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Her Highness, the Queen of Garden Patches, Miss Jeanie Muerer, from the 1955 Court of the Enchanted Barnyard.

Backstage at the McNay: Cornyation: The Early Years of Fiesta Irreverence, 1951–1964

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Amy Stone, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Trinity University, shares fascinating photographs and other discoveries about Cornyation, first staged in 1951. Reminisce the early years of Cornyation and see how parodying Fiesta royalty—including gowns with elaborate trains—continues today.

McNay Art Museum
6000 North New Braunfels
San Antonio, Texas