The “Sacred Legacy: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian” is a traveling exhibition that features 60 photographs celebrating native peoples of North America, their history, traditions and culture.The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the National Taiwan Museum are co-sponsoring the exhibit, which runs from Sept. 19 to Oct. 21 at the National Taiwan Museum. It will be shown around Taiwan, then in Hong Kong.
“The exhibition’s staying here four months, the longest of any country on the tour,” said Nick Papp, director of the AIT’s American Cultural Culture. “This is because we’ve had a very strong response, a high level of interest in Native American culture here in Taiwan.” full story
Sacred Legacy is part of the Curtis story. Here is a film clip laced with history that Edward S Curtis made in 1911 with his stage show, The Indian Picture Opera.
Link:ES
A recreated clip on Canyon De Chelly (Youtube)
It’s from a dvd on Edward S. Curtis, which bears on other Indian lands as well.
Link:Indian Picture Opera; Amazon
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