A reception to celebrate the opening of “Traditional Subjects,”
by photographer James Cook, is planned from 1-3 p.m., Sunday, at
the Highlands Ranch Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd.
Traditional Subjects is an ongoing photo documentary of Native
American dancers, artists, elders and other “keepers of the
tradition.” It will be on display from Sunday through March 18 at
the Highlands Ranch Library.
The reception will offer patrons a chance to meet the artist and
enjoy a Native American dance performance.
Cook has been a photographer in the Rocky Mountain region since
1976. As a nationally known photojournalist, his photographs have
appeared in Newsweek, Time, Business Week, Forbes, Fortune,
Nation’s Business, U.S. News & World Report and more.
His personal photography on Native Americans was featured in the
PBS documentary, “Ten Thousand Eyes,” in the Rocky Mountain News
and in Denver on a KCNC-TV 4 “Nickle’s Worth.”
An admirer of historic photographers Edward Curtis and William
Henry Jackson, Cook plans to leave his mark in this century by
making the Native Americans photography a lifelong
project.
“I’m often asked if I’m a Native American and the answer is that
I’m not,” Cook said. “I’m simply an individual who has come to
enjoy and admire their traditions.”
The exhibit and Sunday’s reception is free and open to the
public. For more information, call the Highlands Ranch Library at
(303) 791-7703.
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The Highlands Ranch genealogy group will meet at 7 p.m.,
Tuesday, at the Highlands Ranch Library, 9292 Ridgeline
Blvd.
The group meets regularly the first Tuesday of the month.
February’s program is about finding a lost person. Saranne Fourney,
a member of the group, will be the presenter.
For information, call the Highlands Ranch Library at (303)
791-7703.
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The Highlands Ranch Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., will have its
annual used-book sale and magazine giveaway from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Feb. 10.
For information, call (303) 791-7703.