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Cecilia Portal Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: PICT-000-548

Scope and Content

Black-and-white portraits (28 x 35 cm.) of New Mexican Hispanic women made to accompany an oral history project. The photographs were exhibited at the Center for Southwest Research in Fall, 1994. The title of the exhibition was "Mujeres de la Tierra del Sol." The addition to the collection contains black-and-white portraits of New Mexican Hispanic women which correspond to 25 later interviews.

Dates

  • 1989-1996

Creator

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Copy Restrictions

Copyright held by Cecilia Portal. Restricted: photographs may not be reproduced without the permission of Cecilia Portal. Photocopies may be made for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance. For more information see the Photographs and Images Research Guide and contact the Pictorial Archivist.

Biography

Photographer, born in Havana, Cuba. Moved to Mexico in 1959, the United States in 1980, settling in New Mexico in 1982.

Extent

51 items (2 boxes) : 51 photographic prints ; 28 x 35 cm

Language of Materials

English

Spanish; Castilian

Abstract

Black-and-white portraits of New Mexican Hispanic women made to accompany an oral history project.

Physical Location

B2. Shelved by Pictorial Number.

Separated Material

Photographs separated from the Cecilia Portal Papers.
Title
Finding Aid of the Cecilia Portal Photograph Collection, 1989-1996
Status
Completed
Author
Pictorial Collections Staff
Date
© 2007
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is in English

Revision Statements

  • Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.

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