Enrique Cervantes Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: Image Archive-Collection 68
Scope and Contents
c. 1930. A group of 25 silver gelatin prints, each in an embossed brown mat, signed and captioned in ink on the mat. The images measure 6 ½ X 4 ½ inches in an 8 X 10 inch mat. The photographs show interior and exterior architectural details of various structures in Puebla, Mexico. Included are: a birds-eye-view of Puebla; the Cathedral; the famed Santa Rosa kitchen, studies of majolica tiled buildings; the Capilla Real, built in 1549 and modeled on the great Mosque in Cordova, Spain; the large ex-convento San Francisco, and the Federal Palace, among others.
Dates
- c. 1930
Creator
- Enrique A. Cervantes (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open to the public. No known restrictions.
Biographical or Historical Information
Enrique A. Cervantes (1898-1953) was a civil engineer, bibliophile, photographer, and historic preservationist. He spent his life on researching, documenting, restoring, and photographing the architectural and decorative arts of colonial Mexico. Over his lifetime, he published 22 books covering themes that included the history of urbanism in Mexico, Mexican cities of the Viceregal period, the crafts of talavera pottery and tile-making in Puebla, ironworking, and retablos of the 16th through 18th centuries. From 1928 to 1942 he produced ten limited edition portfolios of original photographs depicting the colonial heritage of various Mexican cities including Puebla. Individually issued photographs by Cervantes are rarer than his published portfolios. A few of the images in this collection are reproduced in his portfolio “Puebla de los Ángeles en el Año de Mil Novecientos Treinta y Tres” though most are of other buildings or variants of the already published images.
Note written by
Note written by
Extent
25.00 Pieces
1.50 Linear Feet
Arrangement Note
1 Hollinger box
- Enrique A. Cervantes
- Architectural photography -- Mexico Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Architecture, Colonial -- Mexico Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Art, Colonial -- Mexico Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cities and towns -- Mexico Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cities and towns -- Mexico -- History -- Pictorial works Subject Source: Local sources
- Decorative arts, colonial -- Mexico Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Creator
- Enrique A. Cervantes (Person)
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Date
- 09/06/2014
- Description rules
- Other Unmapped
- Language of description
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The Latin American Library at Tulane Repository
Contact:
7001 Freret Street
Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, 4th floor
Tulane University
New Orleans Louisiana 70118 US
(504) 865-5681
lal@tulane.edu
7001 Freret Street
Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, 4th floor
Tulane University
New Orleans Louisiana 70118 US
(504) 865-5681
lal@tulane.edu
