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As a complement to the exhibition, Considering Edward Curtis (February 7 - May 10, 2009) the Museum of Photographic Arts presents a film that continues the discussion of how the Native American identity is perceived and displayed through Curtis' images.
Coming to Light tells the dramatic story of Curtis' life, the creation of his monumental work, and his changing views of the people he set out to document. The film also gives American Indian people a voice in the discussion of Curtis' images. Hopi, Navajo, Eskimo, Blackfeet, Crow, Blood, Piegan, Suquamish, and Kwakiutl people who are descended from Curtis subjects or who are using his photographs for cultural preservation respond to the pictures, tell stories about the people in the photographs, and discuss the meaning of the images. |
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