Noted photographer Anne Nielsen and oral historian Marc Dykeman have teamed up to create an extraordinary new exhibition on profiling the lives of contemporary Native Americans living on the Eastern Shore. “Catching Shadows: Tintype Portraits and Recorded Voices of 21st Century Native Americans Living on Maryland’s Eastern Shore” captures some of the lives of American Indians from the four recognized indigenous Native American tribes living on the Eastern Shore including the Accohannock, the Assateague, the Pocomoke and the Nause-Waiwash Band of Indians.
To the unique subject matter, Neilsen adds a remarkable new twist by capturing the images of tribal elders and young people through a 19th century photography technique known as the wet plate method, which includes the use of a wooden camera and 1864 Voigtland lens.
Neilsen spoke to Chestertown Spy editor Dave Wheelan about her approach to both her subjects and her technique as part of a Spy podcast to be aired next month. Excerpts have been used for this Spy sneak preview. The full interview is available for downloading later this week.
Presented by the Queen Anne’s County Arts Council. The exhibit runs from April 23 though May 29
Queen Anne’s Arts Council & Centre for the Arts
206 S. Commerce Street Centreville
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