Matthew Williams Stirling with Olmec Head

ID: SIA Acc. 16-126 [MNH-055]

Creator: Scott, Jack

Form/Genre: Black-and-white negatives

Date: 1959

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 16-126, Box 01, Image No. MNH-055

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Summary

Matthew Williams Stirling, former director of the Bureau of American Ethnology, with Olmec head received from the National Museum in Mexico City, on exhibit at Museum of Natural History.

Subject

  • Stirling, Matthew Williams 1896-1975
  • Museum of Natural History (U.S.)

Notes

Requested by Dr. Clifford Evans, Division of Archeology, Department of Anthropology.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 16-126, Box 01, Image No. MNH-055

Repository Loc.

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

Date

  • 1959
  • September 11, 1959

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

  • Olmecs
  • Olmec sculpture
  • Exhibitions
  • Museums
  • Museum exhibits

Form/Genre

Black-and-white negatives

Local number

SIA Acc. 16-126 [MNH-055]

Physical description

5 x 4;

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