Photographs of Alaska and Haida Gwaii, British Columbia
Collection
Call Number: WA Photos Folio 151
Scope and Contents
Photographs of Alaska and Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia, 2011-2012, printed as thirty-three black-and-white gelatin silver prints and five color inkjet prints that chiefly document Haida and Tlingit people, sites, and cultures.
Images of Haida people and sites in 2011 include the installation of totem poles at Hydaburg, Alaska, and views of Ninstints, a historic Haida village site. Portraits of Haida include Crystal Robinson, Darin Swanson, Mary Swanson, Candace White, and Christian White.
Images of Tlingit people and sites include the installation of totem poles at Kalwock, Alaska, in 2011, and a celebration in Juneau, Alaska, in 2012. Identified Tlingit include members of dance groups including the Heinyaa Khwaan Dance Group led by Jonathan O. Rowan, Jr.
Several images document dance groups including Haida members of the Tluu Xaada Naay (Canoe Peoples House) Dance Group from Massett, British Columbia, and Tsimshian members of the Git-Hoan (People of the Salmon) Native Dance Group from Metlakatla, Alaska.
Signed, numbered, and dated by the photographer on versos of prints. Arranged by the photographer.
Images of Haida people and sites in 2011 include the installation of totem poles at Hydaburg, Alaska, and views of Ninstints, a historic Haida village site. Portraits of Haida include Crystal Robinson, Darin Swanson, Mary Swanson, Candace White, and Christian White.
Images of Tlingit people and sites include the installation of totem poles at Kalwock, Alaska, in 2011, and a celebration in Juneau, Alaska, in 2012. Identified Tlingit include members of dance groups including the Heinyaa Khwaan Dance Group led by Jonathan O. Rowan, Jr.
Several images document dance groups including Haida members of the Tluu Xaada Naay (Canoe Peoples House) Dance Group from Massett, British Columbia, and Tsimshian members of the Git-Hoan (People of the Salmon) Native Dance Group from Metlakatla, Alaska.
Signed, numbered, and dated by the photographer on versos of prints. Arranged by the photographer.
Dates
- 2011-2012
Creator
Language of Materials
Inscriptions in English.
Conditions Governing Use
The is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Conditions Governing Use
The Owen Luck, Photographs of Alaska and Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Owen Luck on the Walter McClintock Memorial Fund, 2013.
Arrangement
Organized into four series: I. Black-and-White Photographs, 11 x 14 Inches (28 x 36 centimeters), 2011. II. Black-and-White Photographs, 16 x 20 Inches (41 x 51 centimeters), 2011. III. Black-and-White Photographs, 20 x 24 Inches (51 x 61 centimeters), 2011. IV. Color Inkjet Prints, 17 x 23 Inches (43 x 60 centimeters), 2011-2012.
Extent
3.84 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
Photographs of Alaska and Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia, 2011-2012, printed as thirty-three black-and-white gelatin silver prints and five color inkjet prints that chiefly document Haida and Tlingit people, sites, and cultures.
Owen Luck (born 1947)
Owen Luck is an American photographer known for his photography of Native American and First Nation Canadian life and history.
Processing Information
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- Alaska -- Pictorial works
- British Columbia -- Pictorial works
- Haida Gwaii (B.C.) -- Pictorial works
- Haida Indians -- Pictorial works
- Hydaburg (Alaska) -- Pictorial works
- Indians of North America -- Pictorial works
- Inkjet prints
- Klawock (Alaska) -- Pictorial works
- Luck, Owen Craig, 1947-
- Ninstints Site (B.C.) -- Pictorial works
- Photographic prints
- Photographic prints
- Photographs
- Robinson, Crystal -- Portraits
- Rowan, Jonathan O., Jr. -- Portraits
- Swanson, Darin -- Portraits
- Swanson, Mary -- Portraits
- Tlingit Indians -- Pictorial works
- Totem poles -- British Columbia -- Ninstints Site -- Pictorial works
- Totem poles -- Alaska -- Hydaburg -- Pictorial works
- Totem poles -- Alaska -- Klawock -- Pictorial works
- Tsimshian Indians -- Pictorial works
- White, Candace -- Portraits
- White, Christian, 1962- -- Portraits.
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the Owen Luck, Photographs of Alaska and Haida Gwaii, British Columbia
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- by Matthew Daniel Mason
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
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New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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