Art and Architecture in Bolivia

An “Indiatid” sculpted in the portico of the church of San Lorenzo de Carangas, 1728-1744, Potosí
An “Indiatid” sculpted in the portico of the church of San Lorenzo de Carangas, 1728-1744, Potosí

This Special Collection features almost 900 photographs documenting more than 400 works of art and architecture in Bolivia, from the pre-contact era to the present day. The photographs were taken by Tristan Weddigen in 2016 during a field study trip to La Paz, Sucre, and Potosí, co-organized with Jens Baumgarten (UNIFESP) and supported by The Getty Foundation. Nicole Falconi Müller ingested the metadata, which is organized, defined, and linked according to the latest standards. We utilized the CIDOC-CRM ontology provided by the Swiss Art Research Infrastructure (SARI), within the EasyDB digital asset management system. This approach ensures that the open-linked data is locatable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR). While the photographic collection does not provide a comprehensive view of Bolivian cultural heritage, it aims to support research and welcomes external contributions.

Credits

Photographs  Tristan Weddigen 
Photo editing  Emiliano Di Carlo 
Data  Nicole Falconi Müller
Text  Tristan Weddigen 
Online presentation  Tatjana Bartsch
Funding  The Getty Foundation, University of Zurich, Bibliotheca Hertziana

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