Dana Gluckstein | |
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 Gluckstein in 2010 | |
| Born | 1957 (age 67–68) |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Known for | Photography, filmmaking, activism |
| Notable work | DIGNITY: In Honor of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
| Style | Portrait photography |
Dana Gluckstein | |
|---|---|
| Gluckstein in 2010 | |
| Born | 1957 (age 67–68) |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Known for | Photography, filmmaking, activism |
| Notable work | DIGNITY: In Honor of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
| Style | Portrait 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]
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]
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]
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]