Discusión:José Aniceto Iznaga Borrell
Portrait of Jose Aniceto Iznaga[editar]
My name is Diana Yznaga Gomez and Jose Aniceto Iznaga/Yznaga is my great, great grandfather. The picture that is shown on this webpage is not Jose Aniceto I/Yznaga.
Because there are several websites on the Internet purporting this person to be Jose Aniceto I/Yznaga, we decided to send the picture shown on this website to two reputable museums for verification as to the time/era/dress to see if it coincides with the pictures we have of Jose Aniceto I/Yznaga.
Here is their response.
Hi Diana –
This question was a bit out of my scope so I shared it with our Assistant Registrar Liz Paris, who did graduate work with 19th century photography. Liz Paris, has helped with costuming/19th century photography questions before.: Here’s what she wrote (she’s also copied here):
I can elaborate more on this if needed, but the clothing looks like 1900-1910s—definitely not 1860s. The collar and tie are the biggest indicators that this is not from the mid-19th century; the comparison is even more clear with the context images we sent the last time, especially the image with one of Iznaga and his son from the 1850s.
Hope this helps!
Good luck with your research –
Heather
Heather Lammers
Collections Manager & Curator McNay Art Museum P.O. 6069/6000 North New Braunfels
San Antonio, Texas 78209 USA
From New York City Museum. My brother contacted NYCM asking them about the picture in dispute.
Hello Richard,
See the e-mail below from our Costume curator regarding your query.
Best,
Sean
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Sean Corcoran
Curator of Prints and Photographs Museum of the City of New York 1220 5thAvenue
New York, NY 10029 Tel. (212) 534 1672 x3374
From: Phyllis Magidson
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2018 11:42 AM
To: Sean Corcoran ; Susan Johnson
Subject: RE: Request for Assistance - Mr Yznaga
I think that Mr. Yznaga is correct in his doubts: my feeling is 1880s, based on other period images that feature gentlemen with casual center-parted hair, as well as his very relaxed/jaunty demeanor for the photographer (we have comparable neckties documented on an 1894 Boston shot, so we might be safe to date it 1880s-90s).
Because two very reputable museums have both said this could not be Jose Aniceto I/Yznaga, we are requesting that this picture be removed. Along with the proof from the museums, I am attaching a link from the Historia de Cuba displaying the authentic picture of my great, great grandfather. https://digitalcollections.library.miami.edu/digital/collection/cubanphotos/id/3557/ Please see page 23 for the picture of Jose Aniceto Iznaga. Sandyiego23 (discusión) 12:47 21 mar 2024 (UTC)
I have removed the original picture shown on this website and replaced it with the authentic picture of Jose Aniceto Iznaga.