Dana Gluckstein

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Dana Gluckstein
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Gluckstein in 2010
Born1957 (age 67–68)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Alma mater Stanford University
Known forPhotography, filmmaking, activism
Notable workDIGNITY: In Honor of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
StylePortrait photography

Dana Gluckstein (born 1957) is an American photographer, filmmaker, and human rights advocate known for her black-and-white portraiture and for work documenting Indigenous communities around the world. Her photography book DIGNITY: In Honor of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2010) was published in collaboration with Amnesty International USA to mark the organization’s 50th anniversary. [1] [2]

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Gluckstein's DIGNITY: Tribes in Transition photography exhibition has been shown at institutions including the United Nations Office at Geneva, in 2011 [3] and has toured museums in Europe and the United States where Gluckstein has spoken at openings and to the media. She has also spoken on "How Art Can Impact the State of the World" at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in 2013 and other public events addressing art and human rights. [4]

Gluckstein's portraits are included in the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, [5] the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, [6] and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. [7] Gluckstein resides in Los Angeles and graduated from Stanford University in 1979. [8] [9]

Career

Gluckstein began her photography career in the early 1980s as a freelance contributor to San Francisco Magazine , where she produced portraiture of cultural figures such as Grace Slick for the weekly feature Personae. [10] [11] Her commercial photography work has included campaigns for clients such as Apple, Toyota, and the advertising agency Chiat/Day. [10] [12] While on assignment, Gluckstein traveled extensively, which inspired her to begin photographing Indigenous communities. [10] She has photographed individuals such as Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev, Desmond Tutu, and Muhammad Ali. [13] [14] [15]

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DIGNITY: In Honor of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples book cover

In 2010, Gluckstein released her book DIGNITY: In Honor of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, in association with Amnesty International (AI) for its 50th global anniversary. [16] AIUSA used the book as part of an action alert campaign urging President Barack Obama to support the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). [17] [18] [19] [20]

In January 2011, two months after DIGNITY was published and the associated media campaign began, President Obama announced U.S. support for UNDRIP. [21] [22] [23] At the exhibition opening, Gluckstein was introduced by the then-U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Mrs. Betty King, and the then-U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mrs. Navanethem Pillay. [24] [25] [26] [27]

Gluckstein's work has focused on the worldwide movement against racial injustice. [28] [29] She has collaborated with Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) in support of efforts to address disproportionately higher rates of sexual violence against Native American and Alaskan Native women. [30] [31]

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ "L.A. photographer shines light on Indigenous communities". Spectrum News 1. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Dana Gluckstein's DIGNITY: Tribes in Transition". Thirteen. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Dignity: Tribes in Transition – Exhibit at the U.N. Office at Geneva". U.S. Mission Geneva. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Art at Watson presents DIGNITY". Brown University. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Search | LACMA Collections". collections.lacma.org. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Dana Gluckstein, Photographer (EG3)". EG Conference. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  7. 1 2 200 Women , retrieved 28 February 2024
  8. ↑ Gilson, Nancy. "Dignity, strength of Black and indigenous people captured in dual exhibits". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  9. ↑ Strochlic, Nina (8 November 2014). "Using Art to Shed Light on the Forgotten Rape Epidemic (Photos)". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  10. 1 2 3 Campbell, Photographer's Forum / Nell. "Classic Portrait Photographer DANA GLUCKSTEIN". Photographer's Forum. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "Classic Portrait Photographer Dana Gluckstein". Photographer’s Forum. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  12. ↑ Tasini, Sara (15 December 2016). "Dana Gluckstein: "Je suis toujours intéressée par la dignité du modèle"". L'Œil de la Photographie Magazine (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Bono: What Mikhail Gorbachev Taught Me". TIME. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  14. 1 2 Smith, Charlene (18 September 2012). Mandela and America. New Africa Books. ISBN   978-0864867261.
  15. ↑ magazine, STANFORD (1 November 2010). "Dignity, at Its Taproots". stanfordmag.org. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  16. ↑ Webteam, Web (10 November 2010). "DIGNITY for the Seventh Generation Coming". Amnesty International USA. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  17. ↑ CNN Interview with Dana Gluckstein - Part 1, 22 November 2010, retrieved 28 February 2024
  18. ↑ CNN Interview with Dana Gluckstein Part 2, 24 November 2010, retrieved 28 February 2024
  19. ↑ "True Grace: A Slideshow Preview of 'Dignity'". ELLE. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  20. ↑ "International Day of Indigenous Peoples: Are We Listening To Their Wisdom? (PHOTOS)". HuffPost. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  21. ↑ WOOLDRIDGE, JANE. "She takes photos in faraway places to reveal how close we all are". www.miamiherald.com/.
  22. ↑ "Soho House | Dana Gluckstein's 'DIGNITY' book". www.sohohouse.com. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  23. ↑ "Announcement of U.S. Support for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  24. ↑ Geneva, U. S. Mission (13 July 2011). "Dignity: Tribes in Transition – Exhibit at the U.N. Office at Geneva". U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Geneva. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  25. ↑ Power, Daniel (26 July 2011). "Dignity Exhibition at the United Nations". powerHouse Books. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  26. ↑ "ABOUT". TTEF. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  27. ↑ Geneva, United States Mission (11 July 2011), IMG_7904 , retrieved 28 February 2024
  28. ↑ "Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/12/20 – 10/18/20". Los Angeles Literature. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  29. ↑ University, Long Island. "Internationally acclaimed photographer Dana Gluckstein to kick off grand opening of Steinberg Museum of Art at LIU Post". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  30. ↑ Wilcox, Auburn (23 January 2019). "Sexual violence rates double against Native American women". The Daily Universe. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  31. ↑ "Sexual violence rates double against Native American women". BYU Daily Universe. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  32. ↑ Gluckstein, Dana (2010). Dignity: in honor of the rights of indigenous peoples. New York: PowerHouse. ISBN   978-1-57687-562-9.
  33. ↑ Gluckstein, Dana; Tutu, Desmond; Lyons, Oren R.; Gluckstein, Dana (2010). Dignity: die Würde des Menschen. Terra magica. Luzern, Switzerland: Belser Reich. ISBN   978-3-7243-1029-7.
  34. ↑ Gluckstein, Dana; Tutu, Desmond (2020). Dignity: in honor of the rights of indigeniuos peoples (2nd ed.). Brooklyn, NY: powerHouse Books. ISBN   978-1-57687-922-1.
  35. ↑ "200 Women: Who Will Change The Way You See The World". Goodreads. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
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