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National Museum of the American Indian
John Fortenberry expedition photographs from Venezuela
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.342
- Creators:
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Fortenberry, John
- Dates:
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1985
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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17 Photographic printscolor
- Repository:
This collection includes 17 photographic color prints made by John Fortenberry on a 1985 expedition with Canadian psychologists to the Amazonas region and Orinoco river in Venezuela. Photographs were made among the Yanomami (Yanoama) community, and possibly among the Piaroa and Ye'kuana (Makiritare/Mayagone) communities as well.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 17 photographic color prints made by John Fortenberry in October of 1985. The photographs include images made in several villages along the Orinoco river in the Amazonas region of Venezuela. The snapshots include portraits of Yanomami (Yanoama) community members and leaders, views of yucca processing and a banana plantation, as well as scenic views on the Orinoco river. There are also several photographs that include members of the expedition team including Leonard Langman and Pepe Hymas, the Assistant to the Medical Administrator to the Amazonas Region.
Additional descriptions of the photographs were provided by Fortenberry with the donation of the collection in 1986.
Scope and Contents
Catalog numbers include P25943-P25959.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Arranged by catalog number in three folders.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Born in Jackson, Mississippi, John Fortenberry graduated from the University of Mississippi in Film/Television. Right out of school, he went to work at Lorne Michaels' Broadway Video, serving as an editor for eight years before becoming a producer/director.
Fortenberry joined a 1985 expedition to the Amazonas region in Venezuela accompanying Robert Monnier, Leonard Langman, Pepe Hymas and a group of eight or nine Canadian psychologists.
Administration
Author
Rachel Menyuk
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of John Fortenberry, 1986.
Processing Information
Processed by Rachel Menyuk, Processing Archivist, 2022.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; 1985; John Fortenberry expedition photographs from Venezuela, image #, NMAI.AC.342; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yanomami (Yanoama) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Piaroa | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Ye'kuana (Makiritare/Mayagone) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Orinoco River Region (Venezuela and Colombia) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Venezuela | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographic prints | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Expeditions | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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