Jay I. Kislak Biography
Jay I. Kislak, businessman, philanthropist, aviator and history enthusiast, was born on June 6, 1922, in Hoboken, New Jersey. During his lifetime he amassed a collection of more than four thousand rare books, manuscripts, maps, paintings and archaeological objects all related to either the Pre-Columbian Americas, or to the earliest history of Europeans in the New World.
Revealing Rare Rivera
Blog Post from the Library of Congress in which John Hessler details the analytical and scientific work being done on paintings illustrating the great Maya creation myth, the Popol Vuh by the great Diego Rivera that are in the Jay I. Kislak Collection.
New Tools Discover Surprises in Diego Rivera Paintings in the Jay I. Kislak Collection
Blog post by John Hessler, curator of the Jay I. Kislak Collection of the History and Archaeology of the Early Americas at the Library of Congress. He describes research and analysis he conducted with Tana Villafana and Meghan Wilson of the Library’s Preservation Research and Testing Division and Stephanie Stillo of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division in the paintings of Diego Rivera…
Digging Up the Truth: Studying Ancient West Mexican House Models
Blog post post by Bianca Poma, a 2020 Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Archaeological Research Fellow at the Library of Congress. The author outlines research being done on the rare West Mexican House Models that are part of the Jay I. Kislak Collection of the Archaeology and History of the Early Americas.
Investigating Collections: Science Meets Archaeology at the Library of Congress
Blog post by curator John Hessler about research in conjunction with Dr. Tana Villafana, Research Chemist and Spectroscopist, from the Preservation Research and Testing Division, and with Rosemary Ryan, Archaeological Research Fellow, at the Library of Congress. The research is part of a larger project to characterize and study all of the Mesoamerican jade and green stone objects that are part of the Jay…
From Ethnography to Feathers: Investigating Collections at the Library of Congress
Blog post by Giselle Aviles, the 2019 Archaeological Research Associate in the Geography and Map Division, where she is delved into the treasures of the Jay I. Kislak Collection of the History and Archaeology of the Early Americas. Her article describes her ethnographic analysis of Andean textiles and Mesoamerican ceramics, tracing and unfolding their stories.
Jay I. Kislak Biography Jay I. Kislak, businessman, philanthropist, aviator and history enthusiast, was born on June 6, 1922, in Hoboken, New Jersey. During his lifetime he amassed a collection of more than four thousand rare books, manuscripts, maps, paintings and archaeological objects all related to either the Pre-Columbian Americas, or to the earliest history of Europeans in the New World.
Revealing Rare Rivera Blog Post from the Library of Congress in which John Hessler details the analytical and scientific work being done on paintings illustrating the great Maya creation myth, the Popol Vuh by the great Diego Rivera that are in the Jay I. Kislak Collection.
New Tools Discover Surprises in Diego Rivera Paintings in the Jay I. Kislak Collection Blog post by John Hessler, curator of the Jay I. Kislak Collection of the History and Archaeology of the Early Americas at the Library of Congress. He describes research and analysis he conducted with Tana Villafana and Meghan Wilson of the Library’s Preservation Research and Testing Division and Stephanie Stillo of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division in the paintings of Diego Rivera…
Digging Up the Truth: Studying Ancient West Mexican House Models Blog post post by Bianca Poma, a 2020 Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Archaeological Research Fellow at the Library of Congress. The author outlines research being done on the rare West Mexican House Models that are part of the Jay I. Kislak Collection of the Archaeology and History of the Early Americas.
Investigating Collections: Science Meets Archaeology at the Library of Congress Blog post by curator John Hessler about research in conjunction with Dr. Tana Villafana, Research Chemist and Spectroscopist, from the Preservation Research and Testing Division, and with Rosemary Ryan, Archaeological Research Fellow, at the Library of Congress. The research is part of a larger project to characterize and study all of the Mesoamerican jade and green stone objects that are part of the Jay…
Name Your Poison: Glyphic Designs on Maya Miniature Flasks in the Jay I. Kislak Collection Blog post written by Graham Atkinson, a Research Volunteer in the Geography and Map Division, who works with the Pre-Columbian objects in the Jay I. Kislak Collections. Atkinson describes his work desiphering the Maya Medicinal Flasks in the Kislak Collections.
What Shade the Stone: late night thoughts on color and curation in the Jay I. Kislak Collection Blog post by curator John Hessler describing the study of the color of jade in Mesoamerican archaeology. The post highlights important jade pieces and manuscripts in the Kislak Collection.
From Ethnography to Feathers: Investigating Collections at the Library of Congress Blog post by Giselle Aviles, the 2019 Archaeological Research Associate in the Geography and Map Division, where she is delved into the treasures of the Jay I. Kislak Collection of the History and Archaeology of the Early Americas. Her article describes her ethnographic analysis of Andean textiles and Mesoamerican ceramics, tracing and unfolding their stories.