Pre-Columbian Mexican Sculpture from San Francisco Collections, January 15-February 28, 1955
Scope and Contents
An exhibition of sculpture by Mexican artists prior to the arrival of the Europeans in the late fifteenth century, arranged from private collections in San Francisco.
The exhibition records span two folders and include a price list and registration receipts, plus installation and object photographs.
Dates
- Creation: January 15-February 28, 1955
Conditions Governing Access
The price list must be redacted before viewing.
Biographical / Historical
The pre-Columbian (or pre-hispanic) history of the territory now making up the country of Mexico is known through the work of archaeologists and epigraphers, and through the accounts of Spanish conquistadores, settlers and clergymen as well as the indigenous chroniclers of the immediate post-conquest period. Human presence in the Mexican region was once thought to date back 40,000 years based upon what were believed to be ancient human footprints discovered in the Valley of Mexico, but after further investigation using radioactive dating, it appears this is untrue. It is currently unclear whether 21,000-year-old cartel remains found in the Valley of Mexico are the earliest human remains in Mexico. Indigenous peoples of Mexico began to selectively breed maize plants around 8000 BC. Evidence shows a marked increase in pottery working by 2300 BC and the beginning of intensive corn farming between 1800 and 1500 BC. Between 1800 and 300 BC, complex cultures began to form. Many matured into advanced Mesoamerican civilizations such as the: Olmec, Izapa, Teotihuacan, Maya, Zapotec, Mixtec, Huastec, Purépecha, Totonac, Toltec, and Aztec, which flourished for nearly 4,000 years before the first contact with Europeans.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Columbian_Mexico
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (The exhibition records span two folders plus photographs.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
An exhibition of sculpture by Mexican artists prior to the arrival of the Europeans in the late fifteenth century, arranged from private collections in San Francisco. The exhibition records span two folders plus photographs.
Separated Materials
Installation photograph prints and negatives and object photographs negatives are housed in the Legion of Honor Exhibition Photograph collection in box 17.
Repository Details
Part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Archives Repository
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
San Francisco California 94118 USA