Ambassador of Ecuador Tours Hall 23 at National Museum of Natural History

Summary

Jose C. Cardenas, Ambassador of Ecuador, discusses a realistic reconstruction of an Andean market scene with Dr. Clifford Evans, curator of Latin American Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology, during a tour of the "South America: Continent and Culture" exhibition in Hall 23 at National Museum of Natural History.

Subject

• Evans, Clifford 1920-1981
• Cardenas, Jose C
• National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
• Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs
• National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Department of Anthropology

Notes

• Original film available in SIA Acc. 11-009.
• Featured in the "Torch," December 1975.
• Caption from "Torch": Jose C. Cardenas, Ambassador of Ecuador, (left) discusses a realistic reconstruction of an Andean market scene while he tours the new South American exhibit hall at the National Museum of Natural History with Dr. Clifford Evans, NMNH curator (see story above). It was the second time Dr. Evans and his wife, Dr. Betty Meggers, have been involved in modernization of the hall.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: December 1975, Image No. 75-13548-24A

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

• 1975
• October 16, 1975

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• No Copyright - United States

Topic

Exhibitions

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000371 [75-13548-24A]

Physical description

8 x 10;

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