Eugène Boban began life in humble circumstances in Paris, traveled to the California Gold Rush, and later became a recognized authority on pre-Columbian cultures. He also invented an entire category of archaeological artifact: the Aztec crystal skull. By his own admission, he successfully "palmed off" a number of these crystal skulls on the curators of Europe's leading museums. How could that happen, and who was this man? Detailed are the travels, self-education, and archaeological explorations of Eugène Boban; this book also explores the circumstances that allowed him to sell fakes to museums that would remain undetected for over a century.…mehr
Eugène Boban began life in humble circumstances in Paris, traveled to the California Gold Rush, and later became a recognized authority on pre-Columbian cultures. He also invented an entire category of archaeological artifact: the Aztec crystal skull. By his own admission, he successfully "palmed off" a number of these crystal skulls on the curators of Europe's leading museums. How could that happen, and who was this man? Detailed are the travels, self-education, and archaeological explorations of Eugène Boban; this book also explores the circumstances that allowed him to sell fakes to museums that would remain undetected for over a century.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
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).
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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
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
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