Hombre de Zaculeu (Man from Zaculeu)

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Collection Citation: Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Michael Plyler photographs from Guatemala, image #, NMAI.AC.071; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.

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Scope and Contents: Photograph of a man (Kaqchikel). Photographed by Michael Plyler in Zaculeu, Guatemala. Same image as Roll 11 in Subseries 2.2. Description from Plyler: "In April 1985 I quit my job as a Clark County, Nevada structural firefighter and drove to Guatemala with my best friend, Jim Bush. We spent almost four months there. During these longer stays I would base out of the beautiful Hotel Aurora in Antigua. One of our fellow guests at the hotel was a French woman who started a non-profit group to aid the villagers of Zaculeu. The village had been completely abandoned at some point during the Civil War. She was attempting to help the villagers come back to their homes by providing clothing, seed for crops, and agricultural tools so they could start fresh. She enlisted my photographic skills to record the villagers. Her plan was to use my photos for a promotional brochure that would help her illicit funds from donors. I never did see the finished brochure or know, if in fact, it got published, but I got some nice photos from donating my services to her. Of the photos from Zaculeu this hombre stands out."

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NMAI.AC.071

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Michael Plyler photographs from Guatemala

Creator

Plyler, Michael, 1955-

Summary

This collection consists of photographic prints, negatives, and transparencies taken by Michael Plyler between 1982 and 2018 that depict the everyday lives of five Highland Maya community groups from Guatemala. Also included are images of churches, buildings, and historic structures from Guatemala.