National Museum of the American Indian

Hortense T. Ferne negatives and prints, 1932-1933

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAI.AC.045
Creators:
Ferne, Hortense T., 1885-1976
Dates:
1932-1933
Languages:
No linguistic content; Not applicable
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Physical Description:
180 Acetate negatives
black and white
5 x 7 inches.
71 Photographic prints
gelatin silver
10 x 13 inches.
Repository:
This collection contains 180 black-and-white acetate negatives and 71 gelatin silver prints taken by American artist Hortense Ferne. The images depict scenes of everyday life in the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Puebla, Morales, Guerrero and the Federal District, as well as the Teotihuacán archaeological site. A few images of San Jose Mission and the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, are also present.

Arrangement note

Arrangement note
Negatives: organized in individual sleeves; arranged by image number.
Prints: organized in boxes; arranged by image number.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Hortense T. Ferne (1885-1976) was a 20th century lithographer and painter who studied with Charles Webster Hawthorne and William Merritt Chase. Her work was exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress and the Philadelphia Museum of Fine Arts. She was also commissioned by the Library of Congress to create lithographic portraits of prominent American statesmen.

Administration

Processing Information note
NMAIA Review

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
Access is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
Copyright: National Museum of the American Indian.
Preferred Citation note
Hortense T. Ferne negatives and prints, National Museum of the American Indian Archives, Smithsonian Institution (negative, slide or catalog number).

Keywords

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Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of Mexico -- Mexico -- Guerrero (State) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of Mexico -- Mexico -- Puebla (State) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Black-and-white negatives Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of Mexico -- Mexico -- Distrito Federal Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of Mexico -- Mexico -- Oaxaca (State) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of Mexico -- Mexico -- Morelos (State) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gelatin silver prints Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Teotihuacán Site (San Juan Teotihuacán, Mexico) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo (San Antonio, Tex.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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