Hal Marcus papers, 1905-[ongoing], bulk 1951-[ongoing].

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Hal Marcus papers, 1905-[ongoing], bulk 1951-[ongoing].

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Contains newspaper clippings about his life and work, artifacts used in studies for El Mercado, books illustrated and/or written by him, music cassettes of bands in which he played, including Jitano and the Desert Prophets and No U-Turn. Among the photographs are pictures of Hal Marcus with artist Manuel Acosta. The material dated before 1951 is photocopies of family photographs.

3 linear ft.

University of Texas at El Paso

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SNAC Resource ID: 7551869

University of Texas at El Paso

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Jitano & the Desert Prophets.

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No U-Turn.

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Marcus, Hal

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Artist, gallery owner, art dealer, and author. Born in El Paso, Texas of Arabic and Jewish descent. He is the son of Morris and Rena Marcus. His work is heavily influenced by his world travels to places such as Argentina, Brazil, France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Israel, Algeria, and mainland China, as well as life in the El Paso/Cuidad Juárez area. He has many large installations in El Paso at the University of Texas at El Paso Library, El Paso Public Library (Main Library), Temple Mt. Sinai, the ...