Speakers/Chautauqua Catalog

Name Ms. Deborah Blanche
Email deb@palomitaproductions.org
Phone 505/425-5004
Fax 505/425-5004
Address Palomita Productions
Post Office Box 61
Montezuma, NM  87731
US
Biographical Info Deborah Blanche -- actor, writer and storyteller -- has been creating Chautauqua programs for NMHC since 1985. Deb has toured coast-to-coast with her ever-expanding repertoire of Western women. *Please read the booking guidelines before applying for funds. Speaker must be contacted by host to arrange presentation date*
Program Title LAURA GILPIN, PHOTOGRAPHER
Character Name Laura Gilpin
Program Description
She packed in on horseback to photograph the source of the Rio Grande, made studio portraits for society matrons, directed pilots to “fly low” over Shiprock to capture its shadows from every angle. Laura Gilpin experimented with every subject and extant photographic technique for over fifty-five years before receiving widespread national recognition when in her 80’s and a resident of Santa Fe. You will meet her in 1952 narrating a retrospective slide show with images ranging from her first Lumiere color prints to others from her best known book The Enduring Navajo. Miss Gilpin answers questions and shares intriguing behind-the-camera stories. Her experiences offer parallels to many now -- an influenza pandemic, economic stress, recognition and remuneration for women in the arts, living conditions in Indian country, depictions of Native Americans and rights to one's own image.
Series Art, Music and Dance
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