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Model of The Nunnery [Las Monjas], Uxmal, for 1933 Chicago World's Fair
- Title:
- Model of The Nunnery [Las Monjas], Uxmal, for 1933 Chicago World's Fair
- Collection:
- Andrew Dickson White Architectural Photographs Collection
- Creator:
- Kramer, G. (Model Maker)
- Creation Date:
- ca. 1933 (photograph)
ca. 1933 (model)
ca. 600-ca. 900 (building)
- ID Number:
- 669
- Accession Number:
- 15/5/3090.00669
- Collection Number:
- 15-5-3090
- File Name:
- 00669.jpg
- Style/Period:
- Late Classical Period
Puuc
Maya
- Materials/Techniques:
- gelatin silver process
- Subject:
- Models
monasteries (built complexes)
religious buildings
quadrangles (open spaces)
courtyards
Steps
geometric patterns
Uxmal, Yucatán, Mexico
photographs
- Measurement:
- 19.685 x 34.29 (centimeters)
- Description:
- This model is a reconstruction of the North Building of the Nunnery at Uxmal. It was produced by G. Kramer of Tulane University, for the Uxmal Expedition exhibit in the Century of Progress Exposition of the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. The archaeologist Frans Blom of the Middle America n Research Department of Tulane University also worked on the design.
- Source:
- Data from: A.D. White Architectural Photographs, Cornell University Library
http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/adw/albumen.htm
- Cite As:
- Andrew Dickson White Architectural Photograph Collection, #15-5-3090. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Andrew Dickson White architectural photograph collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The images in this collection are in the public domain and are believed to have no known U.S. copyright or other restrictions. The Library does not charge for permission to use these materials and does not grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute them. However, as a good scholarly practice we recommend that all patrons cite the Library as the source of the reproduction. For a more detailed explanation please read the Library Guidelines for Using Public Domain Text, Images, Audio, and Video Reproduced from Cornell University Library Collections at http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/CULCopyright.
