roy Enderlin Dolliemikolajcik Photo by Brian Marie Photo by Photography Jess Knubis Memory Bank IIcelebrates “Old Timers” L Preservation Napa Valley thought it had a good thing. , yet changing era.farmworkers and Japanese-American fruit farmers. This side ofNapa history, to some extent forgotten and untold, is tremendouslyimportant; revealed is how this Valley was shaped during a singularMemory BankWARDast year, when over two thousand people saw thedowntown Napa photography exhibitionWENDY by When Napa Valley Museum invited the exhibition up to their The photographers this year are Chere Pafford, Norma incredible Yountville gallery in 2012, the preservation group was Quintana, Jess Knubis, Suzanne Becker Bronk, Sally Seymour and thrilled! Brian Marie Photography. The documentaries were shot by Mike As a result, the two groups present Memory Bank II, a major Kerson from Video Mike Productions, and Jennifer Garden will again photographic and film documentation project celebrating the cultural curate. heritage of Napa County from August 11 until September 23, 2012. The exhibition will have over 75 photographs and four short Six local professional photographers and one videographer were asked documentaries. Preservation Napa Valley has also produced a to shoot images and video of unsung Old Timers from American commemorative, limited edition catalog of the exhibition that may be Canyon to Yountville to Calistoga. They were asked to show, through purchased at the Museum or through Preservation Napa Valley. powerful black and white photographs and moving film, the untold Preservation Napa Valley and Napa Valley Museum will stories of a generation and a place in immense transition. have an exhibition opening on August 11 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. These untold stories are from the generation that lived, Additionally, three incredible educational programs have been loved and laughed in a county that was abundantly diverse in developed to complement the exhibition. agriculture, industry and farming 40, 50, 60, 70 years ago. This year the exhibition is dedicated to bringing forward the rich cultural For more information on the show, sponsors and supporters, please heritage of Napa, from Chinese American turkey farmers to Latino go to www.preservationnapavalley.org or www.napavalleymuseum.org. hope Lugo Photo by Sally Seymour E X H I B I T M U S E U M bessiewong 22 w w w . n A P A V A L L E Y L I F E m A G A z I n E . c o m Photo by Chere Pafford
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