Provenance Information

Oppenheimer Family, San Antonio, Texas, before 1980 (Note 1); John and Kathi Oppenheimer by gift to San Antonio Museum of Art, 2023.
Note 1: This object appears in a photograph of the Oppenheimer collection printed in November 1980 (date appears on the reverse of the photograph).

Exhibition Information

N/A

Publication Information

N/A

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

San Antonio Museum of Art staff began working with and exhibiting objects from the Oppenheimer collection on loan by 1998, a relationship that culminated in the donation of the collection to the museum in 2023. Documents presented to the museum prior to the donation indicate that Herbert Oppenheimer (1911-1989) was active in Mesoamerican art collecting by 1960; documentation also shows that his son, John Oppenheimer, was actively collecting by 1968. This artwork appears in a photograph of the Oppenheimer collection dated to 1980, the earliest photographs of the collection in the museum’s possession.

Provenance Information

Oppenheimer Family, San Antonio, Texas, before 1998 (note 1); John and Kathi Oppenheimer by gift to San Antonio Museum of Art, 2023.
Note 1: This object appears in a photograph of the Oppenheimer collection dated to 1998. It was likely acquired well before the photograph was made, as many objects in the Oppenheimer collection were acquired before 1980.

Exhibition Information

N/A

Publication Information

N/A

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

San Antonio Museum of Art staff began working with and exhibiting objects from the Oppenheimer collection on loan by 1998, a relationship that culminated in the donation of the collection to the museum in 2023. Documents presented to the museum prior to the donation indicate that Herbert Oppenheimer (1911-1989) was active in Mesoamerican art collecting by 1960; documentation also shows that his son, John Oppenheimer, was actively collecting by 1968.

Provenance Information

Oppenheimer Family, San Antonio, Texas, before 1998 (note 1); John and Kathi Oppenheimer by gift to San Antonio Museum of Art, 2023.
Note 1: This object appears in a photograph of the Oppenheimer collection dated to 1998. It was likely acquired well before the photograph was made, as many objects in the Oppenheimer collection were acquired before 1980.

Exhibition Information

N/A

Publication Information

N/A

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

San Antonio Museum of Art staff began working with and exhibiting objects from the Oppenheimer collection on loan by 1998, a relationship that culminated in the donation of the collection to the museum in 2023. Documents presented to the museum prior to the donation indicate that Herbert Oppenheimer (1911-1989) was active in Mesoamerican art collecting by 1960; documentation also shows that his son, John Oppenheimer, was actively collecting by 1968.

Provenance Information

John and Kathi Oppenheimer, San Antonio, Texas, before 2021 [note 1]; John and Kathi Oppenheimer by gift to San Antonio Museum of Art, 2023.
Note 1: The Oppenheimer collection was largely acquired before 1998. However, this work has not been identified in collection photographs of 1980 or 1998.

Exhibition Information

N/A

Publication Information

N/A

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

San Antonio Museum of Art staff began working with and exhibiting objects from the Oppenheimer collection on loan by 1998, a relationship that culminated in the donation of the collection to the museum in 2023. Documents presented to the museum prior to the donation indicate that Herbert Oppenheimer (1911-1989) was active in Mesoamerican art collecting by 1960; documentation also shows that his son, John Oppenheimer, was actively collecting by 1968.

Provenance Information

Purchased by Victor Lopez, Council General, Venezuelan Ambassador to Mexico from 1950-1955 during his stay. Upon the end of his position as the Council General in 1955, the Lopez family moved from Mexico back to Venezuela, and brought with them his art collection. Victor Lopez's widow moved to New York. Throckmorton Fine Art, Inc. New York, NY. Robert L. Drapkin and Chitranee Drapkin Collection, St. Petersburg FL (2012).

Exhibition Information

On view at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg since 2020.

Publication Information

None.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

The provided provenance places the work outside of its Country of Origin, which might have been either Mexico, Guatemala, or Belize, before 1970. The donor saw the work at the Throckmorton Fine Art Gallery in New York city before 2008, when he resolved to donate it to the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, after he acquired it. He acquired it in November of 2011.

Provenance Information

Jose Balderas Sr. New York, NY, (1960s). Jose Balderas Jr. Collection, NY (1980s). Throckmorton Fine Art Inc., New York, NY. Robert L. Drapkin and Chitranee Drapkin Collection (2011).

Exhibition Information

On view at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg since 2020.

Publication Information

None.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

The provided provenance places the work outside of its Country of Origin, which could have been either Mexico, Guatemala, or Belize, before 1970. The donor saw the work at Throckmorton Fine Art Gallery in New York city before 2008, when he resolved to donate it to the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, after he acquired it. He acquired it in October of 2011.

Provenance Information

Jafet Moya Collection, New Jersey, 1980s; Throckmorton Fine Art Inc., New York, NY; Robert L. Drapkin and Chitranee Drapkin Collection (2009).

Exhibition Information

On view at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg since 2020.

Publication Information

None.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

The provided provenance strongly suggests that the work was outside of its Country of Origin, which might have been either Mexico, Guatemala, or Belize, before 1970. The donor saw the work at the Throckmorton Fine Art Gallery in New York city before 2008, when he resolved to donate it to the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, after he acquired it. He acquired it in March of 2009.

Provenance Information

George OCampo, Los Angeles, CA 1980s; Thockmorton Fine Art Inc., New York, NY; Robert L. Drapkin and Chitranee Drapkin Collection, St. Petersburg, FL (2006).

Exhibition Information

On view at the Museum of Fine Arts since 2020.

Publication Information

None.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

Promised gift prior to 2008.

Provenance Information

Purchased by Major Elmer McBryde c. 1947 from another army officer, by decent to daughter, Diana McBride-Farley; Throckmorton Fine Art Inc., New York, NY; Robert L. Drapkin and Chitranee Drapkin Collection, St. Petersburg, FL (2003).

Exhibition Information

On view at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg since October 2020.

Publication Information

None.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

Promised gift prior to 2008.

Provenance Information

with Henry Willard Lende, Jr (1937-2016), San Antonio, TX, by 2016; by gift of the estate of Henry Willard Lende, Jr. to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 2018

Exhibition Information

N/A

Publication Information

N/A

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

This object was a gift of the estate of Henry Willard Lende, Jr. (1937-2016) of San Antonio TX, who left behind no records concerning the provenance of this object. SAMA accepted the object with incomplete provenance to make it publicly accessible. This complete and intact incense burner expands the collection of Maya objects at SAMA.