According to the Regional Arts & Culture Council, which administers the work, Mago Hermano is a gift from Fernando Garza Martinez as the mayor of Guadalajara to Vera Katz as the mayor of Portland, and the Portland-Guadalajara Sister City Association, to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the sister cities.[1] It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.[2]