GM Supports Environmental Conservation Through Art
September 23, 2002Cadillac Division Brings Commemorative Photo Exhibit to Atlanta
DETROIT- "In Response to Place, photographs from The Nature Conservancy's 'Last Great Places,'" makes its Atlanta debut at the High Museum today. Stunning images of Alaska, Indonesia, Brazil and Mexico are among the "Last Great Places" being featured in this unique photography exhibit that is on display through January 4, 2003.
General Motors and its Cadillac Division are sponsors of the exhibit, which first opened to the public last September at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., to commemorate the 50th anniversary of The Nature Conservancy. The company plays an integral role in bringing the exhibit to museums across the country through 2004. It will then be showcased at international sites. The photographs will be on display at GM's global headquarters at the Renaissance Center in Detroit during the summer of 2004.
"These photographs not only depict the essence of some of our world's greatest places, they underscore the importance of preserving and protecting the world in which we live and work", said Elizabeth A. Lowery, GM vice president, environment and energy.
Twelve internationally recognized photographers, including Annie Leibovitz and William Wegman, were commissioned by The Nature Conservancy to capture their impressions of what the environmental organization calls "Last Great Places" - ecologically critical locations throughout the world. Images range from William Christenberry's soothing portrait of Alabama's Cahaba River to ethereal imagery of Indonesia's Komodo National Park as captured by Hope Sandrow.
"These 144 photographs show a true love of place. They are revealing and elegant reminders of our natural resources and the need to protect them," said Cadillac Division General Manager Mark R. LaNeve.
In Response to Place features the following artists and locations:
- William Christenberry, Bibb County Glades and Cahaba River, Alabama.
- Lynn Davis, Utah Plateaus, Utah.
- Terry Evans, Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, Oklahoma.
- Lee Friedlander, Upper San Pedro River, Arizona.
- Karen Halverson, Cosumnes River Valley and Howard Ranch, California.
- Annie Leibovitz, Shawangunk Mountains, New York.
- Sally Mann, Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Mexico.
- Mary Ellen Mark, Virginia Coast Reserve, Virginia, and Pribilof Islands, Alaska.
- Richard Misrach, Pyramid Lake and Stillwater Marsh, Nevada.
- Hope Sandrow, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
- Fazal Sheikh, Grand Sertao Veredas National Park, Brazil.
- William Wegman, Cobscook Bay, Maine.
The Nature Conservancy is the world's largest private, non-profit conservation organization supported by more than 1 million members. The Nature Conservancy preserves plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. You can visit the Conservancy at www.nature.org.
In 1994, The Nature Conservancy and General Motors began a relationship that was unprecedented for both organizations because of its size and scope, $10 million in cash and trucks over 10 years. In addition, GM has provided $10 million to the Conservancy to restore and protect about 30,000 acres of endangered land in the Atlantic Rainforest Restoration Project in Brazil. GM Chairman Jack Smith serves on the Conservancy's national Board of Governors and co-chairs its billion-dollar Campaign for Conservation. For more information about GM's environmental partnerships, visit www.gmability.com.
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