National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquisition made possible through Federal support from the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
An account of Mr. Craton's life from his birth on June 23, 1902 to January 1, 1924. Written in 1972, from old letters, genealogical materials collected by Mr. Craton's mother and memory.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Forman H. Craton Collection, 1902-1983, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Sponsor:
Digitization of this collection was made possible by Andrew and Anya Shiva.
This collection includes photographic prints made by Vita Rose circa 1996 of Doña Guadalupe de la Cruz Rios and her family in Nayarit, Mexico. Guadalupe de la Cruz Rios was a Wixarika (Huichol) visual artist, musician, and spiritual leader.
Scope and Contents:
This collection includes 19 color photographic prints taken between 1996 and 1999. The majority of the photographs are of Guadalupe de la Cruz Rios during pilgrimages to the sacred high desert site of Wirikuta (Wiricuta). Rose titled each photograph and included a narrative description for each image based on her personal experiences with de la Cruz Rios and her family. Additional family and community members photographed by Rose include—Dona Manuela and her great-grandson Cristian; niece Maria Felix and her children Oscar, Laura, Umberto, and Matchua; and Xochil with her Aunt Doña Cuca. The photographs also include Wixarika (Huichol) ceremonial practices and items used during the pilgrimage to Wirikuta (Wiricuta).
Guadalupe de La Cruz Rios:
Guadalupe de La Cruz Rios: Guadalupe de la Cruz Rios (1917-1999) was a Wixarika (Huichol) maraka'ame (shaman) and internationally renowned artist and musician. She was known as a gifted teacher, healer, singer, artist, and ceremonial leader who led yearly pilgrimages, Wiricuta, the sacred land of the Wixarika (Huichol) community. She died on Mother's Day, 1999.
Vita Rose:
Photographer Vita Rose first encountered Guadalupe de la Cruz Rios in 1996 while traveling to Nayarit, Mexico with a group of pilgrims from California. The group accompanied a Wixarika (Huichol) pilgrimage to Wiricuta, and Rose was invited to take photographs by Doña Guadalupe. Rose subsequently participated in two additional pilgrimages to Wiricuta and stayed with the de la Cruz Rios family on their ranchos and homes in town. She went on to live in Nayarit, Mexico for two years before returning to the United States and settling in Arizona.
Related Materials:
The National Museum of the American Indian has four yarn paintings attributed to Guadalupe de la Cruz Ríos. These include catalog numbers 26/2619, 26/2624, 26/2626, and 26/6986.
Provenance:
Gift of Vita Rose, 2007.
Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archives Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not modified in any way, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian. For more information please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and NMAI Archive Center's Digital Image request website.
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Vita Rose photographs of Guadalupe de la Cruz Rios and family, image #, NMAI.AC.372; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Portrait of Maria Felix, niece of Wixarika (Huichol) marakame, or shaman, Guadalupe de la Cruz Rios, holding her son Oscar at their home in Tepic, Mexico. They are seated under a United State flag with Native American imagery superimposed on it.
Vita Rose Narrative:
Maria Feliz and Oscar stand beneath a Native American flag in their home in Tepic, Mexico. Huichols feel a kinship with indigenous people worldwide. According to one version of their history, Huichols were once part of the greater Aztec nation, but split off when the Aztecs became warriors and conquerors. There is no record of engagement in war in Huichol history; their strength lies in their shamanic relationship to the spirit world.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archives Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not modified in any way, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian. For more information please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and NMAI Archive Center's Digital Image request website.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Vita Rose photographs of Guadalupe de la Cruz Rios and family, image #, NMAI.AC.372; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Portrait of Wixarika (Huichol) marakame, or shaman, Guadalupe de la Cruz Rios holding her great nephew Oscar. She is working with her muvieri, a prayer arrow made with sticks, yarn and raptor feathers during the annual Wixarika (Huichol) pilgrimage to Wirikuta (Wiricuta), in Nayarit, Mexico.
Vita Rose Narrative:
Doña Guadalupe, mi abuela (my grandmother), simultaneously blesses her great nephew Oscar and teaches him Huichol language and tradition. She is working with her muvieri, (prayer arrow made with sticks, yarn and raptor feathers) during the annual pilgrimage to the sacred high desert of Wiricuta.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archives Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not modified in any way, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian. For more information please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and NMAI Archive Center's Digital Image request website.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Vita Rose photographs of Guadalupe de la Cruz Rios and family, image #, NMAI.AC.372; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Portrait of Wixarika (Huichol) marakame, or shaman, Guadalupe de la Cruz Rios holding her great nephew Oscar during the annual Wixarika (Huichol) pilgrimage to Wirikuta (Wiricuta), in Nayarit, Mexico.
Vita Rose Narrative:
Two faces, one marked by life's experiences both joyous and tragic, the other, that of a baby boy just stepping onto life's path. Mi Abuela Doña Guadalupe, matriarch and principal marakame (shaman) of her extended family, was born 90 years ago and has joined her ancestors. Oscar is now 11 years old. Doña Guadalupe had no children of her own yet she was mi Abuela, my Grandmother, to dozens od nieces and nephew and their children and we gringos who had the incredible good fortune to know her, hear her stories and be in ceremony with her. Her wise teachings were offered freely to all who cared to listen. She particularly loved and teased the children, passionately admonishing them to follow el camino derecho, the good path, and the traditional moral and ethical teachings of their Huichol ancestors. May her wish be granted and may these two faces represent an unbroken chain of wise tradition.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archives Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not modified in any way, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian. For more information please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and NMAI Archive Center's Digital Image request website.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Vita Rose photographs of Guadalupe de la Cruz Rios and family, image #, NMAI.AC.372; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.