Suzanne Aurelio photographs from Mexico

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Culture: Maya (archaeological culture); Zapotec (archaeological culture); Olmec (archaeological culture)

Summary: This collection contains 20 color slides shot by Suzanne Aurelio in 1974. The slides depict Maya, Olmec, and Zapotec archaeological sites in Mexico.

Biographical / Historical: Suzanne Aurelio (nee Berger; 1931-2021) spent most of her life in New York. As a young adult, Aurelio became intrested in Mexico and she travelled extensively throughout that country, studying the language and the art and visiting remote indigenous villages. Back in New York, she work as an operating room nurse at several New York hospitals. She was the wife of Richard Aurelio and mother to dauther Jodi and son Marcus.

Citation: Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Suzanne Aurelio photographs from Mexico, image #, NMAI.AC.396; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.

Processing Information: Collection processed by Emily Moazami, Head Archivist, 2024.

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Scope and Contents: S05113-S05132 This collection contains 20 color slides depicting Maya, Olmec, Zapotec, and possibly Aztec archaeological ruins in Mexico. The photographs were shot by Suzanne Aurelio in 1974. Sites include La Venta ruins in Tabasco, Mexico; ruins at Palenque Mexico; Monte Alban ruinds in Oaxaca, Mexico; and a replica of the Maya ruin Edificio De Hochob in Campeche State at the National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City.

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Related Materials: A sound cassette with Suzanne Aurelio in the Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation audio and video collection, NMAI.AC.001.003.

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