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Title
People performing near a car, Barranquilla, Colombia, 1977
Creator
Cross, Richard, 1950-1983
Date Created and/or Issued
1977-02
Publication Information
California State University, Northridge
Contributing Institution
California State University, Northridge
Collection
Richard Cross Photographs (Bradley Center)
Rights Information
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Description
A group of women and children stand on the street in front of a car as they perform an act prior to Carnival de Barranquilla celebrations in Barranquilla, capital of Atlántico Department. Some of them wear face paint and costume. In the background there are several more cars and people walking on the street. Several storefronts can be seen in the background as well. Barranquilla was founded as a city and port in 1627 by the Spanish crown. Situated on the western side of the Magdalena River in Atlántico Department, which is adjacent to Magdalena Department, the city faces the Caribbean Sea. Since the 1930s, Barranquilla has served as the entry point for thousands of immigrants who arrive in search of opportunity and have over time added to the city’s ethnic and cultural diversity. Barranquilla is also the second most important port and the most important economic zone in Colombia’s Caribbean zone, where industry and commerce are highlighted. In 1993, the government of Colombia designated the city as a special, industrial, and port district. The city is also home of one of Colombia’s most important cultural and folkloric celebrations, Barranquilla’s Carnival, which was declared Colombian Cultural Heritage by the National Congress in 2001 and Oral and Intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2003. In 2013, the Office of International Cultural Capitals designated Barranquilla as a Cultural Capital of the Americas, an honor it shares with cities such as Guadalajara, Quito, and Asunción. Isla de Salamanca Road Park, a national park, connects Barranquilla to Santa Marta, a distance of 40 kilometers. Richard Cross took these images during his work as a Peace Corps volunteer in Colombia from 1975-1978. He was assigned to work for the former National Institute of Renewable Resources and the Environment and his task was to create a visual record of the exceptional fauna and flora of Colombia’s Caribbean region. Richard Cross took these images during his work as a Peace Corps volunteer in Colombia from 1975-1978. He was assigned to work for the former National Institute of Renewable Resources and the Environment and his task was to create a visual record of the exceptional fauna and flora of Colombia’s Caribbean region.
Un grupo de hombres y niños yacen parados sobre la calle frente a un vehículo mientras realizan un acto antes del Carnaval de Barranquilla en la capital del departamento de Atlántico. Varios llevan pintura en la cara y disfraz. Al fondo de la imagen se observan más coches y personas caminando sobre la calle. También se observan varias tiendas. Barranquilla fue fundada como ciudad y puerto en 1627 por la corona española. Ubicada sobre el costado occidental del río Magdalena en el departamento de Atlántico, el cual está adjunto al departamento de Magdalena, la ciudad da la cara hacia el mar Caribe. Desde los años treinta, Barranquilla ha servido como el punto de entrada hacia el país a miles de inmigrantes que llegaron en busca de oportunidad y que con el paso del tiempo se sumaron a la diversidad étnica y cultural que ya existía en el país. Barranquilla también es el segundo puerto más importante sobre la costa caribeña y el principal centro económico del caribe colombiano donde destaca la industria y el comercio. En 1993, el gobierno colombiano designó a la ciudad como distrito especial, industrial, y portuario. La ciudad a la vez es sede de una de las celebraciones culturales y folklóricas más importantes del país, el carnaval de Barranquilla, quien fue declarado patrimonio cultural de Colombia por el Congreso de la República en el año 2001 y patrimonio oral e inmaterial de la humanidad por la UNESCO en el año 2003. En el año 2013, el Bureau Internacional de Capitales Culturales como Capital Americana de Cultura, una distinción que comparte con otras ciudades prominentes como Guadalajara, Quito, y Asunción, entre otras. El parque nacional Vía Isla de Salamanca conecta por carretera a Barranquilla con Santa Marta, una distancia de 40 kilómetros. Richard Cross tomó esta fotografía durante su estancia en Colombia como voluntario de la organización estadounidense Peace Corps entre los años 1975-1978. Él fue asignado a trabajar para el entonces Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales (INDERENA) y su asignación fue crear una documentación fotográfica de la excepcional flora y fauna de la región caribeña de Colombia.
Type
image
Format
Photographs
image/jpeg
Black-And-White Negatives
Extent
35 mm
Identifier
99.01.RCr.N35.B18.02.07.43
http://digital-collections.csun.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p17169coll1/id/11729
Subject
Carnival--Colombia--Barranquilla
Performances
Automobiles
Carnival costume
Place
Barranquilla (Colombia)
Relation
99.01.RCr.N35.B18.02.07.43.tif
Richard Cross Photographs
California State University Northridge. University Library. Special Collections & Archives. Tom & Ethel Bradley Center

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