Figurines, Vessels, Jade, Lacquer, 1958-1990
File — Box: 4, Folder: 4-5
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
Collection includes around 78,000 35mm slides and a small number of film negatives photographed by Furst. There are also commercially purchased slides and some taken by a few other photographers, including his wife, Dee Furst. Furst used this collection for his teaching and research. The image topics include: pre-Hispanic and colonial era Latin American art and architecture; pre-Columbian, colonial, modern, and contemporary Native American ceremonial, tourist, and functional art objects, fine art, and cultural photographs; Asian and Siberian art and cultural artifacts; and photographs of flora and fauna specimens. The collection includes Furst's visits to many pre-Hispanic archaeological sites, as well as his trips to Europe. Many of the photographs are from museum collections, as well as galleries and private collections, with a significant number of images from the pre-Columbian expert David Stuart's gallery collections in Los Angeles.
Collection was received as binders of slides labeled by Furst into groups believed to correspond to lecture and research groupings. Furst's binder arrangement is preserved in folders, with each folder or folder group corresponding to one of the original binders. Slide order within binders/folders has generally been preserved; but binders have been alphabetized by topic. Collection was first received by the Bunting Visual Resources Library at the University of New Mexico and was later transferred to the Center for Southwest Research in 2016 and was processed in 2019. Specific identifying information is recorded in "general" notes with the archival object file records. A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher. The proposed book would have been titled "Shamanism and Arts of Ecstasy" and proposal materials include slides, prints, correspondence and an incomplete manuscript.
Collection was received as binders of slides labeled by Furst into groups believed to correspond to lecture and research groupings. Furst's binder arrangement is preserved in folders, with each folder or folder group corresponding to one of the original binders. Slide order within binders/folders has generally been preserved; but binders have been alphabetized by topic. Collection was first received by the Bunting Visual Resources Library at the University of New Mexico and was later transferred to the Center for Southwest Research in 2016 and was processed in 2019. Specific identifying information is recorded in "general" notes with the archival object file records. A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher. The proposed book would have been titled "Shamanism and Arts of Ecstasy" and proposal materials include slides, prints, correspondence and an incomplete manuscript.
Dates
- 1958-1990
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 78,000 items (31 boxes) : 78,000 film transparencies; 9 color prints ; 35 mm slides and negatives
General
Sheet 1: Bronze cast Buddha sculpture, carved figurines. Slides are numbered. Some dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 2: Chinese Textile, inrō cases. Slides are numbered. 1958.
Sheet 3: Kuei food bowl, bronze food and water vessels, coffin lid, lacquer screen. Slides are numbered. Dimensions and info given. Undated.
Sheet 4: Bronze vessels and house form. Slides are numbered. Dimensions and info given. Undated.
Sheet 5: Bronze figurines, jade inlaid figure, stone bodhisattva, tomb mural. Slides are numbered. Dimensions and info given. Undated.
Sheet 6: Figurines and tomb murals. Slides are numbered. Dimensions and info given. Undated.
Sheet 7: Bronze vessels and other bronze objects. Slides are numbered. Some info given. 1963.
Sheet 8: Bronze and porcelain vessels, figurines, murals. Slides are numbered. Some info given. 1963; 1974.
Sheet 9: Bronze vessels and other objects. Slides are numbered. Some dimensions given. 1963; 1968.
Sheet 10: Bronze vessels and stone carvings. Slides are numbered. Some dimensions given. 1968.
Sheet 11: 4 slides from Freer Gallery of Art. Bronze vessels and sculptures. May 1968.
Sheet 12: 3 slides from Freer Gallery of Art. Kuei bronze vessels, and other bronze vessels. September 1963.
Sheet 13: 3 slides from Freer Gallery of Art. Bronze vessels and figurines. 1963-4; 1967.
Sheet 14: Bronze vessels, ceramic and stone figurines, inlaid Chinese dagger. Some dimensions and info given. Most slides numbered. 1979; 1990.
Sheet 15: Bronze and stone figurines. Some dimensions and info given. Most slides numbered. 1979; 1989.
Sheet 16: Bronze figurines and vessels, wood painted object. Some dimensions given. 1968.
Sheet 17: Bronze figurines and landscape form. Some dimensions given. 1963; 1981; 1990.
Sheet 18: Slides numbered. Undated.
Sheet 19: Slides numbered. Undated.
Sheet 20: Jade inlaid figure, Terracotta soldiers, bronze figurines, lacquer screen. Some info given. 1963; 1986.
Sheet 21: Bronze figurines and architectural forms, ceramic figurines, repoussé silver disk. Slides are numbered. Dimensions and info given. Undated.
Sheet 2: Chinese Textile, inrō cases. Slides are numbered. 1958.
Sheet 3: Kuei food bowl, bronze food and water vessels, coffin lid, lacquer screen. Slides are numbered. Dimensions and info given. Undated.
Sheet 4: Bronze vessels and house form. Slides are numbered. Dimensions and info given. Undated.
Sheet 5: Bronze figurines, jade inlaid figure, stone bodhisattva, tomb mural. Slides are numbered. Dimensions and info given. Undated.
Sheet 6: Figurines and tomb murals. Slides are numbered. Dimensions and info given. Undated.
Sheet 7: Bronze vessels and other bronze objects. Slides are numbered. Some info given. 1963.
Sheet 8: Bronze and porcelain vessels, figurines, murals. Slides are numbered. Some info given. 1963; 1974.
Sheet 9: Bronze vessels and other objects. Slides are numbered. Some dimensions given. 1963; 1968.
Sheet 10: Bronze vessels and stone carvings. Slides are numbered. Some dimensions given. 1968.
Sheet 11: 4 slides from Freer Gallery of Art. Bronze vessels and sculptures. May 1968.
Sheet 12: 3 slides from Freer Gallery of Art. Kuei bronze vessels, and other bronze vessels. September 1963.
Sheet 13: 3 slides from Freer Gallery of Art. Bronze vessels and figurines. 1963-4; 1967.
Sheet 14: Bronze vessels, ceramic and stone figurines, inlaid Chinese dagger. Some dimensions and info given. Most slides numbered. 1979; 1990.
Sheet 15: Bronze and stone figurines. Some dimensions and info given. Most slides numbered. 1979; 1989.
Sheet 16: Bronze figurines and vessels, wood painted object. Some dimensions given. 1968.
Sheet 17: Bronze figurines and landscape form. Some dimensions given. 1963; 1981; 1990.
Sheet 18: Slides numbered. Undated.
Sheet 19: Slides numbered. Undated.
Sheet 20: Jade inlaid figure, Terracotta soldiers, bronze figurines, lacquer screen. Some info given. 1963; 1986.
Sheet 21: Bronze figurines and architectural forms, ceramic figurines, repoussé silver disk. Slides are numbered. Dimensions and info given. Undated.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451