Andrea Stone teaches Precolumbian, African, and Oceanic art. Her research interests are in Mesoamerican art, particularly the art of the Classic Maya. She has carried out field work in Guatemala, Mexico, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador. She also specializes in the study of Mesoamerican rock art, the subject of her 1995 book, Images from the Underworld: Naj Tunich and the Tradition of Maya Cave Painting. She is currently completing a monograph on the petroglyphs of Lake Guija, El Salvador. She has had grants and fellowships from the National Geographic Society, the Fulbright Hayes program, the Tinker Foundation, the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, and the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections.
Education
Broward County Public Schools, Florida
University of Florida, B.F.A. in Studio Art, May 1974
University of Texas at Austin, M.A. in Art History, Dec. 1977
 Thesis Title: Jaina Style Figurines: A Study in Gesture and Pose
University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D. in Art History, Dec. 1983
Thesis Title: The Zoomorphs of Quirigua, Guatemala
Grants and Fellowships
Center for Latin America, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Grant for field research: 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997.
The National Geographic Society. Grant for field research at Naj Tunich, 1988.
Dumbarton Oaks Fellowship, Center for Pre-Columbian Studies, Washington, D.C., 1986-87 and 1998-99.
University Research Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1986.
Tinker Foundation, summer field research, 1983.
Fulbright-Hays Fellowship to Guatemala, 1980-81.
The Kenneth W. Prescott Discretionary Fund, Art Department, University of Texas at Austin, 1982.
International Summer Fellowship, Dean's Office, University of Texas at Austin, 1979.
Institute of Latin American Studies Research Project, University of Texas at Austin, 1977.
Academic Positions
Professor, Department of Art History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1997-present,
Associate Professor, 1991-1997
Assistant Professor 1984-1991
Lecturer in Art History, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Nov. 29-Dec. 22, 1983
Teaching Assistant, Art Department, University of Texas at Austin, 1978-1980; Jan.-May 1982
Instructor, Broward Community College, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1977-78.
Books
| 1995 |
Images from the Underworld: Naj Tunich and the Tradition of Maya Cave Painting. University of Texas Press, Austin. |
| in progress |
Rock Art at the Crossroads: the Carved Boulders of Lake Güija , El Salvador
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Edited Volumes
| in progress |
Heart of Creation: the Legacy of Linda Schele. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa. |
Articles in Books and Journals
| 1982 |
"Recent Discoveries from Naj Tunich Cave, El Peten, Guatemala," Mexicon, 4(5-6): 93-99, Berlin. |
| 1983 |
"Epigraphic Patterns in the Inscriptions of Naj Tunich Cave," Recent Contributions to Maya Hieroglyphic Decipherment (ea. S. Houston), pp. 83-103, Human Relations Area Files, New Haven. |
| 1984 |
"A Fragment Version of the Lienzo de Tlaxcala," Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery Newsletter, pp. 6-8, University of Texas, Austin.
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| 1985 |
"The Moon Goddess at Naj Tunich," Mexicon, 7(2): 23-29, Berlin. |
| 1985 |
"Variety and Transformation in the Cosmic Monster Theme at Quirigua, Guatemala." Fifth Palenque Round Table' 1983. Palenque Round Table Series VII (ea. V. Fields), pp. 39-48, Pre-Columbian Art Research Institute, San Francisco. |
| 1985 |
(with D. Reents and R. Coffman) "Genealogical Documentation of the Middle Classic Dynasty of Caracol, El Cayo, Belize," Fourth Palenque Round Table. 1980, Palenque Round Table Series VI (ea. E. P. Benson), pp. 267-276, Pre-Columbian Art Research Institute, San Francisco. |
| 1986 |
(with J. Brady) "Naj Tunich: Entrance to the Maya Underworld." Archaeology, vol. 39(6):18-25, New York. |
| 1987 |
"Commentary" on article by Matthias Strecker, "Representaciones Sexual esen el Arte Rupestre en la Region Maya," Mexicon 9(2): 37, Berlin. |
| 1987 |
Cave Painting in the Maya Area. Latin American Indian Literatures Journal, vol. 3, no. 1:95-108. |
| 1988 |
"Sacrifice and Sexuality: Some Structural Relationships in Classic Maya Art," The Role of Gender in Pre-Columbian Art (Virginia Miller, ed.), pp. 75-104, University Press of America, Lanham. |
| 1989 |
"Disconnection, Foreign Insignia and Political Expansion: Teotihuacan and the Warrior Stelae of Piedras Negras." In Mesoamerica After the Decline of Teotihuacan: 700-900 A D. (Janet Berlo and Richard Diehl, eds.), pp. 153-172, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington. |
| 1989 |
"Las Pinturas y Petroglifos de Naj Tunich, Peten," Proceedings of the Segundo Simposio Sobre Investigaciones Arqueológicas de Guatemala, pp. 239-263, Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes, Guatemala. |
| 1989 |
"The Painted Walls of Xibalba: Maya Cave Painting as Evidence of Cave Ritual." in Word and Image in Maya Culture: Explorations in Language, Writing, and _representation (ea. W. Hanks and D. Rice), pp 319-335, University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City. |
| 1989 |
Actun Ch'on: una cueva maya con pinturas del clasico tardio. Boletín de la Escuela de Ciencias Antropológicas de la Universidad de Yucatán 16(99):24-34. |
| 1991 |
Aspects of Impersonation in Classic Maya Art. In Sixth Palenque Round Table. 1986 (ea. V. Fields), pp 194-202, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman. |
| 1992 |
From Ritual in the Landscape to Capture in the Urban Center: The Recreation of Ritual Environments in Mesoamerica. Journal of Ritual Studies 6(1): 109-132.
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| 1992 |
(J. Brady, G. Veni, and A. Cobb) Explorations in the New Branch of Naj Tunich: Implications for Interpretation. Mexicon 14(4):74-81. |
| 1993 |
(Paul Bahn) A Comparison of Franco-Cantabrian and Maya Art in Deep Caves: Spatial Strategies and Cultural Considerations. In Time and Space: Dating and Spatial Considerations in Rock Art Research. Occasional AURA Pub. 8, Australian Rock Art Research Assoc., pp. 111-'20. |
| 1995 |
100 Great Archaeological Discoveries (ea. Paul Bahn). Contributed 8 essays on Mesoamerican topics. Barnes and Noble, New York. |
| 1996 |
The Cleveland Plaque: Cloudy Places of the Maya Realm. In VIII Palenque Round Table 1993 (ea. M. Macri), pp. 403-412. Pre-Columbian Art Research Institute San Francisco. |
| 1997 |
Regional Variation in Maya Cave Art. The Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 59(1):33-42.
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| 1997 |
Prehispanic Cave Utilization among the Maya. In The Human Use of Caves (C. Bonsall and C. Tolan-Smith, eds.), pp. 201-206. BAR Interntional Series 667. British Archaeological Reports, Oxford. |
| 1998 |
Estudios epigráficos de Naj Tunich, Petén. In XI Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueológicas en Guatemala (eds. Hector Escobedo and Juan Pedro La Porte), pp. 151-164. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes, Guatemala City. |
| 1999 |
Architectural Innovation in the Temple of the Warriors, at Chichén Itzá. In Mesoamerica Architectural as a Cultural Symbol (J. Kowalsk, ed.), pp. 298-319. Oxford University Press. |
| 1999 |
Women in Ancient Mesoamerica. In Women's Roles in Ancient Civilizations (B. Vivante, ed.), pp. 292-312. Greenwood Pub., Westport. |
| 1999 |
(with Sergio Ericastilla G.) Arte Rupestre en las Tierras Altas de Guatemala: Resultados del Reconicimiento de 1997. XII Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueológicas en Guatemala. Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes, Guatemala City. |
| in press |
(with Gabrielle Vail) Representations of Women in Landa's Relación and the Postclassic Maya Codices: Gender Roles and Paradigms in Maya Literature and Art. In Ancient Maya Women (ed. Tracy Ardren), Altamira Press. |
Reference Book Entries
| 1987 |
"The National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology of Guatemala," Art Museums of the World, (Virginia Jackson, ea.) pp. 460-465, Greenwood Press, Westport. |
| 1999 |
Sylvanus G. Morley. In American National Biography, V. 15, pp. 876-877. Oxford University Press. |
| 1999 |
Naj Tunich Cave Shrine. Entry in The Dictionary of Art (Jane Shoaf Turner, ed.), Macmillan, London. |
| in press |
Naj Tunich. In The Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America: An Encyclopedia (eds. Susan Evans and David Webster). Garland, New York. |
Book Reviews
| 1989 |
Review of The Petroglyphs in the Guianas and Adjacent Areas of Brazil and Venezuela, by C.N. Dubelaar (Monumenta Archaeologica 12, Inst. of Arch., UCLA): in Latin American Indian Literatures Journal 5(1): 100-101. |
| 1989 |
Review of A Dream of Maya by L. Desmond and P. Messenger (U. New Mexico Press): in Antiquity 63(238): 182-183. |
| 1993 |
Review of The Mesoamerican Ballgame (ea. V. Scarborough and D. Wilcox (U. of New Mexico Press): in Latin American Indian Literatures Journal 9(2):160-162. |
| 1994 |
Review of Arte rupestre colonial y republicano de Bolivia y paises vecinos (ea. Roy Querejazu Lewis), Society for Bolivian Rock Art, in Latin American Indian Literatures Journal 12(2):178-181. |
| 2000 |
Review of The Art of the Maya Scribe by Michael Coe and Justin Kerr. Abrams, New York. In Written Language and Literacy 2(2):271-274. |
| 2000 |
Review of Maya Art and Architecture by Mary Ellen Miller, Thames and Hudson, New York for CAA Reviews (on-line). |
Small Exhibitions Catalogs
| 1986 |
Face and Heart: The Figure in Mesoamerican Sculpture, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee. |
| 1990 |
Portraits of a Sacred Maya Cave: Photographs of Naj Tunich, Guatemala by Chip and Jennifer Clark, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee. |
| 1992 |
The Maya Discovered: Frederick Catherwood's Views of Ancient Monuments in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee.
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Exhibitions (curated)
| 1986 |
Face and Heart: The Figure in Mesoamerican Sculpture. Art History Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, March 30-May 11. |
| 1988 |
The Vital Arts of Sub-Saharan Africa. University Art Museum, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Jan. 26-May 15. |
| 1990 |
Portraits of a Sacred Maya Cave: Photographs of Naj Tunich by Chip and Jennifer Clark. Art History Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Jan. 25-Feb. 25. |
| 1992 |
The Maya Discovered: Frederick Catherwood's View of Ancient Monuments of Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan, Art History Gallery, University of Wisconson-Milwaukee, April 5-May 5. |
Session Organizer
| 1987 |
(with Bruce Love) Period-ending Ceremonies in Mesoamerica: Archaeological and Ethnohistorical Perspectives. American Society for Ethnohistory, Oakland, Nov. 6. |
| 1996 |
Metaphor in Mesoamerican Language and Symbolism. American Anthropological Association meetings. San Francisco, Nov. 22. |
| 1998 |
Cosmos and History in Mesoamerica: Papers in Honor of Linda Schele. American Anthropological Association, Philadelphia, Dec. 4 (invited session). |
| 1999 |
Rock Art of Central American and the Caribbean. International Rock Art Congress, Ripon, May 25. |
| 2001 |
The Cultural Construction of Aesthetic Systems in Precolumbian Art. College Art Association, Chicago, March.
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| 2001 |
Latin American Rock Art. Society for American Archaeology, New Orleans, April. |
Language Competence
Spanish: reading and speaking ability
French: reading and some speaking ability
German: reading ability
Nahuatl and Yucatec Maya: some translation ability
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