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Eric Klemm
“Silent Warriors”: "Micki" Free, father Chererokee, mother Comanche, is a Musician (flute player) who won a Grammy Award. He lives in Florida where the Seminole Indians own large Casino's… Read more
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Kasey, Cherokee, Oklahoma I
Silent Warriors
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Kasey, Cherokee, Oklahoma I
Silent Warriors
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Benny, Tewa, New Mexico
Silent Warriors
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Benny, Tewa, New Mexico
Silent Warriors
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Kasey, Cherokee, Oklahoma II
Silent Warriors
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Kasey, Cherokee, Oklahoma II
Silent Warriors
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Alexander, Tewa, New Mexico
Silent Warriors
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Alexander, Tewa, New Mexico
Silent Warriors
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Background Information about Eric Klemm
Introduction
“Silent Warriors”:
"Micki" Free, father Chererokee, mother Comanche, is a Musician (flute
player) who won a Grammy Award. He lives in Florida where the Seminole
Indians own large Casino's which made many of them rich. I met Micki at the
American Indian Arts Celebration at the Big Cypress reservation in the
Everglades. He is an example of the proud and self confident Indian and his
magic and most beautiful portrait became one of my favorite images.
Well off as well is the 16 years old "Kasey", from the Chererokee Nation of
Oklahoma. His father is a radio host. The whole family worked to assemble
his wonderful traditional dress (regalia) of a so called "Dog Soldier". His
headdress is made of turkey and eagle feathers. They told me that among
Kasey's ancestors was the famous "Sitting Bull". Kasey studies at the
university.
"Dark Feather Moon" from the famous Lakota Sioux has served in World war II
and in the Korean War. He has four kids, his nickname is "Talksalot". He now
is 84 years old and still runs a shop for Native arts and crafts.
I photographed the portrait of "Robert" from the Tewa tribe, New Mexico,
right beside of his parents home, who kindly invited me for lunch. He is
from a well doing middleclass family and the Tewa village of San Juan is a
lovely place to be. Ones again a large Casino near by seems to be the reason
for a newly regained pride and wealth.
"Micki" Free, father Chererokee, mother Comanche, is a Musician (flute
player) who won a Grammy Award. He lives in Florida where the Seminole
Indians own large Casino's which made many of them rich. I met Micki at the
American Indian Arts Celebration at the Big Cypress reservation in the
Everglades. He is an example of the proud and self confident Indian and his
magic and most beautiful portrait became one of my favorite images.
Well off as well is the 16 years old "Kasey", from the Chererokee Nation of
Oklahoma. His father is a radio host. The whole family worked to assemble
his wonderful traditional dress (regalia) of a so called "Dog Soldier". His
headdress is made of turkey and eagle feathers. They told me that among
Kasey's ancestors was the famous "Sitting Bull". Kasey studies at the
university.
"Dark Feather Moon" from the famous Lakota Sioux has served in World war II
and in the Korean War. He has four kids, his nickname is "Talksalot". He now
is 84 years old and still runs a shop for Native arts and crafts.
I photographed the portrait of "Robert" from the Tewa tribe, New Mexico,
right beside of his parents home, who kindly invited me for lunch. He is
from a well doing middleclass family and the Tewa village of San Juan is a
lovely place to be. Ones again a large Casino near by seems to be the reason
for a newly regained pride and wealth.
Bio
1939 | Born in Germany |
Studied graphic design in Trier, Germany | |
From 1968 | Worked as a photographer for the magzine twen, later for the magazine e.g. Stern or the Time Magazin |
1972 | Admission as a member of the German Society for Photography |
2009 | International breakthrough with the book "Silent Warriors - Portraits of North American Indians", which won the 1st prize at the Prix de la Photographie Paris |
Lives and works at the Salt Spring Island in front of Vancouver, BC, Canada |
Awards
2010 | 1.Preis Landscape-Portfolio, The Worldwide 2010 Annual Pollux Awards |
2010 | Kategorie Portrait & People, The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards 2010, UK |
2010 | International Book Awards, “Silent Warriors" Finalist in der Kategorie "Photography: People" |
2010 | PX3, Prix de la Photographie, Paris |
Collections
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR, USA | |
The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | |
The National Portrait Gallery London, England | |
Saarland-Museum Saarbrücken, Germany | |
Articels | |
2009 | Thorsten Doerting, "Silent Warriors", in: Der Spiegel, Hamburg, 2009/10 |
2008 | "Silent Warriors", in: EUROPEAN PHOTOGRAPHY, Berlin, 07/2008 |
Exhibitions
Exhibitions (Selection) | |
2011 | The Center for for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA |
Sillent Warriors, Chemainus Theatre, Chemainus B.C., Canada | |
Metamorphosis, Goethe-Institut Paris, France | |
2010 | New Work, Pegasus Gallery for Canadian Art, Salt Spring Island, B.C., Canada |
Silent Warriors, Pegasus Gallery for Canadian Art, Salt Spring Island, B.C., Canada | |
Silent Warriors, Blue Sky / Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts, Portland, Oregon, USA | |
An Exhibition of Kinder Art, Ferrero Foundation, Alba, Italy | |
Eric Klemm 2004-2010, Mahon Hall, Salt Spring Island, B.C., Canada | |
Silent Warriors, Luz Gallery, Victoria, B.C., Canada | |
2009 | Kinder Art at Bovisa Triennial, Milano, Italy |
Imagine, The Spring Art Collective Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA | |
Human Canvas, Center of Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, Oregon, USA | |
2008 | Art Basel Miami, Kipton Art, New York, NY, USA |
Toronto International Art Fair, Odon Wagner Contemporary, Toronto, ON, Canada | |
2007 | National Portrait Gallery, Photographic Portrait Prize, London, England |
Toronto International Art Fair, Odon Wagner Contemporary, vToronto, ON, Canada | |
2006 | FotoFest 2006, Houston, Texas, USA |
1980 | Twen - Revision of a Legend, Photokina Köln, München und Hamburg, Deutschland |
1972 | 3. Weltausstellung der Photographie, Photokina Collogne, Germany |
1968 | 2. Weltausstellung der Photographie, Photokina Collogne, Germany |
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