Venezuela
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Area settled extensively by 2000 BCE; various tribes of Caribs and Arawaks developed cultures in area that linked Andes civilizations and those of Caribbean and the Amazon basin; sighted by Columbus in 1498; settled by the Spanish by 1520; part of Gran Colombia 1823-1830; official language is Spanish, though various Amerindian dialects are also spoken.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Ancient Arts of the Andes, July 23-September 19, 1954
Sub-Series
Abstract
A major exhibition of more than 400 native, indigenous, and folk art objects tracing the history of the South American Andean region from about 1200 BCE until the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century. The exhibition was a collaboration between the Legion of Honor, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The exhibition records span 19 folders plus a catalog, bulletin, and photographs.
Dates:
July 23-September 19, 1954
Photographs of Venezuela, Haiti, Trinidad, and Netherland Guiana by Albert Greenfield, January 12-[February 28], 1946
Sub-Series
Abstract
An exhibition of 123 photographs of Venezuela, Haiti, Trinidad, and Suriname by American artist Albert Greenfield. The exhibition records span four folders.
Dates:
January 12-[February 28], 1946