Hello Robert,

I think I can help with your second round of questions-- thanks to Amber for
getting the ball rolling. Are you thinking about a senior thesis or maybe
graduate work? That would obvious change the type of material you would want to
look at...

First and foremost it's important that you know that that we have minimal (very
minimal) iconography in the pre-Columbian material that we are recovering
through our own fieldwork. It would be a mistake if you imagined otherwise and
came down only to find that our artifact collections are relatively bland
(compared to projects your might join in Peru, for example).

Having said that, there is plenty of art historical work to do in Northern
Ecuador and in the area where we work. Plenty. Like Amber said we've had
participants look at the colonial religious art in the area. Lots to do in that
time period.

One pre-Columbian topic that desperately needs attention is this: it would be
interesting and helpful to have someone travel around to the nearby
local/regional musuems and start systematically studying (photographing,
measuring, recording, etc) key ceramic forms and styles. Various people have
done this over time in bits and pieces (in English you should start by reading
Tamara Bray), but nothing has been done that knits everything together. This
type of project would involve some day trips here and there, and maybe some time
in Quito, which is all very doable.

I hope this gives you something to think about. Let me know if you have any
questions.

Cheers,
Chad



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From: ProyectoArqueologicoPambamarca@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Robert
Castillo
Sent: Fri 3/7/2008 6:43 PM
To: ProyectoArqueologicoPambamarca@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [ProyectoArqueologicoPambamarca] Past Art History majors at
Pambamarca?



Hi Amber,

I'm glad to hear about your friend at UT (I'm actually
applying to their art history grad program in the
fall).

Sam mentioned that there are a lot of colonial
paintings in a nearby church that haven't really been
looked at much, is that what your friend worked on?

Could you tell me a bit more about the art at the
Hacienda? Is it art that is on display or in some
storage room?


Thanks much,

Robert



--- amber kling <akling16@...> wrote:

> Hey Robert. Yes we have had art history majors in
> the past - my first year on the project my friend
> Caitlin did art history stuff. However, she focused
> more on Colonial art, and studied many of the
> paintings in our town and at the Hacienda, as well
> as in the museums in Quito. She is currently going
> to UT in Austin and now works in Belieze doing more
> colonial stuff there.
>
> As for any Pre-columbian art majors, that I am
> unsure of. I haven't seen anyone doing that since I
> have been there, but there may have been a few
> students during the first field season. It is an
> interesting subject that is definitely
> understudyiedin our area, but you may be spending a
> good portion of your time in museums in and around
> Cangahua- Sam or Chad can give you more info about
> this if you need.
>
> Hope that helps! Amber
>
> Maladroit <besow98@...> wrote:
> Hi, I'm a fourth-year at UCLA and will
> probably be applying for the
> Travel Study program at Pambamarca within the next
> week and would like
> to know if anyone has worked with Art History majors
> who have worked on
> the project in the past.
>
> Dr. Connell tells me that there indeed have been
> some majors in the
> past but I haven't heard much about their work on
> the site.
>
> My intended focus in Art History is Pre-Columbian
> art and have been
> informed that I could do my research from an art
> historical
> perspective. I'm just wondering if many people have
> done this in the
> past.
>
> Please let me know what's up, Thanks!
>
> --Robert
>
>
>
>
>
>
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