Art Survey No. 1436: Dancing Shaman / LR "Will S. Taylor", 1914
Scope and Contents
The Art Survey is an inventory of artwork throughout the Museum, conducted by Joel Sweimler in 1991-1992. It is not exhaustive: numerous additional artworks are documented in the library catalog after the survey's completion.
There is a physical copy of the survey that consists of seven volumes, printed from the original database. Volumes 1-4 contain records of art work in the American Museum of Natural History. There are two copies of an author index in three volumes. The database was migrated into the library catalog, and then copied to the archives catalog on this finding aid.
Additional research on artworks in the Museum is in progress.
Dates
- Creation: 1914
Creator
- From the Collection: Sweimler, Joel D. (Compiler, Person)
- From the Collection: American Museum of Natural History. Department of Library Services (Organization)
Biographical sketch
Died in: New London, CT.
Full Extent
1 mural : (1 mural : Oil.,)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Morris K. Jesup Fund; 1911-18..
Publication Date
1914.
General Note
Tlingit Indians.
General Note
Support: Canvas.
General Note
Negative #34417.
General Note
Jonaitis, A. 1988. From the land of the totem poles. New York. pp. 221-23; 1911. Natural History. 11(4):129-137; 1910. Natural History. 10(2):30-49.
General Note
Curing ritual; shaman wearing headdress, dancing, holding object in right hand, man holding object, standing above man lying on floor, percussionist on right, women in background on platform.
General Note
Inscription: On frame "Dancing Shaman-Tlingit".
General Note
Condition: Poor (4).
General Note
Frame: Dark wood frame.
General Note
http://libcat1.amnh.org/record=b1001435
Local Note
A-192.
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420
archives@amnh.org
