Panama
Subject
Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Scope Note: Inhabited by Cuna, Guaymí & Chocó peoples when Spaniards arrived in 16th century; native population was decimated, Africans were brought here as slaves; Scottish company attempted colony 1698; part of viceroyalties of Peru and New Granada 18th-19th centuries; official language is Spanish, though English is a common second language.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
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