About
Title
No. 53: Ruins of an old pueblo in the Cañon of Chelly
Subject
- Indigenous architecture
- Ancrestral Pueblo culture
Description
A black and white wash drawing on medium-weight paper by Richard H. Kern depicting the ruins of an Anasazi or ancestral Puebloan community that was abandoned in the 1300's due to a prolonged drought. This landscape shows various walls and room remnants in an alcove of the canyon's wall with two men looking at the ruins.
Creator
Kern, Richard H., 1821-1853
Location Covered
Chelly, Canyon de (Ariz.)
Source
ANSP-Coll-0146, Box 1, Folder 7
Identifier
ansp_146_26257_053
Notes
Cataloging made possible by The Getty Grant Program.
Relation
Richard H. Kern and Edward Meyer Kern Illustrations of the American Southwest
Contributing Institution
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Sponsorship
This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.
