Miscellaneous artwork for the Museum of the American Indian publications
Scope and content
Contains 6 original paintings of art signed by R. Cronau, mounted for publication. 4 pages of printed proofs of the paintings as well. Pencil notes along painting edges for publication purposes. Paintings have captions, Tizoc; Gold Treasure of Sigsig, Ecuador; and Turquois Mosaic Objects from Hawikuh, New Mexico. The paintings show Aztec and southwestern United States jewelry and sculpture.
Dates
- undated.
Creator
- Cronau, Rudolf, 1855-1939. (Person)
- Huntington Free Library (Former owner, Organization)
Biographical / Historical
Rudolf Daniel Ludwig Cronau was a German sent to the United States by a German newspaper to document American cities, landscapes, Native Americans, and life on the frontier. Known for painting the first life portrait of Sitting Bull.
Biographical / Historical
Hawikuh, in present day New Mexico, was a Zuni pueblo thought to be one of the gold cities of Cibola.
Biographical / Historical
Tizoc was an Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan who took power in 1481 and was poisoned in 1486.
Extent
10 items. (10 items.)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Provenance: Huntington Free Library.
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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