Engraved woodblock of cliff dwellings and pueblos
Engraved woodblock of cliff dwellings and pueblos
- Description
- This engraved woodblock of cliff dwellings and pueblos was prepared by John Minton and the Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C.; the print was published in John Wesley Powell's Report of the Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries. Explored in 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1872, under the direction of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in 1875. Thomas Moran (1837-1926) was the original artist.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- block
- Object Type
- Wood Engraving
- date made
- ca 1880
- publisher
- Bureau of American Ethnology
- printer
- Government Printing Office
- original artist
- Moran, Thomas
- graphic artist
- Minton, John
- block maker
- V. W. & Co.
- place made
- United States: District of Columbia, Washington
- Associated Place
- United States: New York, New York City
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- engraving (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 9.7 cm x 12.5 cm x 2.3 cm; 3 13/16 in x 4 15/16 in x 7/8 in
- ID Number
- 1980.0219.1512
- catalog number
- 1980.0219.1512
- accession number
- 1980.0219
- subject
- Native Americans
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
- Science & Mathematics
- Cultures & Communities
- Wood Blocks for early Bureau of American Ethnology Publications, Graphic Arts Collection
- Wood Engravings, Graphic Arts Collection
- Communications
- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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