Morris, Ann Axtell, 1900-1945
Ann Axtell, born February 9, 1900, in Omaha, Nebraska, was a prominent archaeologist, artist, and author. After graduating from Smith College, Ann met Earl Halstead Morris and they got married in 1923. During the 1920’s and 1930’s, Ann and Earl worked together during extensive multi-year excavations throughout the American Southwest and in Mexico, including 5 seasons at Chichen Itza, Yucatan in partnership with the Carnegie Institution of Washington.
Ann spent much of her time recording and painting architecture, petroglyphs and pictographs, landscapes, and expedition work. Many of her recording methods are still in use today by modern archaeologists, as they provide context within the sites history and represent the importance of color at a time when archaeologists were using black and white photography.
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