Author: GALLERY, MARTIN WIDDIFIELD
Title: Art of the Maya Civilization, Exhibition, Martin Widdifield Gallery Exhibition September 4 to October 5, 1957
Description: New York: Martin Widdifield Gallery, 1957. First Edition (?). Soft Cover. Exhbition Catalogue Series; B&W Illustrations; 7 x 10 1/4; 26 pages; Soft cover is textured brown paper; stapled wraps. Light rub mark on front; previous owner's name neatly written on title page. Foreword is written by Alfred Early Stendahl . Pages are clean and tight; appears as if unused. Glossy paper with 48 b/w illustrations of items. Introduction by Herbert Joseph Spinden [1879-1967] "He received a PhD in Anthropology, from Harvard, in 1909, completing a thesis on Maya art....Spinden continued to research Maya culture and was particularly interested in creating a correlation between the Maya and Christian calenderers....Spinden was involved in a number of professional societies and served as the president of the American Anthropological Association from 1936-1937". Lovely reference source for Mayan art on show in the 1950s.. Very Good+ .

Keywords: Anthropology; Mayans; Meso-American History; Meso-American Indians; Native Americans; Pre-Colombian Art; Art History; Sculpture; Antiques; Native American History Cultural History Animals Education American History Archaeology Geography Antiques/Collectib