Mexican House with Part of the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas, November 22, 1848, from Sketchbook
Maker and role
Artist: Seth Eastman, American, 1808-1875
Year
1848-1849
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Media/Materials
Graphite on paper
Credit line
Gift of the Pearl Brewing Company
Accession number
1961.5.87
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Further information
Eastman captures a moment of architectural transition as San Antonio synthesizes the building styles of its residents and recent arrivals. On the far left, a traditional Tejano home called a jacal made of posts covered with mud and a thatched roof leads to two stone structures. In his journal, Eastman wrote: "San Antonio is a Mexican town rapidly becoming yankeeized - Flat roof are giving away to the old fashioned yankee roofs - Most of the houses - or rather many of them are build of stone cemented with lime..."
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