> Am interested in contacting someone at the U. of S.D. who may be familiar
> with First Nations/First Peoples photos said to reside in the U.of S.D.'s
> photographic collection. Am particularly interested in tracking down>info.
> on a photo alleged to have been taken by one "S.J. Morrow."
Jordan has written to me specifically about the alleged picture of Crazy
Horse printed on page 110 of "Agents of Repression" by Ward Churchill.
He asked if I could find out from Ward how this picture was authenticated,
given that Crazy Horse historically refused to allow his image to be
recorded, whether it be through photography or portraiture. Photography
technology at that time precludes a "candid" or chance photograph.
Ward's response to date (not to me, but to a friend of mine) has been simply
"The picture is authentic, okay?" Since he's been travelling all summer, I
haven't been able to get hold of him for elaboration.
Like Jordan, I'm curious about most of the pictures in the U of SD's
archive, but specifically this picture. How is it that they claim to hold
the only photograph of a man who refused to be photographed? It can't be a
death photo (the practice of photographing the deceased was fairly
widespread at that time) because the man in the photo is clearly alive. As
I mentioned before, technology at that time precludes a "candid" photo;
besides the picture is clearly a posed portrait.
And, like Jordan, I'd appreciate hearing from anyone associated with this
collection who can confirm or dispute the authentication of the photographs
in the U of SD's possession.
Lisa Stalnaker Hellwig