Ruins of Sacred Heart Church in Wounded Knee, South Dakota are all that remain of Indian headquarters during the 71-day confrontation with federal forces
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Ruins of Sacred Heart Church in Wounded Knee, South Dakota are all that remain of Indian headquarters during the 71-day confrontation with federal forces, August 1, 1973
Vintage wire photograph on paper
in. (cm)
Creation Place:
North America
Technique:
Photography
Credit Line:
Restricted gift of Michael Mattis and Judy Hochberg in honor of Myrlie Evers-Williams.
Accession Number:
P2021.13.1011
Commentary
Only The Ruins: the ruins of Sacred Heart Church in Wounded Knee, South Dakota are all that remain of the structure that was headquarters for militant Indians during much of the 71-day confrontation with federal forces.
Marks
On recto: typewritten title and date. On verso: typewritten title and newspaper caption with date stamps affixed.
Materials
Wire photographs were originally transmitted over phonelines, then later, by satellite. They were first used in the early 1920s. Associated Press became a leader with this. After pigment touch-ups, etc., the print is put into a drum (like a drum scanner). The image gets converted into audio tones that are transmitted. The tones are received and beamed onto photo-sensitive paper. Wire photographs are copies without originals---they are hybrid, transmitted objects. (Britt Salvesen, Curator and Department Head, Photography Department, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, March 30-31, 2022)
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
American Indian Movement,
Civil Rights Movements,
Injustice,
Native American sovereignty,
Oglala,
Pine Ridge Reservation,
Racial Discrimination,
Ruins,
Sacred Heart Church,
Wounded Knee,
Wounded Knee Indian Occupation
- American Indian Movement
- Civil Rights Movements
- Injustice
- Native American sovereignty
- Oglala
- Pine Ridge Reservation
- Racial Discrimination
- Ruins
- Sacred Heart Church
- Wounded Knee
- Wounded Knee Indian Occupation
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Christina Fernandez: Under the Sun Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College , 8/24/2022 - 12/18/2022
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