Blom, Gertrude Duby
Person
Dates
- Existence: July 7, 1901 – December 23, 1993
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Gertrude Duby Blom and E. Winifred Pitkin Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: PAAC-103
Scope and Contents
This collection is made up of photographs taken by Gertrude Duby Blom that were collected by Winifred Pitkin. There are 94 loose photographs and 3 photograph albums. The subjects of Blom's photography were the Lacandon Maya, their day to day life, portraits, as well as Mayan ruins. After Winifred Pitkin came to Mexico to visit the Bloms, she wrote a book and gave lectures about her visit. It is very likely that Pitkin used these photographs and albums alongside her lectures. The written...
Dates:
1959