El Museo José Luis Bello y Zetina, Santa María Tonantzintla, San Cristobal de las Casas, 1965-1979
File — Box: 20, Folder: 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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1965-1979
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: Some object dates given. El Museo José Luis Bello y Zetina Talavera tile and ceramic objects. Some info and dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 2: El Museo José Luis Bello y Zetina, Talavera tile. Some info and dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 3: El Museo José Luis Bello y Zetina, Talavera tile. Some info and dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 4: El Museo José Luis Bello y Zetina, Talavera tile and ceramic vessels. Some info given. Undated.
Sheet 5: Some object dates given. El Museo José Luis Bello y Zetina: colonial feather work and metalwork. Some additional info and dimensions given. 1965.
Sheet 6: Some object dates given. El Museo José Luis Bello y Zetina: colonial feather work. Tortoise shell and celluloid combs. Additional info and dimensions given. 1979.
Sheet 7: Tortoise shell and celluloid combs and ear cleaners. Santa María Tonantzintla tile grave markers. Additional info and dimensions given. 1979.
Sheet 8: El Museo José Luis Bello y Zetina: Talvera tiles, bowls, and vases. Santa María Tonantzintla tile grave markers. Some additional info and dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 9: El Museo José Luis Bello y Zetina: Talvera tiles. Some additional info given. Undated.
Sheet 10: El Museo José Luis Bello y Zetina: Talvera tiles. Some additional info given. Undated.
Sheet 11: Furniture: wooden woodworking chests, coja, candlesticks, bench in San Cristobal de las Casas, and bookstand. Additional info and dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 12: Some object dates given. El Museo José Luis Bello y Zetina: wooden inlaid scene, organ, chest. Wooden picture frame, alabaster chest, leather crown, and bishop hat. Some additional info and dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 13: Metal vases with cloth and silver flowers, metal horse and human figurines. Additional info and dimensions given. 1979.
Sheet 14: Mermaid necklace, metal horse and human figurines, keys and locks, and spurs. Some additional info and dimensions given. 1979.
Sheet 15: Some object dates given. El Museo José Luis Bello y Zetina: Metal locks, stirrup, and tobacco knife. Additional info and dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 2: El Museo José Luis Bello y Zetina, Talavera tile. Some info and dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 3: El Museo José Luis Bello y Zetina, Talavera tile. Some info and dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 4: El Museo José Luis Bello y Zetina, Talavera tile and ceramic vessels. Some info given. Undated.
Sheet 5: Some object dates given. El Museo José Luis Bello y Zetina: colonial feather work and metalwork. Some additional info and dimensions given. 1965.
Sheet 6: Some object dates given. El Museo José Luis Bello y Zetina: colonial feather work. Tortoise shell and celluloid combs. Additional info and dimensions given. 1979.
Sheet 7: Tortoise shell and celluloid combs and ear cleaners. Santa María Tonantzintla tile grave markers. Additional info and dimensions given. 1979.
Sheet 8: El Museo José Luis Bello y Zetina: Talvera tiles, bowls, and vases. Santa María Tonantzintla tile grave markers. Some additional info and dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 9: El Museo José Luis Bello y Zetina: Talvera tiles. Some additional info given. Undated.
Sheet 10: El Museo José Luis Bello y Zetina: Talvera tiles. Some additional info given. Undated.
Sheet 11: Furniture: wooden woodworking chests, coja, candlesticks, bench in San Cristobal de las Casas, and bookstand. Additional info and dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 12: Some object dates given. El Museo José Luis Bello y Zetina: wooden inlaid scene, organ, chest. Wooden picture frame, alabaster chest, leather crown, and bishop hat. Some additional info and dimensions given. Undated.
Sheet 13: Metal vases with cloth and silver flowers, metal horse and human figurines. Additional info and dimensions given. 1979.
Sheet 14: Mermaid necklace, metal horse and human figurines, keys and locks, and spurs. Some additional info and dimensions given. 1979.
Sheet 15: Some object dates given. El Museo José Luis Bello y Zetina: Metal locks, stirrup, and tobacco knife. Additional info and dimensions 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
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