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Sacred Legacy: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian
Photo Exhibition: November 3 – 19, 2006
Mylos Gallery, Thessaloniki
This exhibition, featuring reproductions of historical photographs by Edward Curtis (1868-1952), is a unique photographic display created for the United States Department of State to celebrate the native North American people, their history and culture. The exhibit illustrates the broad and extraordinary diversity among the North American tribes, and pays homage to the famed photographer/ethnographer Edward S. Curtis, who became well known for his photographs of Native American Indians taken while visiting their settlements in the late 19th and early 20th century.
All of the works in this exhibition have been drawn from the personal collection of Christopher Cardozo, considered the largest Curtis collection in the world. Mr. Cardozo is widely recognized as the leading global authority on Edward Curtis and his photography. He has authored eight books and lectured internationally on Curtis. From his archive of over 4,000 vintage Curtis prints, Mr. Cardozo has selected sixty of Curtis’ most compelling and evocative images, representative of the diverse cultural geographic regions in which Curtis photographed. These works also illustrate Curtis’ artistry in portrait, landscape, still life, and ceremonial photography, as well as his respect and love for the history of the people.
New techniques have allowed for the original Curtis photographs to be successfully reproduced and put on public display, a task that was exceedingly difficult until now. The prints are highly faithful to the look, feel, and dimensions of Curtis’ original, vintage prints.
The sixty modern prints made for this exhibition were drawn from thousands of Photographs Curtis made from the last decade of the 19th century until 1930, when he completed the project that became his life’s work.
Additional information and photographs of the exhibit are available at http://www.fep-paris.org/curtis2.html
Opening Night: November 3, 2006