Fernand Lungren's (1857-1932) Santa Fe and Pueblo Sketchbook

Fernand Lungren's (1857-1932) Santa Fe and Pueblo Sketchbook
Fernand Lungren's personal Santa Fe sketchbook, with drawings, studies, ethnographic notes, translations, and other observations of Native culture in and around New Mexico in the late 19th century. Clearly a study of the area, the book includes wonderful drawings of both the Native people and the Pueblos, including, for example, sketches of the landscape and ruins at Cochiti, and individual portraits of the Pena Blanca. Though a sketchbook, many of the included drawings are quite striking. The book is both an important historical document and artistic one. 8 5/8" x 4 5/8" x 1/2", circa 1890s.

"In 1892, the Santa Fe Railway hired Lungren to sketch scenes along its route. He spent eight months in Santa Fe, New Mexico, visiting the Indian pueblos and the next year spent several months living with the Hopis in Arizona… In 1895, Lungren created illustrations of the Moquis, Navajo, and Apache for Harper's Magazine. His most famous illustration "Thirst", depicting a dying man and a dead horse, was published in 1896 in Harper's Weekly and attracted much attention across the U.S. From this time, he turned his attention to painting and sketching Indian people and their culture." –Wikipedia