CANCELLED: Deborah Kalas: The Wild Herd
PLEASE NOTE: In the interest of protecting the health of our staff, volunteers, and visitors, and pursuant to the latest social distancing guidelines to slow the rate of transmission of Covid-19, the Wildling Museum is temporarily closed to the public March 13 - 27, 2020 and all public programs have been cancelled through April 30, 2020.
Image courtesy Deborah Kalas.
CANCELLED:
Sunday, March 15, 2020
3 - 4:30 p.m.
Join us for a special presentation by acclaimed equine author and photographer Deborah Kalas as she shares her background and highlights from her new book, The Wild Herd: A Vanishing American Treasure.
Kalas’ work provides a unique glimpse into wild herds of horses that have roamed North America for hundreds of years, with a special focus on the wild herds of North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Kalas follows bands of horses throughout the changing seasons and the animals’ distinct changing cycles of life, capturing rare moments of untamed horses roaming the wild.
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Admission to this event is $5 for current Wildling Museum Members and $10 for Non-Members.
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Author and photographer Deborah Kalas.
A Note from Author Deborah Kalas
When I first began photographing wild horses, I knew very early on that I wanted to photograph the horses through the changing seasons, to show their character and their interactions through the changing weather and the changing colors and light.
I wanted to capture it all, even the life cycles of these magnificent animals: the tender newborns and their protective parents during the first buds of spring. The folly and growing rebelliousness of teens during the blazing heat of summer. The strength and swagger of maturing horses amidst the brilliant colors of fall. And even the resilience and dignity of the older horses in the crystal light and often brutal storms of winter.
Photographing in the wild requires great patience and readiness, but it’s often the unexpected actions I find intensely rewarding.
The Wild Herd: A Vanishing American Treasure, a new book by acclaimed equine author and photographer Deborah Kalas.
I feel at peace in the wilderness among all these wild things. Open spaces, no fences, together amongst the wild horses I feel like an explorer, like photographer William Henry Jackson (1843–1942) first witnessing the American West through the lens of his view camera.
Through these pages I hope to honor wild horses everywhere and underscore their right to remain wild and free, just as they have for centuries. I hope too that by seeing the beauty of these wild horses, and understanding their behavior, readers will feel moved to act on their behalf, protecting them as we would our own families, and treasuring them as a vital part of our American heritage.