Portrait of Anna Shaw

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CreatorRoger WhitneySubjectChris-Town Shopping CenterChris-Town Chamber of CommerceArizona Heritage Collection PortraitsChristownPhoenix, ArizonaRoger WhitneyDescriptionFrom the Chris-Town Brochure: ANNA SHAW (1898-1976) Anna Moore Shaw spent her entire life in Arizona quietly contributing to the preservation of her own Pima Indian culture. Through her teaching of reservation children, her founding of the Pima reservation museum and her authorship of two books, she helped members of her tribe revere their past while assimilating when necessary into the present.Date Original1981Date Range1980s (1980-1989)TypeStill ImageOriginal FormatDrawings (visual works)Oil pencilContributing InstitutionArizona Capitol MuseumCollectionChris-Town Shopping Center - 24 Arizona Heritage PortraitsRights StatementIN COPYRIGHT
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StateArizonaCountryUnited States

TopicNative AmericansWomenEducationHistoric Preservation

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Acquisition NoteThis collection was generously donated to the Arizona Capitol Museum by the Chris-Town Chamber of Commerce in 1982.Call Number1982.507.014IdentifierAnna Shaw.JPGDate Digitized2014Digital FormatJPEG

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