Andrew West Photographs of the Guelaguetza, 1982-1985

Summary

Creators:

West, Andrew, 1954-

Abstract:

Andrew West (1954- ) has worked as a photographer's assistant and as an annual report photographer. His photography of Guatemalan costumes appears in the exhibition catalog, Threads of identity, published by the Fowler Museum at UCLA (1992). The collection is composed of photographic materials including color slides, color prints, and a CD-R disk containing color images from La Guelaguetza and Saints Day Celebration festivals held in Oaxaca, Mexico in 1982 and 1985. Also included is documentation about the materials and Andrew West.

Extent:

1 box (0.5 linear ft.) 3 oversize boxes

Language:

Finding aid is written in English.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection is composed of photographic materials including color slides, color prints, and a CD-R disk containing color images from La Guelaguetza and Saints Day Celebration festivals held in Oaxaca, Mexico in 1982 and 1985. Also included is documentation prepared by Caroline West about the materials and the photographer, Andrew West.

Biographical / historical:

Andrew West is a native Californian, born June 23, 1954 in San Rafael. He attended Chadwick and Palos Verdes High schools on the Palos Verdes peninsula. West's interest in photography began at age 10 when he visited Guatemala with his parents. Early influences on his development as a photographer included family friend and professional photographer Irving Whitman and a return trip to Guatemala. West spent a short time at the University of Utah and took a two year course in photography at Colorado Mountain College. In the late 1970s, he studied visual anthropology under John Collier at the San Francisco Art Institute. West has worked as a photographer's assistant and as an annual report photographer. His photography of Guatemalan costumes appears in the exhibition catalog, Threads of identity, published by the University of California's Fowler Museum in 1992.

Acquisition information:

Gift of Caroline West, 2003.

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Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

1. Color prints.
2. Color slides.
3. Documentation.
4. CD-R disk.

Physical location:

Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Rules or conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Guelaguetza Festival, Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico--Photographs.

Location of this collection:

UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library

A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library

Box 951575

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US

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