Monte Alban, Tlatilco, Cuicuilco, Olmec, El Opeño, Michoacán, Morelos, 1963-1995
File — Box: 29, Folder: 8
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 A 2023 addition is comprised of an unpublished, incomplete book project returned by a publisher.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
- 1963-1995
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: One slide in professional housing: Chupícuaro figurine. Tlatilco standing figurines, mask, anthropomorphic standing feline, seated bicephalic male, seated figurine with vessel back, architectural form. Several slides marked with dimensions. 12/1966, 6/1989, 2/1990, 9/1990, 10/1990, 3/1995.
Sheet 2: El Opeño standing female figurines. Tlatilco standing figurines. 9/1967, 9/1970.
Sheet 3: Tlatilco figurines: pair with drum or vessel, bicephalic figurines, figurine with figure on back, standing figurines. Morelos standing figurines. Michoacán standing figurines. Most slides marked with dimensions. 8/1963, 10/1963, 6/1965, 2/1981.
Sheet 4: Tlapacoya blackware vessels: tripod bowls, figural vase, vases. Polychrome vessel. 6/1965.
Sheet 5: Polychrome vessel. Zacapu blackware vessels, some incised. Morelos redware vessel. Huetamo figural blackware vessel. Tlatilco standing figurines Tlatilco Olmecoid contortionist vessel, seated figurines. El Opeño female standing figurines. Illustration of Tlapacoya. A few slides marked with dimensions. 10/1963, 6/1965, 12/1965, 12/1967, 9/1970.
Sheet 6: Cuicuilco site photos. Tlapacoya blackware vessels, polychrome vessels, Olmec feline sculpture, figural vessel, tripod whiteware vessel. A few slides marked with dimensions. 8/1963, 6/1965, 12/1966, 4/1969.
Sheet 7: Cuicuilco site photos, illustrations of Cuicuilco, paintings. 12/1965, 8/1967, 4/1969, 6/1976.
Sheet 8: Four slides taped in back. Tlatilco incised feline head vessel, incised bird vessel, figurine pair, standing and seated figurines, masks. Pacific Slope double face pendant. Most slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 7/1989, 9/1990, 10/1990.
Sheet 9: Five slides taped in back. Tlatilco incised feline head vessel, mask, ceramic head. Morelos double faced figurine, standing figurine. Monte Alban leg vessel. A few slides marked with dimensions. 12/1963, 3/1990, 4/1990, 10/1990.
Sheet 10: One slide in cracked housing. Two slides taped in back. Some dates illegible. Tlatilco figurine pairs, figurine with dog, Standing figurines, seated bicephalic figurine, figurine heads and masks, polychrome and blackware vessel. Several slides marked with dimensions. 10/1963, 9/1964, 6/1965, 6/1969, 7/1969, 2/1981, 10/1990, 6/1993, 9/1993.
Sheet 11: One slide in cracked housing. Tlatilco standing figurines, masks. One slide marked with dimensions. 6/1965, 9/1993.
Sheet 2: El Opeño standing female figurines. Tlatilco standing figurines. 9/1967, 9/1970.
Sheet 3: Tlatilco figurines: pair with drum or vessel, bicephalic figurines, figurine with figure on back, standing figurines. Morelos standing figurines. Michoacán standing figurines. Most slides marked with dimensions. 8/1963, 10/1963, 6/1965, 2/1981.
Sheet 4: Tlapacoya blackware vessels: tripod bowls, figural vase, vases. Polychrome vessel. 6/1965.
Sheet 5: Polychrome vessel. Zacapu blackware vessels, some incised. Morelos redware vessel. Huetamo figural blackware vessel. Tlatilco standing figurines Tlatilco Olmecoid contortionist vessel, seated figurines. El Opeño female standing figurines. Illustration of Tlapacoya. A few slides marked with dimensions. 10/1963, 6/1965, 12/1965, 12/1967, 9/1970.
Sheet 6: Cuicuilco site photos. Tlapacoya blackware vessels, polychrome vessels, Olmec feline sculpture, figural vessel, tripod whiteware vessel. A few slides marked with dimensions. 8/1963, 6/1965, 12/1966, 4/1969.
Sheet 7: Cuicuilco site photos, illustrations of Cuicuilco, paintings. 12/1965, 8/1967, 4/1969, 6/1976.
Sheet 8: Four slides taped in back. Tlatilco incised feline head vessel, incised bird vessel, figurine pair, standing and seated figurines, masks. Pacific Slope double face pendant. Most slides marked with dimensions. A few slides marked with descriptions. 7/1989, 9/1990, 10/1990.
Sheet 9: Five slides taped in back. Tlatilco incised feline head vessel, mask, ceramic head. Morelos double faced figurine, standing figurine. Monte Alban leg vessel. A few slides marked with dimensions. 12/1963, 3/1990, 4/1990, 10/1990.
Sheet 10: One slide in cracked housing. Two slides taped in back. Some dates illegible. Tlatilco figurine pairs, figurine with dog, Standing figurines, seated bicephalic figurine, figurine heads and masks, polychrome and blackware vessel. Several slides marked with dimensions. 10/1963, 9/1964, 6/1965, 6/1969, 7/1969, 2/1981, 10/1990, 6/1993, 9/1993.
Sheet 11: One slide in cracked housing. Tlatilco standing figurines, masks. One slide marked with dimensions. 6/1965, 9/1993.
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