Jane MacLaren Walsh, Brett Topping

The Man Who Invented Aztec Crystal Skulls

The Adventures of Eugène Boban

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Produktbeschreibung

Detailed are the travels, self-education, and archaeological explorations of Eugene Boban, an expert in the field of pre-Columbian studies and explores the circumstances that allowed him to sell fakes to museums that would remain undetected for over a century.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 640g
• ISBN-13: 9781789200959
• ISBN-10: 1789200954
• Artikelnr.: 52819701

Autorenporträt

Brett Topping has been a professional writer and editor of arts and humanities publications for more than thirty-five years. During her career she was Editor at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, and Director of Publications for the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA).

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations
Acknowledgments
Authors' Note
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: On the Trail of Crystal Skulls
Chapter 1. Caveat Emptor
Chapter 2. Between Old World and New
Chapter 3. Mexico: Ancient to Modern
Chapter 4. Mexico at Mid-Century
Chapter 5. The Emperor's Antiquarian: A Collection Takes Shape
Chapter 6. Confronting a Different Paris
Chapter 7. Marketing a Collection
Chapter 8. A Premier Collection
Chapter 9. Narratives of Provenance
Chapter 10. The Rue du Sommerard Decade¿
Chapter 11. Of Fakes and Fakers
Chapter 12. From Student to Teacher: Dealer to Curator
Chapter 13. Good Deals and Bad
Chapter 14. Back in Business
Chapter 15. Fingerprints on Crystal Skulls
Chapter 16. Courting the Smithsonian
Chapter 17. Of Fakes, Forgers and Frauds
Chapter 18. "El Tocayo's" Triumph
Chapter 19. Later Life
Chapter 20. Afterlife
Epilogue
References
Index