Palenque, Bonampak, Yaxchilan, Peten, Teotihuacan, Campeche, Usumacinta, 1962-1990
File — Box: 12, Folder: 3
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1962-1990
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: Palenque stone sculpture and carved glyphs, carved jade, incised ceramic tripod vessel. 12/1963.
Sheet 2: Stone stelae and sculpture. One discolored slides (pink). 4/1962, 8/1964, 5/1965, 12/1965, 12/1967, 12/1974.
Sheet 3: Palenque, stone reliefs, and architecture. Bufo Marinus and unlabeled botanical specimens at Palenque. Some photos taken by J. Klauber. 8/1964, 12/1974.
Sheet 4: Photos of Palenque architecture, jade mask and ceramic head from Palenque. Some photos taken by J. Klauber. 12/1965, 12/1974.
Sheet 5: Photos of Palenque architecture. Some photos taken by J. Klauber. 8/1964, 12/1974.
Sheet 6: Photos of Palenque architecture and site. Some photos taken by J. Klauber. 12/1974.
Sheet 7: Photos of Palenque architecture and site. Some photos taken by J. Klauber. Stone stelae and ceramic and stone sculpture from Palenque. 8/1963, 3/1965, 12/1967, 12/1968, 12/1974, 5/1979.
Sheet 8: Photo of Palenque architecture. Detail photos of Lintel 3 from Piedras Negras. Most slides marked with descriptions. 8/1964, 3/1990.
Sheet 9: Stela 7, 6, 15, and 40; Lintel 2, 3, 4; Altar 4 from Piedras Negras. All slides marked with descriptions/titles. Most slides marked with dates. Undated.
Sheet 10: Stela 4 from Peten, Stela 12, 40; Lintel 2, 4; Throne 1, stone portrait heads from Piedras Negras. Most slides marked with descriptions and dates. 9/1968.
Sheet 11: Photos of Palenque, Stela 12 and 14 and stone sculpture from Piedras Negras, Photos of Yaxchilan. Some photos taken by J. Klauber. 9/1963, 11/1963, 7/1974, 12/1974.
Sheet 12: One slide taped in back. Photos of Yaxchilan. Some photos taken by J. Klauber. Rubbing of Yaxchilan Lintel 17, and stone stela. Bonampak photos of plane to El Peten. Several slides marked with descriptions/titles and dates. 7/1968, 12/1974.
Sheet 13: Most slides discolored (pink). Stela and murals at Bonampak. Most slides numbered for lecture order. 12/1963.
Sheet 14: Several slides discolored (pink). Usumacinta ceramic figurine, polychrome cylinder vessel stone stela. Unlabeled archaeological site. Murals at Bonampak. Several slides numbered for lecture order. One slide marked with dimensions. 8/1963, 8/1964, 12/1965, 12/1974, 5/1981.
Sheet 15: One slide discolored (pink). Photo of Palenque, stone figurine from Palenque, shell with red pigment. Some dates too faded to read. Undated.
Sheet 2: Stone stelae and sculpture. One discolored slides (pink). 4/1962, 8/1964, 5/1965, 12/1965, 12/1967, 12/1974.
Sheet 3: Palenque, stone reliefs, and architecture. Bufo Marinus and unlabeled botanical specimens at Palenque. Some photos taken by J. Klauber. 8/1964, 12/1974.
Sheet 4: Photos of Palenque architecture, jade mask and ceramic head from Palenque. Some photos taken by J. Klauber. 12/1965, 12/1974.
Sheet 5: Photos of Palenque architecture. Some photos taken by J. Klauber. 8/1964, 12/1974.
Sheet 6: Photos of Palenque architecture and site. Some photos taken by J. Klauber. 12/1974.
Sheet 7: Photos of Palenque architecture and site. Some photos taken by J. Klauber. Stone stelae and ceramic and stone sculpture from Palenque. 8/1963, 3/1965, 12/1967, 12/1968, 12/1974, 5/1979.
Sheet 8: Photo of Palenque architecture. Detail photos of Lintel 3 from Piedras Negras. Most slides marked with descriptions. 8/1964, 3/1990.
Sheet 9: Stela 7, 6, 15, and 40; Lintel 2, 3, 4; Altar 4 from Piedras Negras. All slides marked with descriptions/titles. Most slides marked with dates. Undated.
Sheet 10: Stela 4 from Peten, Stela 12, 40; Lintel 2, 4; Throne 1, stone portrait heads from Piedras Negras. Most slides marked with descriptions and dates. 9/1968.
Sheet 11: Photos of Palenque, Stela 12 and 14 and stone sculpture from Piedras Negras, Photos of Yaxchilan. Some photos taken by J. Klauber. 9/1963, 11/1963, 7/1974, 12/1974.
Sheet 12: One slide taped in back. Photos of Yaxchilan. Some photos taken by J. Klauber. Rubbing of Yaxchilan Lintel 17, and stone stela. Bonampak photos of plane to El Peten. Several slides marked with descriptions/titles and dates. 7/1968, 12/1974.
Sheet 13: Most slides discolored (pink). Stela and murals at Bonampak. Most slides numbered for lecture order. 12/1963.
Sheet 14: Several slides discolored (pink). Usumacinta ceramic figurine, polychrome cylinder vessel stone stela. Unlabeled archaeological site. Murals at Bonampak. Several slides numbered for lecture order. One slide marked with dimensions. 8/1963, 8/1964, 12/1965, 12/1974, 5/1981.
Sheet 15: One slide discolored (pink). Photo of Palenque, stone figurine from Palenque, shell with red pigment. Some dates too faded to read. 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
cswrref@unm.edu
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
cswrref@unm.edu