Maverick Tile Mural
Maverick Tile Mural closeup
Maverick Tile Mural closeup
Maverick Tile Mural
MUSEUM REACH | 2009

Maverick Tile Mural

Mexican Arts and Crafts Studio

Riverbank wall near El Tropicano Hotel

Romantic images of village life in Mexico are set on a colorful tile mural crafted in the 1930’s by Mexican Arts and Crafts, a San Antonio company owned and run by Ethel Wilson Harris, who also oversaw tile projects for the Depression-era Works Projects Administration.

Rescued from a house demolition in 1998, the mural decorated a family kitchen for nearly 60 years. Art historian Susan Toomey Frost had it removed and lovingly restored, then donated it to the River Foundation for all to enjoy. Now located just north of the Lexington Street Bridge, the mural has returned to near where it was originally created at 1002 N. St. Mary’s Street.

COMMISSIONED PUBLIC ART

The San Antonio River Foundation commissioned and funded public artworks for the benefit of our community and in support of our partners in the $384M San Antonio River Improvements Project. All works along the Mission Reach have been donated to the City of San Antonio’s public art collection in perpetuity.

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Since 2003, our Foundation has privately raised and reinvested over $43 million dollars in enhancing your San Antonio River experience. Our project partners —the San Antonio River Authority, Bexar County, the City of San Antonio, and the US Army Corps of Engineers — have invested over $789 million in river improvements for our community. Together, our investments have added over $3.6 billion in economic impact through adjacent private investment and development.