Art of Aztec Mexico treasures of Tenochtitlan ; [exhibition dates at the National Gallery of Art : 28. September 1983 - 8. January 1984, Washington

Wachington: National Gallery of Art, 1983. — 188 p. Aztec culture has been the subject of scholarly curiosity since the Spanish conquest of the New World in the 16th century. A vast body of surviving ethnohistorical records and many archaeological excavations have revealed the nature of Aztec society more clearly than that of any other pre-Columbian people. By the 20th century, interest in the Aztecs had waned, and archaeologists, anthropologists, and art historians turned their attention to other, lesser-known cultures of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. From 1978 to 1982, however, excavations in downtown Mexico City gave new impetus to Aztec research, particularly the discovery of the ritual heart of the Aztec empire, the Templo Mayor and Tenochtitlan. This catalog documents an exhibition that accompanied a scholarly symposium at Dumbarton Oaks on the results of the Templo Mayor excavations and includes works from 23 collections. Most Of The 86 Objects Of Stone, Clay, Metal, Wood, Mosaic, And Feathers Had Been Excavated Recently At The Site Of The Templo Mayor Of Tenochtitlan In Mexico City. The Exhibition Was A Joint Project Of The National Gallery With The Pre-columbian Department Of Dumbarton Oaks. It Was Organized By Elizabeth Boone And H.b. Nicholson, University Of California, Los Angeles. The Installation Was Designed By Gaillard Ravenel And Mark Leithauser, Who Also Coordinated The Exhibition Together With Dodge Thompson. Gordon Anson Designed The Lighting. H.b . Nicholson With Eloise Quiñones Keber. Catalog Of An Exhibition At The National Gallery Of Art. Collaborator For The Catalogue: Eloise Quinones Keber. Bibliography: P. 186-187.