Year of Object(s) Creation:
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Mural, Painting, Panel, Religious artifact
Object Material(s): paint
Provenience Nation: Mexico
Provenience Location: Aztec site of Teotihuacán
Year Removed from Findspot:

Provenance

Start Year: 1986
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: The Mexican Consul General of San Francisco put the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco with the National Institute of Anthropology and History; their negotiations eventually led to an agreement to return about 70 percent of the murals to Mexico
Nation: Mexico
Location:

Start Year: 1978
End Year: 1986
Circumstance of Acquisition: Harold Wagner's will contained a bequest of the murals to the Fine Arts Museums
Nation: United States
Location: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Start Year: 1960 (approximate)
End Year: 1978
Circumstance of Acquisition: Harold Wagner bought the murals from Mexico and brought them into the United States
Nation: United States
Location:

Murals of Teotihuacán


Description:


Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 1978
Year Claim Resolved: 1986
Means of Resolution: Action by Complainant's Govt.

Complainant Name: Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History
Complainant Nation: Mexico
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Institution

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Status: Ready for Review Edited by Keli Fisher