Indios e Caboclos: Charles Wagley's Amazon Portrait (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1993 March 12 - 1993 May 9

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened in March 12, 1993 and closed May 9, 1993. Located on Floor 2 in the Akeley Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. "Indios e Caboclos: Charles Wagley's Amazon Portrait" was an exhibition featuring 50 photographs highlighting anthropologist Charles Wagley's research among the Tapirape Indians and peasants (caboclos) of central Brazil.

Summary

"Indios e Caboclos: Charles Wagley's Amazon Portrait" was an exhibition featuring 50 photographs highlighting anthropologist Charles Wagley's research among the Tapirape Indians and peasants (caboclos) of central Brazil. Wagley's photographs portrayed the indigenous peoples and their vanishing lifestyle taken from 1939 through the 1950's. The exhibit was on view in the Akeley Gallery of the American Museum of Natural History from March 12 through May 9, 1993.

Individuals and institutions involved in the creation of the exhibition: Charles Wagley.

Sources

American Museum of Natural History Press Release, February 10, 1993. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives.

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

American Museum of Natural History. Akeley Gallery.
Location of exhibition.

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