Details

Subject(s)

• Mayas—Mexico—Antiquities—Pictorial works [Browse]
• Mayas—Central America—Antiquities—Pictorial works [Browse]
• Maya architecture—Pictorial works [Browse]
• Mexico—Antiquities—Pictorial works [Browse]
• Central America—Antiquities—Pictorial works [Browse]
• Catherwood, Frederick—Travel—Mexico [Browse]
• Catherwood, Frederick—Travel—Central America [Browse]
• Stephens, John L. 1805-1852—Travel—Mexico [Browse]
• Stephens, John L. 1805-1852—Travel—Central America [Browse]
• Indigenous Studies [Browse]

Author

• Lerner, Jesse [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Illustrated works [Browse]

Summary note

The work of Argentine photographer Leandro Katz is presented here in dialogue with the nineteenth-century artist Frederick Catherwood, known for his images of Maya ruins. Catherwood's daguerreotypes and sketches, originally published to illustrate the travel narratives of John Lloyd Stephens, are among the most accurate depictions of important Maya sites before the advent of modern archaeology. Katz's photos of the same sites, most of which are previously unpublished, are presented alongside Jesse Lerner's essay, which explores their connections to the history of archaeology, their resonance in contemporary art, and the evolution of an artist who seamlessly integrates form and content.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-120) and index.

Contents

• Departures
• Of moons and alphabets
• The travels of Stephens and Catherwood
• Between stasis and motion.

Show 1 more Contents items

ISBN

• 9780826358493 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
• 0826358497 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))

LCCN

2016051994

OCLC

982184644

Statement on language in description

Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...