John Dyer
Selena

Selena

© 1992 John Dyer All Rights Reserved

Selena
Selena
ArtistAmerican, born 1947
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Selena
Date1992
PlaceCorpus Christi, Texas, United States
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 20 1/4 × 20 1/8 in. (51.5 × 51.1 cm)
Sheet: 24 15/16 × 20 9/16 in. (63.4 × 52.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Texas Monthly and the artist
Object number2000.359
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description

Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, a third-generation Texan known
as the Queen of Tejano Music,



was only beginning her rise to stardom when she was
tragically murdered at the age of 23. Her final concert at the Houston
Astrodome in 1995 broke all previous attendance records. Today, her songs remain
popular with fans and musicians, and her signature style—including sparkling
bustiers, studded hats and jackets, and high-waisted pants—are iconic of her
legacy.




ProvenanceThe artist and Texas Monthly; given to MFAH, 2000.
Exhibition History"Rockin' and Rollin'," Galveston Arts Center, Texas, January 24–February 29, 2004.

"The Sounds I See: Photographs of Musicians," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 20, 2008–January 19, 2009.

“Made for Magazines: Iconic 20th-Century Photographs,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 9–May 4, 2014.

"Icons of Style: A Century of Fashion Photography," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 23–September 22, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in black ink, verso, bottom right: © JOHN DYER, 1992 // San Antonio, Texas // 210-223-1891

[Kodak EPY numbers in margins]

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