas Monthly in January 1996. The framed print — showing in that long-ago magical moment the impish-looking singer holding a guitar and on her …

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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: From the Photography Archives

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Joel Salcido recently donated several of his photographs from his 2002 Roma, Texas series, Entre Fantasmas. Roma is a small town on the Texas-Mexico border and was the location of the filming of the 1951 Viva Zapata movie, which starred Marlon Brando and Anthony Quinn.   Joel’s photographs are an homage to this town and …

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Keith Carter: Fifty Years

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We are honored to feature Keith Carter’s retrospective exhibition, which opened at The Wittliff on August 27. With over 140 photographs on view, the exhibit features work from every phase of his career. Like the powerful photograph of a Mexican boy on a windowsill, taken in 1968 or the 2017 portrait of his neighbor, Mr. …

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