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Frederick Catherwood
English artist, architect and explorer (1799–1854)
For the 20th century politician, see Fred Catherwood.
Frederick Catherwood | |
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The figure depicted in this lithograph is presumed to be a representation of Catherwood himself.[1] | |
| Born | 27 February 1799 Hoxton, England |
| Died | 27 September 1854(1854-09-27) (aged 55) Atlantic Ocean |
| Occupation(s) | Artist and Architect |
Frederick Catherwood (27 February 1799 – 27 September 1854) was an Englishartist, architect and explorer, best remembered for his meticulously detailed drawings of the ruins of the Maya civilization. He explored Mesoamerica in the mid 19th century with writer John Lloyd Stephens. Their books, Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatán and Incidents of Travel in Yucatán, were best sellers and introduced to the Western world the civilization of the ancient Maya. In 1837, Catherwood was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Honorary member.
Mediterranean travels
[edit]Catherwood, having made many trips to the Mediterranean between 1824 and 1832[2] to draw the monuments made by the Egyptians, Carthaginians, and Phoenicians, stated that the monuments in the Americas bear no architectural similarity to those in
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Drawing From the Past: Maya Antiquity Through the Eyes of Frederick Catherwood
This exhibition represents a collaboration among the 19 students in the First Year Seminar, “Making Sense of the Pre-Columbian,” and Martin Antonetti, curator of the Mortimer Rare Book Room. In the fall of 2005, this seminar studied (among other things) the history of the ancient Maya, original works of Maya art in museum and private collections, the travel accounts written by John Lloyd Stephens in the 19th century, the lithographs created by Frederick Catherwood, and debates about the collection and meaning of pre-Columbian objects in the present. The exhibition title, the interpretive texts and the annotated bibliography were all written by the students in the seminar as their final project for the course. The exhibition is on view in Neilson Library through July 31, 2006.
A reception with the student curators was held on Thursday, March 30, from 4:30 to 6:00 pm in the Book Arts Gallery. |
Online Exhibition: Plates
Each image below is a link to a particular facisimile lithographs from Catherwood's Views of Ancient Monuments in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan