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Veterans monument, mural of Rosita Fernandez first proposed years ago
Read full article: Veterans monument, mural of Rosita Fernandez first proposed years agoTwo public art projects left unfinished with his passing in February held special meaning for San Antonio’s renowned artist and muralist Jesse Trevino.
Texas State University devotes exhibit to SA's First Lady of Song
Read full article: Texas State University devotes exhibit to SA's First Lady of SongSAN MARCOS, Texas – Three generations of family had their first look at the Texas State University exhibit devoted to San Antonio's First Lady of Song, a title bestowed by another first lady, Lady Bird Johnson, to Rosita Fernandez. They came to her," said Ramon Hernandez, a music journalist and historian who curated the exhibit with much of the memorabilia given to him by Fernandez, herself. Hernandez was there as Diana Rosa Almaguer-Orellana, Fernandez's only daughter, saw the exhibit along with her son, Mario Orellana, Fernandez's grandson, and his 4-year-old daughter, Sonoma, Fernandez's great-grandaughter, who Fernandez did not live to see. "She conquered the music industry in Texas when it was almost 98 percent male-dominated, " Hernandez said. "I really learned how much she meant to San Antonio and the world of music," Orellana said.