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"Shot in the Hand", by Edward S. Curtis

Sacred Legacy

Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian

Renowned photographer and ethnographer Edward Sherriff Curtis created an irreplaceable record of more than eighty of North America's native nations -- a record first published between 1907 and 1930, which, after decades of obscurity in rare book rooms and private collections, is now experiencing its renaissance.

This unique photographic exhibition explores the extraordinary diversity among Native American peoples, their culture and history, the diversity of American society, and the technical and aesthetic achievement of Edward S. Curtis.  Two identical exhibitions of sixty museum-quality fine art photographic prints by Curtis will travel broadly throughout the Western Hemisphere in 2005-2008.  The images are representative of the different cultural and geographic regions in which Curtis photographed and illustrate his artistry in portrait, landscape, and still life photography.

These compelling works will be drawn from the archive and personal collection of Christopher Cardozo, widely recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on Curtis and his photography.  Mr. Cardozo is the author of six books on Curtis and is the Founder/Chair of the Edward S. Curtis Foundation."

Exhibit in Quetzaltenango:
September 10 - 24, 2006
Las Facultades de Quetzaltenango
Universidad Rafael Landívar

Exhibit in Antigua Guatemala:
October 1 - 27, 2006
Sala Marco Augusto Quiroa
Paseo de los Museos
Hotel Museo Casa Santo Domingo

Exhibit in Guatemala City:
November 6 - 28, 2006
IGA Culture Center
9a. Avenida 0-51, Zona 4

For more information on Edward S. Curtis and his photographs of North American Indians, please visit:  Latin America Tour Set for Curtis Photos of North America Tribes

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