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Title: The Study of Greek Sculpture in the 21st Century
Identifier(s): video:147; 2003_11_010
Description: Dr. Ridgway give a historical overview of the study of Greek and Roman sculpture, explaining the field's new findings and controversies.
Subject: History of Art; Sculpture, Greek; Histrography; APS Meeting Videos
Date: 2003-11-15

Title: Cariatide Tolteque à Tula
Identifier(s): graphics:3984; APSimg5280
Description: Black and white image of a man posing alongside a Tolteque statue at Tula.; Image 93. Mounted albumen, 9.25x7"
Creator: Charnay, Désirée, 1828-1915
Source: Abbot-Charnay Collection (Mss.913.72.Ab23); http://amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.913.72.Ab23-ead.xml
Subject: Native American Images; Abbot, Griffith Evans, 1850-1927; Charnay, Désirée, 1828-1915; Mexico--Antiquities--Photographs; Sculpture
Date: 1880

Title: Statue gigantesque à Teotihuacan
Identifier(s): graphics:3951; APSimg5253
Description: Black and white image of a man posing with a large statue at Teotihuacan.; Image 65. Mounted albumen, 9.25x7"
Creator: Charnay, Désirée, 1828-1915
Source: Abbot-Charnay Collection (Mss.913.72.Ab23); http://amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.913.72.Ab23-ead.xml
Subject: Native American Images; Abbot, Griffith Evans, 1850-1927; Charnay, Désirée, 1828-1915; Mexico--Antiquities--Photographs; Sculpture
Date: 1880

Title: Le dieu Tlaloc -- trouvé à Chichen Itza
Identifier(s): graphics:3874; APSimg5197
Description: Black and white image of the statue of the Aztec god Tlaloc found at Chichen Itza, Mexico.; Image 7. Mounted albumen, 9.25x7"
Creator: Charnay, Désirée, 1828-1915
Source: Abbot-Charnay Collection (Mss.913.72.Ab23); http://amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.913.72.Ab23-ead.xml
Subject: Native American Images; Abbot, Griffith Evans, 1850-1927; Charnay, Désirée, 1828-1915; Archaeological sites; Mexico--Antiquities--Photographs; Sculpture
Date: ca. 1880-1882

Title: Masques divers Teotihuacans
Identifier(s): graphics:3940; APSimg5262
Description: Black and white image of a series of diverse masks and sculptured items from Teotihuacan.; Image 75. Mounted albumen, 9.25x7"
Creator: Charnay, Désirée, 1828-1915
Source: Abbot-Charnay Collection (Mss.913.72.Ab23); http://amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.913.72.Ab23-ead.xml
Subject: Native American Images; Abbot, Griffith Evans, 1850-1927; Charnay, Désirée, 1828-1915; Masks; Mexico--Antiquities--Photographs; Sculpture
Date: ca. 1880-1882

Title: Idole dans le temple de Lorillard city
Identifier(s): graphics:3968; APSimg5296
Description: Black and white image of an idol from the temple at Lorillard city.; Image 109. Mounted albumen, 9.25x7"
Creator: Charnay, Désirée, 1828-1915
Source: Abbot-Charnay Collection (Mss.913.72.Ab23); http://amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.913.72.Ab23-ead.xml
Subject: Native American Images; Abbot, Griffith Evans, 1850-1927; Charnay, Désirée, 1828-1915; Idols; Mexico--Antiquities--Photographs; Sculpture
Date: 1882

Title: Statue site Chac-mool trouvé à Chichen Itza
Identifier(s): graphics:3886; APSimg5196
Description: Black and white image of large statue found at Chicen Itza, Mexico.; Image 6. Mounted albumen, 9.25x7"
Creator: Charnay, Désirée, 1828-1915
Source: Abbot-Charnay Collection (Mss.913.72.Ab23); http://amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.913.72.Ab23-ead.xml
Subject: Native American Images; Abbot, Griffith Evans, 1850-1927; Charnay, Désirée, 1828-1915; Archaeological sites; Mexico--Antiquities--Photographs; Sculpture
Date: ca. 1880-1882

Title: Idoles à Teotihuacan
Identifier(s): graphics:3963; APSimg5252
Description: Black and white image of two statues of idols at Teotihuacan.; Image 64. Mounted albumen, 9.25x7"
Creator: Charnay, Désirée, 1828-1915
Source: Abbot-Charnay Collection (Mss.913.72.Ab23); http://amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.913.72.Ab23-ead.xml
Subject: Native American Images; Abbot, Griffith Evans, 1850-1927; Charnay, Désirée, 1828-1915; Idols; Mexico--Antiquities--Photographs; Sculpture
Date: 1880

Title: La Venus impudique, école Azteque
Identifier(s): graphics:3900; APSimg5193
Description: Black and white image of an Aztec statue.; Image 3. Mounted albumen, 9.25x7"
Creator: Charnay, Désirée, 1828-1915
Source: Abbot-Charnay Collection (Mss.913.72.Ab23); http://amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.913.72.Ab23-ead.xml
Subject: Native American Images; Abbot, Griffith Evans, 1850-1927; Charnay, Désirée, 1828-1915; Indians of North America--Photographs; Mexico--Antiquities--Photographs; Sculpture
Date: ca. 1880-1882

Title: Adams, John to [Abigail Adams], 1775 August 21; Adams, John, 1735-1826. Letter to [Mrs. Abigail Smith Adams]
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:8736
Description: Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams from Philadelphia in August 1776. He describes going to Mr. Peale's (presumably Charles Willson Peale) house to see a picture of the extended Peale family. Adams describes the picture as well as other portraits and compares them to John Singleton Copley's work, claiming that they are not as good as Copley's but better than Benjamin West's. Adams lists a number of portraits that Peale has painted. Adams also refers to some Peale sculpture, "heads which he has made in Clay, as large as life."; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Portrait painting--18th century; Painting, Modern--18th century--History; Portrait sculpture--18th century; West, Benjamin, 1738-1820; Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815
Date: 1775-08-21; 2022

Title: [Un serie(?)] de la mort -- Musée de Mexico
Identifier(s): graphics:3927; APSimg5227
Description: Black and white image of a statue ("series(?) of the dead") with intricate carvings from the Museum of Mexico.; Image 38. Mounted albumen, 9.25x7"
Creator: Charnay, Désirée, 1828-1915
Source: Abbot-Charnay Collection (Mss.913.72.Ab23); http://amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.913.72.Ab23-ead.xml
Subject: Native American Images; Abbot, Griffith Evans, 1850-1927; Charnay, Désirée, 1828-1915; Indians of North America--Photographs; Mexico--Antiquities--Photographs; Sculpture
Date: ca. 1880-1882

Title: Tête venant du Musée de Mexico
Identifier(s): graphics:3926; APSimg5226
Description: Black and white image of a sculptured head carved in stone, from the Museum of Mexico.; Image 37. Mounted albumen, 9.25x7"
Creator: Charnay, Désirée, 1828-1915
Source: Abbot-Charnay Collection (Mss.913.72.Ab23); http://amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.913.72.Ab23-ead.xml
Subject: Native American Images; Abbot, Griffith Evans, 1850-1927; Charnay, Désirée, 1828-1915; Indians of North America--Photographs; Mexico--Antiquities--Photographs; Sculpture
Date: ca. 1880-1882

Title: L'Indien triste -- école Azteque musée de Mexico
Identifier(s): graphics:3881; APSimg5191
Description: Black and white image of an Aztec statue, "The Sad Indian," at the Museum of Mexico.; Image 1. Mounted albumen, 9.25x7"
Creator: Charnay, Désirée, 1828-1915
Source: Abbot-Charnay Collection (Mss.913.72.Ab23); http://amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.913.72.Ab23-ead.xml
Subject: Native American Images; Abbot, Griffith Evans, 1850-1927; Charnay, Désirée, 1828-1915; Indians of North America--Photographs; Mexico--Antiquities--Photographs; Sculpture
Date: ca. 1880-1882

Title: La Ceres Azteque
Identifier(s): graphics:3879; APSimg5192
Description: Black and white image of an Aztec statue.; Image 2. Mounted albumen, 9.25x7"
Creator: Charnay, Désirée, 1828-1915
Source: Abbot-Charnay Collection (Mss.913.72.Ab23); http://amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.913.72.Ab23-ead.xml
Subject: Native American Images; Abbot, Griffith Evans, 1850-1927; Charnay, Désirée, 1828-1915; Indians of North America--Photographs; Mexico--Antiquities--Photographs; Sculpture
Date: ca. 1880-1882