Hi Chad,

Thanks for the e-mail. I was a bit weary about the
site and its iconographical value, thanks for giving
me the heads up. I am not thinking of either graduate
work or a senior thesis, this is in regards to the
archaeology field school program that is offered
through UCLA.

The colonial artwork does sound intriguing, but now
that you've mentioned that study on ceramics of the
region is limited, I would much rather offer my
attention to that.

You've mentioned that Tamara Bray has done some work
on this topic in English. Are there any Spanish texts
that I should consider as well? I happen to speak the
language.

Since you say that this information would be helpful
to the project, and that Pambamarca's artifact
collection is sparse, would it be easy to obtain the
information already documented on the materials
excavated?

Thanks,

Robert

--- Chad Gifford <chg7@...> wrote:

> 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
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> 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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