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Spanish Colonial, Baroque, and Rococo Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: PICT-990-022

Scope and Content

Black & white photographs of Spanish Colonial art: sculpture, religious architecture, and painting. The smaller prints include 35 mm negatives of Puerto Rican Santos. Others images were made in Mexico, Central, and South America and used in the book, Baroque and Rococco in Latin America by Pál Kelemen. Elisabeth Zulauf Kelemen took the photographs.

Dates

  • 1940-1979

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Copy Restrictions

Copyright may be held by photographer and/or publisher of Barroque and Rococo in Latin America by Pál Kelemen.

Duplication of print and photographic material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for copyright compliance. For more information see the Photographs and Images Research Guide and contact the Pictorial Archivist.

Biography

Pál Kelemen was born April 24, 1894 in Budapest, Hungary. He was educated in Budapest, Berlin and other European universities in art history. He died February 15, 1993.

Elisabeth Zulauf Kelemen was born in Jefferson, Indiana on December 31, 1898. She and her parents moved to Europe where she continued her music studies. In 1930 Elisabeth met Pál Kelemen. After two years they married. In 1938 they moved to New York City and then to Connecticut. They took field survey trips to Mexico, Central America, South American and the American Southwest. Pál took notes, gave lectures and published books using many of Elisabeth's photographs taken during these trips. Elisabeth died on June 6, 1997.

Extent

71 items (1 Folder) : 71 photographic prints, 35 mm negatives

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Black & white photographs of Spanish Colonial art: sculpture, religious architecture, and painting.

Physical Location

B2. Small Collections box 7. Filed by Pictorial Number.
Title
Finding Aid of the Spanish Colonial, Baroque, and Rococo Photograph Collection, 1940-1979
Status
Edited Full Draft
Author
Pictorial Collections Staff
Date
© 2008
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