Costa Rica
Subject
Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Scope Note: Coordinates:
Lat: 10 00 00 N degrees minutes Lat: 10.0000 decimal degrees
Long: 084 00 00 W degrees minutes Long: -84.0000 decimal degreesNote: Inhabited by small, independent tribes of Boruca, Carib, Chorotega, Corobici and Nahua when Columbus landed in 1502; after many battles with native peoples, conquered by Spain in 1563; part of Nicaraguan intendency in 18th century; part of Mexican Empire 1821; official language is Spanish, though a Jamaican dialect of English is also spoken in some places.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Georgia O'Keeffe in Costa Rica, circa 1984
Item — Box 7
Identifier: 2006.6.772
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection contains over 1100 photographs, including copy prints, contact sheets, film, and Polaroids relating to the life and work of Georgia O'Keeffe. The collection includes photography by O'Keeffe that reflects her daily life and photography interests, as well as photography of O'Keeffe and her properties, artwork, and travel. A small portion of the collection relates to The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation and the catalogue raisonne. Copy prints in the collection are often by fine art...
Dates:
circa 1984
Georgia O'Keeffe in Costa Rica, circa 1984
Item — Box 7
Identifier: 2006.6.773
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection contains over 1100 photographs, including copy prints, contact sheets, film, and Polaroids relating to the life and work of Georgia O'Keeffe. The collection includes photography by O'Keeffe that reflects her daily life and photography interests, as well as photography of O'Keeffe and her properties, artwork, and travel. A small portion of the collection relates to The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation and the catalogue raisonne. Copy prints in the collection are often by fine art...
Dates:
circa 1984
Georgia O'Keeffe in Costa Rica, circa 1984
Item — Oversize 2
Identifier: 2006.6.774
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection contains over 1100 photographs, including copy prints, contact sheets, film, and Polaroids relating to the life and work of Georgia O'Keeffe. The collection includes photography by O'Keeffe that reflects her daily life and photography interests, as well as photography of O'Keeffe and her properties, artwork, and travel. A small portion of the collection relates to The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation and the catalogue raisonne. Copy prints in the collection are often by fine art...
Dates:
circa 1984
Passport, 1974-1983
Item
Identifier: 2020.5.6
Overview
Georgia O'Keeffe's passport. Includes travel to Nouasser (Morocco) in 1974 and Costa Rica in 1979.
Dates:
1974-1983