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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs of Isleta paintings and letter by Joe B. Lente, 1938-1939
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.12A
- Creators:
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Lente, Joe B. (Joe Bartolo)
- Dates:
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1938-1939
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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5 Copy negatives
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
The collection consists of photographs of Joe B. Lente's ink and watercolor paintings of Isleta Pueblo ceremonies and a small sketch of the artist on Lente's letter to Elsie Clews Parsons from September 16, 1938.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Joe Bartolo Lente was a member of the Isleta Pueblo of New Mexico. He corresponded with anthropologist Elsie Worthington Clews Parsons and sold her over 140 paintings of Isleta social life and ceremonies.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Existence and Location of Originals note
Originals in the American Philosophical Society.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
Reproductions of material held by the American Philosophical Society require permission from APS.
Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 12A, Photographs of of Isleta paintings and letter by Joe B. Lente, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Facsimiles of Joe B. Lente letters are in the National Anthropological Archives in the papers of Esther S. Goldfrank.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 12A
Reproduction Note
Reproduction Note
Copy negatives made from material in an exhibit of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit Service, 1957.
Bibliography
Bibliography
Photographs published in Elsie Clews Parsons, "Isleta Paintings," BAE Bulletin 181 (paintings 8, 42, 68, 78).
Keywords
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Indians of North America -- Southwest, New | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Rites and ceremonies | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Letters | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Isleta Pueblo | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Parsons, Elsie Worthington Clews, 1874-1941 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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