Mary Ann Smothers Bruni Photographs
Scope and Contents Note
Approximately 10,000 photographs by Mary Ann Smothers Bruni document the "Los Pastores" festival as traditionally performed in San Antonio Texas from the 1980s through the 2000s. The collection also includes numerous images of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and the Cathedral of San Fernando in San Antonio, including a large collection of images of Pope John Paul II's 1987 visit.
A selection of photographs from the collection may be seen online at the web-site Celebrating Los Pastores in San Antonio Texas: Photographs from the Mary Ann Smothers Bruni Collection
Dates
- Creation: circa 1972-2005
Language of Materials
English, Spanish
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Photographs are copyrighted to Mary Ann Smothers Bruni. Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Sketch
Mary Ann Smothers Bruni is a photographer and filmmaker in San Antonio, Texas. Her photographs of the "Los Pastores" festival, Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in San Antonio, and of the Kurds in northern Iraq have been exhibited widely. She is the author of Journey Through Kurdistan, Los Pastores: A Limited Edition of Fine Art Prints Celebrating Los Pastores, and the children's book El sueño de Rosita/Rosita's Christmas Wish.
Full Extent
11 linear feet
Abstract
Images taken by Texas photographer Mary Ann Smothers Bruni document the traditional festival "Los Pastores" as performed in San Antonio. Also includes photographs documenting the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and the Cathedral of San Fernando in San Antonio.
Acquisition Information
Donation, 2004.
Additions
No further materials are expected for this collection.
Alternative Form Available
Cassette tapes have been digitized and an access copy is available for reading room use.
Processing Information
Previous processing work by Benson staff, circa 2008. Additional processing and rearrangement by Carla O. Alvarez, May 2026.
- Title
- Mary Ann Smothers Bruni Photographs
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2008
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- September 2017: Carla O. Alvarez added information about the pastorela costumes.
- 2021 February: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
- 2026: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu