Mora, Joseph Jacinto, 1876-1947
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1876-10-22 - 1947-10-10
Biography
Uruguayan-born American cartoonist, comics artist, sculptor, illustrator, and cowboy. He lived with the Hopi and wrote extensively about his experiences in California.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Hopi Agency archive, 1906-1981; bulk 1905-1910
Collection
Identifier: 2006-008
Scope and Contents
The Hopi agency archive consists of photocopies of the original correspondence between various individuals and government agencies such as the Department of the Interior, and officials such as the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the Secretary of War, the Superindent of Moqui Schools; includes statements by Oraibi chiefs ("friendlies" and "hostiles") and correspondence by other tribal members.
Dates:
1905 - 1981; Majority of material found within 1905 - 1910
Joseph Jacinta Mora - Hopi Indian photographs, 1904-1906
Collection
Identifier: 1976-007
Scope and Contents
Consists of 140 sepia-toned photographic prints and 27 black and white photographic prints (originally housed in a 3-ring binder labeled "Western Art Productions, Inc. Jo Mora's Watercolor Collections of Hopi Kachina & Ceremonial Figures"). All photographs were produced from the original negatives taken by Mora from 1904 through 1906. Many of these photographs appear in The Year of the Hopi: Paintings and Photographs by Joseph Mora, 1904-06 (Smithsonian Institution: Washington, DC,...
Dates:
1904 - 1906