Hirsch and Rogo at Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza

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Creator

unknown

Subject

Pre-Columbian (American); Chichén Itzá Site (Mexico)
Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico

Description

Fold-out photograph of Stefan Hirsch and Elsa Rogo. Features the couple posing at the Temple of the Warriors at Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. Hirsch sits atop the Chak Mol while Elsa poses in the mouth of the Serpent Columns. The site was first explored by archaeologists from the Carnegie Institute in the 1920's, and many of its stone carvings and columns were recorded and published by Jean Charlot, a French-Mexican artist and friend of Hirsch and Rogo.

Source

Stefan Hirsch and Elsa Rogo Collection, Bard College Archives
photograph; b&w; 6.6x4.5 inches

Publisher

Bard College Archives and Special Collections
Bard College Archives

Date

1930?

Rights

Prior written permission required to use any photograph from the Bard College Libraries.

Type

Still Image

Identifier

bc_art.hirsch.013.a

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Citation

unknown, “Hirsch and Rogo at Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza,” Stevenson Library Digital Collections, accessed March 28, 2024, https://omekalib.bard.edu/items/show/1697.