Churches, Maps, Sculptures, Leather, Paintings, 1963-1992
File — Box: 14, Folder: 9-10
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1963-1992
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: Painted wooden crucifixions, Christ, saints and Mary Magdalene sculptures. Painted Christ image. Saint sculpture on exterior church niche. Most dimensions given. 1985; 1992.
Sheet 2: Mexican church architecture: doors, sculptural niches, religious paintings. 1992.
Sheet 3: Adobe mission style and stone church architecture. Carved church doors. Apse. Saint sculptures. Golden staircase. 1992.
Sheet 4: Wooden saints, Christ, skeleton and Mary Magdalene sculptures. Stone church architecture and wooden doors. Undated.
Sheet 5: Polychrome vessel with religious iconography. Painted wooden saint sculptures. Some dimensions and info given. 1962; 1985.
Sheet 6: Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe and other church architecture. Church interiors stairs, dome, wooden doors. Undated.
Sheet 7: Polychrome vessels with religious iconography, jar and bowl. Christ relief sculpture, skeleton and Mary Magdalene figurines. Religious paintings. 1985; 1994.
Sheet 8: Nuestra Señora Del Carmen church interior, apse, altarpiece. San cristobal de las casas, Chiapas church side door and saint sculpture in niches. Christ sculpture in elaborate freestanding niches. November 1992.
Sheet 9: Saint and Christ paintings from San Antonio Art Museum. Colonial map of West Mexico. 1966; 1989.
Sheet 10: San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya church. Tonantzintla, Puebla church exterior and interior. Murals and sculpture from Ex Convento de San Francisco Tecamachalco. San Juan Bautista church exterior in Tepanco, Puebla. Additional info given. Undated.
Sheet 11: Some object dates given. Santo Domingo Puebla Rosario Chapel relief sculptures. Mexican leather crown. Guadalajara leather chest. Philippines ivory Christ sculpture. San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya church main alter. Ceramic sculpture of Aztec warrior 17th century. Mexican metal lock and spur. Ex Convento de San Francisco Tecamachalco and Tepotzotlan murals. Additional info and some dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 12: Some object dates given. Guatemala saint, Mary Magdalena, and Christ sculptures. Chichicastenango silver main altar. Guatemala woodworked door, polychrome bed, bed, sofa. Ex Convento de San Francisco Tecamachalco mural. San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya church painting on Purisima altar. Alabaster painted picture frame. 18th C. wood and bone inlaid cabinet, Cholula. Additional info and some dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 13: Santuario de la Virgen del Patrocinio exterior. Basilica of Zacatecas façade. Santiago de Tlatelolco exterior. Christ sculptures. 1979; 1990; 1992.
Sheet 14: An object date given. Museo Bello saint painting. Mitla saint and Christ sculptures. Chalchatzingo church exterior. San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya arch. Santo Domingo façade. Basilica of Our Lady of Solitude church sculpture and painting, Mary sculpture. Some additional info given. 1974; 1986.
Sheet 15: Santa Maria Tonantzintla, Puebla exterior and interior. Puebla Mary sculpture. Kitchen of Covent of Santa Rosa. Puebla feline sculpture. Cuernavaca Cathedral chapel. Huejotzingo Puebla murals. Saltillo Cathedral Mexico exterior. Some info given. 1979; 1986; 1992-3.
Sheet 16: Tecamachalco Juan Gerson murals. Cuernavaca Cathedral open air chapel. Colonial paintings. Cuernavaca Cotez's Palace. Saint and Christ sculptures. Zuni cemetery. Some info and dimensions given. 1963; 1966; 1975; 1985-6.
Sheet 17: Some object dates given. Mexico City Cathedral: Sacristy, Baptismal font, Retablo of Altar de los Reyes, lithographs. Casa de los Condes de Santiago de Colimaya exterior. Mexico City plaza Mayor excavation. San Miguel altar. San Cristobal and Mary sculptures. Joe Mondragon crucifixion sculpture. Church of San Francisco de Asís. Church of Saint Augustine Salamarca altarpiece. Some info and dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 18: Convento de San Antonio Iztamal architecture. Franciscan Church of Muna architecture, shops. San Mateo church in Santa Elena Yucatan. Zimapan church. San Juan Yolo Santa María Yolotepec. September 1974.
Sheet 19: Virgins of Guanajuato and Zapopan. Jesus Hospital, Mexico City. Hacienda Yaxcopoil. Church of Hospital of San Juan de Dios. Merida Cathedral. 19th century house in Merida. Some info and dimensions given. January 1986.
Sheet 20: Some object dates given. Lacquer bowls with religious iconography. Chinese Ivory saint, Christ, and Mary sculptures. Yuririhapundaro Church. Additional info given. January 1986.
Sheet 21: Some object dates given. Biombo paintings. Wax figures: vegetable selelr, maguey harvester. Chinese porcelain export ware. Church of Saint Francis Xavier College. Colegio de San Ildefonso and Casa los Azulejos in Mexico City. Additional info given. January 1986.
Sheet 2: Mexican church architecture: doors, sculptural niches, religious paintings. 1992.
Sheet 3: Adobe mission style and stone church architecture. Carved church doors. Apse. Saint sculptures. Golden staircase. 1992.
Sheet 4: Wooden saints, Christ, skeleton and Mary Magdalene sculptures. Stone church architecture and wooden doors. Undated.
Sheet 5: Polychrome vessel with religious iconography. Painted wooden saint sculptures. Some dimensions and info given. 1962; 1985.
Sheet 6: Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe and other church architecture. Church interiors stairs, dome, wooden doors. Undated.
Sheet 7: Polychrome vessels with religious iconography, jar and bowl. Christ relief sculpture, skeleton and Mary Magdalene figurines. Religious paintings. 1985; 1994.
Sheet 8: Nuestra Señora Del Carmen church interior, apse, altarpiece. San cristobal de las casas, Chiapas church side door and saint sculpture in niches. Christ sculpture in elaborate freestanding niches. November 1992.
Sheet 9: Saint and Christ paintings from San Antonio Art Museum. Colonial map of West Mexico. 1966; 1989.
Sheet 10: San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya church. Tonantzintla, Puebla church exterior and interior. Murals and sculpture from Ex Convento de San Francisco Tecamachalco. San Juan Bautista church exterior in Tepanco, Puebla. Additional info given. Undated.
Sheet 11: Some object dates given. Santo Domingo Puebla Rosario Chapel relief sculptures. Mexican leather crown. Guadalajara leather chest. Philippines ivory Christ sculpture. San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya church main alter. Ceramic sculpture of Aztec warrior 17th century. Mexican metal lock and spur. Ex Convento de San Francisco Tecamachalco and Tepotzotlan murals. Additional info and some dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 12: Some object dates given. Guatemala saint, Mary Magdalena, and Christ sculptures. Chichicastenango silver main altar. Guatemala woodworked door, polychrome bed, bed, sofa. Ex Convento de San Francisco Tecamachalco mural. San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya church painting on Purisima altar. Alabaster painted picture frame. 18th C. wood and bone inlaid cabinet, Cholula. Additional info and some dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 13: Santuario de la Virgen del Patrocinio exterior. Basilica of Zacatecas façade. Santiago de Tlatelolco exterior. Christ sculptures. 1979; 1990; 1992.
Sheet 14: An object date given. Museo Bello saint painting. Mitla saint and Christ sculptures. Chalchatzingo church exterior. San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya arch. Santo Domingo façade. Basilica of Our Lady of Solitude church sculpture and painting, Mary sculpture. Some additional info given. 1974; 1986.
Sheet 15: Santa Maria Tonantzintla, Puebla exterior and interior. Puebla Mary sculpture. Kitchen of Covent of Santa Rosa. Puebla feline sculpture. Cuernavaca Cathedral chapel. Huejotzingo Puebla murals. Saltillo Cathedral Mexico exterior. Some info given. 1979; 1986; 1992-3.
Sheet 16: Tecamachalco Juan Gerson murals. Cuernavaca Cathedral open air chapel. Colonial paintings. Cuernavaca Cotez's Palace. Saint and Christ sculptures. Zuni cemetery. Some info and dimensions given. 1963; 1966; 1975; 1985-6.
Sheet 17: Some object dates given. Mexico City Cathedral: Sacristy, Baptismal font, Retablo of Altar de los Reyes, lithographs. Casa de los Condes de Santiago de Colimaya exterior. Mexico City plaza Mayor excavation. San Miguel altar. San Cristobal and Mary sculptures. Joe Mondragon crucifixion sculpture. Church of San Francisco de Asís. Church of Saint Augustine Salamarca altarpiece. Some info and dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 18: Convento de San Antonio Iztamal architecture. Franciscan Church of Muna architecture, shops. San Mateo church in Santa Elena Yucatan. Zimapan church. San Juan Yolo Santa María Yolotepec. September 1974.
Sheet 19: Virgins of Guanajuato and Zapopan. Jesus Hospital, Mexico City. Hacienda Yaxcopoil. Church of Hospital of San Juan de Dios. Merida Cathedral. 19th century house in Merida. Some info and dimensions given. January 1986.
Sheet 20: Some object dates given. Lacquer bowls with religious iconography. Chinese Ivory saint, Christ, and Mary sculptures. Yuririhapundaro Church. Additional info given. January 1986.
Sheet 21: Some object dates given. Biombo paintings. Wax figures: vegetable selelr, maguey harvester. Chinese porcelain export ware. Church of Saint Francis Xavier College. Colegio de San Ildefonso and Casa los Azulejos in Mexico City. Additional info given. January 1986.
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