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JCC to feature Auerbach photography exhibit, talk

‘Carlo Giantomassi, Lead Curator of the 1997 San Xavier Del Bac Mission Restoration,’ platinum photograph by Gary Auerbach
‘Carlo Giantomassi, Lead Curator of the 1997 San Xavier Del Bac Mission Restoration,’ platinum photograph by Gary Auerbach

The Tucson Jewish Community Center Fine Art Gallery is showing “A Retrospective of Photography by Gary Auerbach” through Feb. 9. More than 60 prints spanning 25 years are on display.

Auerbach, a doctor of chiropractic, is most widely known for his photographs of Native American. His works are in the collections of the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C., Musee Jenich in Switzerland, and the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona, among others.

The retrospective includes portraits and images of Native American weavers, musicians, Canyon de Chelly and Taos cemetery. These works are included in Auerbach’s book, “We Walk in Beauty.” Subjects on display also include “Birth of a Legend” movie set photographs, models from The Drawing Studio, the restoration of the San Xavier Del Bac Mission and international cityscapes.

A closing reception will be held at the JCC from 3-5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8. Preceding the reception, beginning at 2:15 p.m., Auerbach will present a talk entitled “We Walk in Beauty: Photographs from the Smithsonian.”

For more information, contact Lynn Davis at 299-3000, ext. 106, or ldavis@tucsonjcc.org.