Delilah Montoya CollectionCorazón Sagrado/Sacred Heart Collection
Scope and Content
The Corazon Sagrado/Sacred Heart Project was undertaken by photographer Delilah Montoya in partial fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts Degree at the University of New Mexico. The photographs illustrate the relationship between Christian and Precolumbian cults which both valued the heart as a divine symbol, as well as this symbol's role in ethno-historical experiences. Artist Mike Ippiotis supervised the painting of the backdrops against which Montoya photographed her subjects.
Box 4 contains Delilah Montoya's M.F.A. thesis project. The book is housed within the inside cover of portfolio and is held in place with a leather belt. It includes bibliographical references. This portfolio was an addition accessioned in 2001 and was originally numbered 2001-027.
Dates
- Creation: 1993-1994
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Copyright held by Delilah Montoya. Photographs may not be reproduced without written permission of the copyright holder.
Duplication of print and photographic material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for copyright compliance. For more information see the Photographs and Images Research Guide and contact the Pictorial Archivist.
Extent
4 boxes (26 collotype prints, 26 photographic prints, 3 transparencies, 40 slides, 1 portfolio, and announcements)
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Abstract
The Project was undertaken by photographer Delilah Montoya in partial fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts Degree at the University of New Mexico. The photographs illustrate the relationship between Christian and Precolumbian cults which both valued the heart as a divine symbol, as well as this symbol's role in ethno-historical experiences.Corazon Sagrado/Sacred Heart Project was undertaken by photographer Delilah Montoya in partial fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts Degree at the University of New Mexico. The photographs illustrate the relationship between Christian and Precolumbian cults which both valued the heart as a divine symbol, as well as this symbol's role in ethno-historical experiences.
Arrangement
Collotype prints arranged according to text housed in cover of of artist's portfolio. Duplicate images also arranged according to text. Images not included in text located at end of numeric sequence.
Physical Location
B2. Shelved by Pictorial Number. Oversize boxes shelved in Big Box location by Pictorial Number.
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Delilah Montoya Collection, 1993-1994
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Pictorial Collections Staff
- Date
- © 2008
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
cswrref@unm.edu