Viewers Respond to
"With the Nez Perce During Allotment:
E. Jane Gay, Her Majesty's Cook and Photographer"

. . . Thanks to your reminder letter [to the Editor], I had a chance to see it (twice) and tell several friends. I hope they also made it to the exhibit. If they missed it, they missed not only good photographs, but even better, the witty, ironic, and perceptive comments of a very intelligent and observant participant in the history of ... U.S. dealings with the Native Americans. . . .

. . . It's a visual exhibit: an exhibit of photographs and words, of black and white. But it may help us do more than see. It may help us learn to listen. . . .

. . . Not only are the photographs revealing and powerful testimony to important historical events, but the written materials are also much more than merely asides to accompany the photographs. E. Jane Gay's words and phrasing are skillful and felicitous expressions of both a perceptive observer of situations and an insightful commentator on these situations. The exhibit is indeed a powerful reminder of a history we must not forget, of policies and decisions with most important ethical ramifications; it is at the same time an aesthetically satisfying experience. Students and staff of this college, as well as visitors from the communities served by the college, have been given a wonderful gift. I hope this gift will find its way to many other campuses and communities in the United States. . . .

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