Hillsdale College Art Gallery Features Photography of Edward Curtis
HILLSDALE, Mich. — The Hillsdale College Daughtrey Art Gallery is featuring the work of late photographer Edward Curtis from Jan. 20 to March 28. The free exhibit is courtesy of the Muskegon Art Gallery, the collection is titled, “Unpublished Alaska, The Lost Photographs.”
“Edward Curtis was an influential photographer known for his extensive documentation of North American Indian culture,” said Julio Suarez, assistant professor of art and chair of the art department at Hillsdale College. “I am grateful to have the opportunity to bring this collection of photographs to the Hillsdale community.”
The displayed collection features unpublished photographs that document Curtis’s voyage on a steamer ship toward Nome, Alaska, in 1927. The purpose of this voyage was to complete photography and research for the final volume of Curtis’s work “The North American Indian,” which features photography and stories of the lives of indigenous peoples of the northwestern, southwestern, and western United States.
The exhibit is displayed at the Daughtrey Gallery in the Hillsdale College Fine Arts Building. It is open on Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., and on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Admission is free.
This gallery is the fourth installment of Hillsdale College’s Professional Artist Series for the 2022-2023 academic year.