Christian Heilskov Rasmussen Photographs
Scope and Contents Note
Series one, Photographs, contains twenty-one photographs of architectural and artistics details of churches in Yucatán, Mexico taken between 1983-1986.
Series two, Postcards, contains five postcards of Rasmussen's photographs.
Series three, Ephemera, contains one pamphlet for the Museo Regional de Valladolid
The churches pictured are located in Ichmul, Dzibichaltun, Dzidzantun, Paraíso, Maní, Mérida, Tabi, Pustunich, Tixpéual, Tixcacaltuyub, Tixcuytún, Yascabá, and Yohtolín.
Dates
- Creation: 1983-1987
Language of Materials
Spanish
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Sketch
Anthropologist and photographer Christian Heilskov Rasmussen was born in Denmark in 1943. Rasmussen lived in Mexico from around 1974 until at least 1987. He worked at the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia in Mérida and did field work among the Maya Indigenous peoples.
Full Extent
176 photographic prints; ; 4 x 5 inches to 8 x 10 inches
Abstract
Twenty-one black and white photographs and five postcards by Christian Heilskov Rasmussen of churches in Yucatán (Mexico)
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- Title
- Christian Heilskov Rasmussen Photographs
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2008
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2021 April: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
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