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The great murals : cave paintings in Baja California, Mexico.
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Title:

The great murals: cave paintings in Baja California, Mexico

Creator/Contributor:

Frej, William, creator, photographer.

Creator/Contributor:

Schaafsma, Polly, author.

Abstract:

Portfolio of professional photographs depicting mural paintings taken in the caves of the Sierra de San Francisco in Baja California, Mexico. Also includes a few photographs of the regional landscape and local expedition guides.

Date:

2023 (issued)

Subject:

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Cave paintings -- Mexico -- Baja California (Peninsula) -- Photographs
Rock paintings -- Mexico -- Baja California (Peninsula)

Note:

Title devised by cataloger.
Printed at bottom of title, caption, essay and colophon sheets: "(c) 2023 William Frej Photography".
From colophon sheet: "The Great Murals: Cave Paintings in Baja, California, Mexico is a limited-edition box set created from original photography by William Frej in the Sierra de San Francisco of Mexico's central Baja California in 1982, 2020 and 2021. These photographs are printed to museum standards on Epson Exhibition fiber paper using archival pigment inks. The fifteen 17 x 22 inch prints consisting of 21 images are presented in an archival portfolio box. This box set is in a edition of eight, plus two artist's proofs, signed and dated in pencil with the edition number on verso by the photographer. Included with this box set are an essay and photograph captions authored by the esteemed archaeologist and rock art expert Polly Schaafsma."
William Frej is based in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Type:

graphic
Color digital prints.

Physical Description:

photoprint
15 photographs in 1 box : digital color prints ; sheets 43 x 56 cm

Language:

English

Origin:

New Mexico