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National Anthropological Archives
Guide to the Anton Schönborn drawings and engravings of Chukchee and Inuit subjects, circa 1853
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS87817
- Creators:
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Schönborn, Anton, 1829-1871
- Dates:
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circa 1853
- Languages:
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French.
- Physical Description:
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4 Drawings (visual works)pencil and ink4 Engravings
- Repository:
- Container:
- 87817
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of four (4) drawings made and/or collected by Anton Schönborn and four (4) engravings based on the drawings. Three drawings are by Schönborn. They depict two men wrestling; a group of people on shore watching a person paddle a kayak; and a family including a man wearing back armor and carrying a bow and arrow. The engravings associated with these drawings are all inscribed "Anton Schonborn del." The fourth drawing depicts a man and is labeled labeled: "E. Petitot. O.M.I. Chef-Esqimau de la tribu des Tchizareni." It is unclear if this is a drawing by Emile Petitot or a copy by Schönborn. Both this drawing and its associated engraving were found with the Schönborn drawings and engravings.
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Biographical Note
Biographical Note
Anton Schönborn was a German-born artist who was employed by the United States government on several topographical surveys. In 1853, he joined the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, which traveled to the Bering Sea. In the late 1850s, he was employed as an illustrator for the Smithsonian Institution.
Administration
Custodial History
The provenance of the collection is unclear; there is no accession information available.
Processing Information
The drawings were originally cataloged by the BAE/NAA as part of the Source Print Collection (Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects; PhotoLot 24), and the engravings were cataloged as separate collection titled "Eskimos and kayaks, and Indian (?) wrestlers." In 2023, the drawings and engravings were combined into a single collection.
Digital Content
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Preferred Citation
Anton Schönborn drawings and engravings of Inuit subjects (MS 87817), National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 87817
NAA INV 08535000
NAA INV 08535100
NAA INV 08535201
NAA INV 08535202
NAA INV 08935900
NAA INV 08936000
NAA INC 08936101
NAA INV 08936102
NAA INV 08936200
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Works of art | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Drawings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Engravings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Chukchee | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Eskimo/Inuit | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| North America | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Arctic regions | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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