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The Spratling-Taxco Collection at Tulane University

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The Latin American Library at Tulane University is pleased to announce the publication of the collection guide for the Spratling-Taxco Collection: http://lal.tulane.edu/collections/manuscripts/spratling

The Spratling-Taxco Collection consists of original silver design drawings for jewelry, sketches for book illustrations, photographs, taped and videotaped interviews of silver designers and silversmiths, prints portfolios, two watercolor paintings, and other material documenting the work of William Spratling and other major figures in Mexico's modern silver and crafts industry, including Chato, Coco, Miguel, and Antonio Castillo (Los Castillo), Margot van Voorhies Carr (d. 1985), Frederick W. Davis (1880-1961), and Sigfrido Pineda (b. 1929), from the 1930s to the present. For access, contact the Director of the Latin American Library at hcalvo@tulane.edu.

For descriptions of other special collections holdings at the Latin American Library, visit:  http://lal.tulane.edu/collections

 

 

Hortensia Calvo
Tulane University

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