HUMAN RIGHTS ARCHIVE

DUKE UNIVERSITY

In 2008, Karen Glynn, then director of the Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Duke University, contacted me after seeing my Latin American work exhibited at WOLA (Washington Office on Latin America) in Washington, D.C. She and Patrick Stawski, the library’s new Human Rights Archivist, visited my home to review prints I had developed in my basement darkroom.

They spent the day discussing my work and the significance of being included in the library’s collection. At the end of their visit, Karen invited me to be part of the archive. Today, the Rubenstein Library houses over 420 of my black-and-white prints—both darkroom and inkjet—as well as associated digital images and project files.

In 2011, my exhibition Al Margen was shown at the Frederic Jameson Gallery and the Perkins Gallery. The special edition of The Backpackers (Los Mochileros) was later exhibited at the Rubenstein Library and added to Duke University’s permanent collection.

Contact the Library to schedule research visits and/or loan from this Archive.