Aztec Sculpture, KCOR
date: label: date made
content: 1955-1957
notes: label: Description
content: The bold, angular Aztec mask became the unique face of KCOR-TV in San Antonio, Texas. The imposing concrete mask, attributed to artist Pedro Teran, complimented the station's mid-century modern building, celebrated the Mexican roots of founder and owner Raoul A. Cortez, and announced to employees and passersby that KCOR, which later became KWEX-TV Channel 41, served the Mexican American community. Teran had several commissions in the city including monumental black light paintings at the Alameda Theater, which opened in 1949. Many of the acts that appeared on KCOR radio and television also played the Alameda Theater.
topic: label: Subject
content: Latino
label: Subject
content: Radio and television broadcasting
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content: Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
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content: KCOR Radio and Television
label: Exhibition
content: Artifact Wall
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Univision Communications, Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2015.0002.01
label: catalog number
content: 2015.0002.01
label: accession number
content: 2015.0002
objectType: label: Object Name
content: sculpture
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: concrete (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: pinkish beige (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 44 in x 31 3/8 in x 7 in; 111.76 cm x 79.6925 cm x 17.78 cm