William Frej Maya Ruins Revisited: In the Footsteps of Teobert Maler Portfolio
Collection
Identifier: PICT-2021-002
Scope and Content
The portfolio contains 14 black and white photographs of Mayan sites in Mexico (Chiapas, Yucatan, and Campeche) and the Peten region of Guatemala. Some are well documented sites, but most have been seen by few visitors.
Sites in Mexico include Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Kabah and Sacbe (Yucatan); Santa Rosa Xtampak, Nocuchich, Hochob, Tantah, and Dzibiltun (Campeche) and Yaxchilan (Chiapas). Guatemalan sites of Tikal and Yaxha are both located in the Peten Peninsula.
The portfolio also contains a colophon, artist’s statement, and description/background for each photograph. Photographs were taken between 2015 and 2018; the portfolio was published in 2020.
Sites in Mexico include Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Kabah and Sacbe (Yucatan); Santa Rosa Xtampak, Nocuchich, Hochob, Tantah, and Dzibiltun (Campeche) and Yaxchilan (Chiapas). Guatemalan sites of Tikal and Yaxha are both located in the Peten Peninsula.
The portfolio also contains a colophon, artist’s statement, and description/background for each photograph. Photographs were taken between 2015 and 2018; the portfolio was published in 2020.
Dates
- 2015-2020
Creator
- Frej, William (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution. For more information see the Photographs and Images Research Guide and contact the Pictorial Archivist.
Biographical Information
William Frej first visited Mayan sites in the Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula in 1971, fresh out of architecture school. German explorer and photographer, Teobert Maler, and specifically his 1892 photograph of El Castillo at Chichen Itza was the major inspiration for Frej’s work. Frej began retracing Maler’s route and photographing many of the same sites in 2013, as he retired from a 30-year career in the Foreign Service. The result of this project is Maya Ruins Revisited: In the Footsteps of Teobert Maler, published by Peyton Wright Gallery in Santa Fe, NM and distributed by the University of Oklahoma Press.
Sources:
William Frej Photography website
"Standing the test of time: Photographer William Frej and Maya Ruins”
Sources:
William Frej Photography website
"Standing the test of time: Photographer William Frej and Maya Ruins”
Extent
14 items (1 box) : 14 photographs
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Maya Ruins Revisited: In the Footsteps of Teobert Maler contains 14 black and white photographs taken in Mexico and Guatemala by William Frej, 2015-2018.
Physical Location
B2. Shelved in Big Box location by Pictorial Number.
Separated Material
Maya ruins revisited : in the footsteps of Teobert Maler / William Frej ; with essays by Stephan Merk and Alma Duran-Merk [and 3 others] is available at the UNM Fine Arts and Design Library.
Creator
- Frej, William (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid of the William Frej Maya Ruins Revisited: In the Footsteps of Teobert Maler Portfolio, 2015-2020
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- B. Silbergleit
- Date
- © 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
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