Box 1

Scope and Contents Group of 94 color postcards by Luis Márquez, published in 1937 by Eugenio Fischgrund.  Of the original 96 numbered postcards in this Arco Iris series, this collection lacks number 55 (Santo Domingo, Oaxaca) and number 82 (Governors Palace, Monterrey).  In the mid-1930s Márquez colorized his dramatic photographs into postcards that lie between two major periods in Mexican postcard making:  black and white real photos and color chromes.  Before color film was readily available in...

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Group of 25 color photographic images published in the 1950s.   

Because Márquez utilized color film in the 1950s, these chromes reflect the natural color of his subjects.   

Source: Luis Márquez: Mexican Folklore ∓ History in 20th Century Art Postcards. https://susanfrost.org/postcards-of-luis-marquez 

Scope and Contents Group of 11 color postcards of people wearing regional costumes of Mexico.  Márquez completely controlled the content and composition of his portraits. The persons described as "typical" appear to be professional models, and not people dressed in their own clothes. In fact, he literally dressed the models in costumes that he himself collected. Twelve of these regional traditional dresses appear in a series of postcards and a portfolio edited by Manuel Quesada Bradi: TRAJES...

Scope and Contents Group of 14 color full color photographic images published in the 1950s, 10 of which are attributed to Márquez.   The covers of MEXICAN FOLKLORE reflect that Márquez was using color film in 1954, the same year that Hugo Brehme died. All of the photographs within the Márquez book, however, were shot in black and white film. Both of the cover images shown below were made into "Mexichrome" postcards that are larger than the standard 3-1/2" by 5-1/2" size. Márquez, therefore, led the...

Scope and Contents Group of four cards; three are real photo postcards, one is a halftone print.  Considered as novelties or specialties, maximum cards (also known as maxicards) have been a pursuit of stamp collectors since at least the 1920s. The creative collector tried to find a postcard that matched the image on a stamp as closely as possible and then placed the stamp on the face of the card. If the postmarking were done in the very town where the photograph was taken, or otherwise tied to the...

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Group of six souvenir booklets with reproductions of postcard images, plus an envelope that originally contained a selection of images.  Postcard images are printed double-sided on lightweight paper. Márquez is one of the photographers featured in these compilations.

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Group of three booklets consisting of a selection of postcards suitable for mailing. Two are bound on the short edge with staples and perforations. One is accordion folded with perforations on the long edge. Márquez is one of the photographers featured in these compilations.

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Group of 30 cards printed in halftone with a deckled edge.   

Published by Fischgrund, the complete series contains at least 42 images, and although no photographer is credited, many can be attributed to Marquez. 

Source: Luis Márquez: Mexican Folklore ∓ History in 20th Century Art Postcards. https://susanfrost.org/postcards-of-luis-marquez 

Scope and Contents Group of 107 5x7-inch black and white photographic prints, acquired by Frost in an album along with a copy of a letter explaining how the writer was gifted the photographs by Márquez (the letter is part of the ephemera series).  Some of these photographs appear as hand-colored postcards within the collection. Many of Márquez' composed scenes appear "dressed" much like movie sets are created. His compositions are so cinematographic as to look like still shots from films. If they...