HCP, in partnership with The Houston History Research Center at Houston Public Library, invites you to a conversation with photographer and scholar Job García on his forthcoming photo book ¡Qué Vivan las Cobijas, Cabrones! Family Artifacts and the Maintenance of Mexican Identity. Moderated by curator and cultural worker Areli Navarro Magallón, Exhibitions & Programs Coordinator at HCP, this program will explore García’s ongoing portrait series centered on the iconic Mexican cobija as both backdrop and cultural archive.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in a pop-up portrait session with García, featuring the cobija backdrop from his series! A limited number of portraits will be offered, with sign-ups available at the event on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is open now here.

This free event will take place at the Julia Ideson Building Reading Room on Saturday, June 27, 2026, at 2pm. Parking in the garage under the Central Library is free. Registration is encouraged, but not required.

For additional details about this artist talk, please visit the event’s webpage.