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Steve Simon fonds [graphic material]
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Finding aid (Paper) : Accompanying list provided by Steve Simon of captions and photographer's commentary for individual images. Located with the photographs and in the accession file. (90: Open) -
Record information Steve Simon fonds [graphic material]
Date:1989-2000.Reference:R11311-0-4-EType of material:PhotographsFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:617177Date(s):1989-2000.Place of creation:AlbertaExtent:21 photographs : col. C prints, matted ; 11" x 14" (28.0 x 35.5 cm.).
9 photographs : b&w prints, matted ; 11" x 14" (28.0 x 35.5 cm.).Language of material:EnglishScope and content:The collection consists of images from the documentary photography project "Healing Waters-The Pilgrimage to Lac Ste. Anne" by Steve Simon. These images taken between 1989 and 2000 document the largest annual gathering of Native peoples in Canada, who, for one weeke in July, come to Lac Ste. Anne, a lake in north-central Alberta, and transform its 40-acre shoreline into a vibrant pilgrimage site. Thousands of people visit the site and bathe in the lake, which is believed to have curative powers.
Historically, the Reverend Jean-Baptiste Thibault, an Oblate priest, named the lake for his patron, Ste. Anne de Beaupre, and the shrine became a pilgrimage destination in 1889, when rain fell following prayers. Traditionally, the Cree people call this body of water "Manito Sakahigan" or "Lake of the Spirit", and even before the arrival of Catholic missionaries to the site in 1843, it was considered a place of great spiritual significance. The modern-day pilgrimage to Lac Ste. Anne is an event in which Native peoples' spiritual traditions coexist with the Catholic faith.Provenance:Biography/Administrative history:Simon, Steve, 1960- : Canadian documentary photographer Steve Simon began taking photographs at age 12 in his home city of Montreal. He authored a column on photography and for eight years his articles appeared in The Montreal Gazette, The Ottawa Citizen, The Toronto Star and The New York Times among others. He graduated from Concordia University with a degree in Communications/Journalism. For four years he was Professor and Coordinator of Photojournalism at Canada's Loyalist College in Beleville, Ontario.
His work has been recognized with The Global Health Council Photography Award, The National Association For Photographic Art (Canada) Gold Medal in Photojournalism, National Press Photographers Association Picture Of The Year, Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for Magazine Photography and The Canadian Press News Picture of The Year. He also holds 25 Picture of The Year Awards in the Western Canadian News Photographers Associations' Annual Competitions and was named The Canadian Newspaper Photographer of The Year in 1994. Simon's documentary work has been published and exhibited internationally in Montreal, New York City, Toronto and Buenos Aires. His recent work has been published in The New York Times Magazine, Colors, German Geo, Le Monde, Harpers, Macleans, Saturday Night and The Globe and Mail.
He is based in New York City, but is frequently in Montreal and Toronto.Additional information:Physical description note:The photographs are 11x14 in. (280 x 355 mm) archivally processed and matted colour and black and white prints.Custodial history:Acquired from Canadian photographer Steve Simon as a combined purchase and donation of prints based on his "Healing Waters" documentary project from Lac Ste. Anne, Alberta.Accompanying material note:Included are the photographer's statement, numbered caption list, a paper copy of the essay by Steve Simon "The Healing Waters of Lac Ste. Anne," and an album of mechanically printed colour images with captions based on Simon's 1995 book "Healing Waters. The Pilgramage to Lac Ste. Anne" (1995). All items with the photographs.Arrangement note:The photographs are numbered 1 to 30; the arrangement was done by Steve Simon to retain the photographer's intended story line.Container note(s):1 : Colour photographic prints. Ste. Anne's Pilgrimmage
2 : Colour photographic prints. Ste. Anne's Pilgrimmage
3 : Black and white prints and material related to publication of book.Source:Private -
Ordering and viewing options Conditions of access:Graphic (photo)[Consultation Open]Volume [R11311] 1--3[Consultation Open]Terms of use:No restrictions on access.
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