National Anthropological Archives

Arthur W. Dow photographs of Laguna and Zuni Pueblos and cliff dwellings, 1911

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.77-69
Creators:
Dow, Arthur W. (Arthur Wesley), 1857-1922
Dates:
1911
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
12 Copy prints
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs made by Arthur W. Dow during a trip to Arizona and New Mexico with photographer Alvin L. Coburn. They document the Laguna and Zuni Pueblos and cliff dwellings in Walnut Canyon National Monument.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Arthur Wesley Dow (1857-1922) was a landscape painter, teacher, and printmaker from Ipswich, Massachusetts. Influenced by Ernest Fenollosa, Dow pioneered the use of Japanese art principles in American art. He taught art at Pratt Institute, 1895-1904, and at Teachers College, Columbia University, 1904-1922.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Original prints loaned for copying by Barbara Wright of Bernardsville, New Jersey, 1977.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot 77-69, Arthur W. Dow photographs of Laguna and Zuni Pueblos and cliff dwellings, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
The Archives of American Art holds the Arthur Wesley Dow Papers and William H. Elsner papers relating to Arthur Wesley Dow.
Location of Other Archival Materials
The Smithsonian American Art Museum holds art by Arthur Dow.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 77-69

Reproduction Note

Reproduction Note
Copy prints and negatives made by Smithsonian Institution, 1977.

Other Finding Aids note

Other Finding Aids note
Inventory and letter from Barbara Wright explaining context available in repository.


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Pueblo of Laguna (N.M.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
A:shiwi (Zuni) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Laguna Indians Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cliff-dwellings Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pueblo architecture Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Walnut Canyon National Monument (Ariz.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Zuni (N.M.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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