The Stillwater Public Libary Announces The Opening Of Tribes Many Faces, One People
June 22nd, 2015 - Star Prairie, WI
For Immediate Release
March 5, 2012
Contact: Lynne Bertalmio
(651) 275.4338 ext. 118
The Stillwater Public Library is proud to the announce the opening of Tribes: Many Faces, One People a photography exhibit featuring portraits of Native American dancers by Star Prairie, WI, photographer, Tom Lindfors. Selections in the show resonate with the themes of this year's Valley Reads.
Lindfors’ black and white portraits document dancers during powwows around the country. They were created in the field using Polaroid film and a large format 4x5 view camera. He chose to use a large format camera to mimic the logistical challenges faces by historic photographers like Edward Curtis and Gertrude Kasebier. His recent portraits are the result of collaborations with Native American artists and often employ digital techniques to incorporate multiple layers of content central to an individual’s story.
Lindfors’ photographs have been exhibited at museums and galleries from Chicago to Santa Fe as well as overseas. A number of images belong to private collections including the permanent archives of the International Polaroid Collection. He is a past president of the Midwest Chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers. He loves living in Star Prairie but still doesn’t understand how there can be so many county roads named “C”.
Tribes closes April, 2012.
The gallery is located on the third floor adjacent to the terrace. The Stillwater Public Library is located at 224 Third Street North, Stillwater, MN 55082. Phone (651) 275.4338 on the web at: http://www.stillwaterlibrary.org. The library is open Monday – Thursday, 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.