ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art opened in 2018 in St. Pete.
There are nine galleries that show about 500 artifacts in their 4,000-piece collection.
And currently in their special exhibition space—Edward R. Curtis photographs. Curtis spent 30 years documenting more than 80 Native American communities.
A gallery inside the Curtis exhibition holds more than 80 portraits –one for each the communities he visited.
Associate Curator Caitlin Pendola is working to identify the unknown people in Curtis’s portrait work.
There are booklets of information available for visitors, with as much information as they have on Native American portraits.
“So we have QR codes so that the public, if they have information, can write me directly,” said Pendola.
She acknowledges it may take years, but they’ve already had success through family identification. Her hope is more people see the works. “Edward S. Curtis: Photographer of His Time” is on display through March 29th, 2026.