SHORT INTRODUCTION TO SAM-SEATTLE ART MUSEUM EXHIBIT. ATTEMPTS TO ELUCIDATE JUXTAPOSITION AND DISJUNCTION OF MODERN "AUTHENTIC" VS MANIPULATED STEREOTYPED CURTIS PORTRAITS. EXPLANATIONS MAKE SENSE BUT CONNECTION TO ACTUAL EXPERIENCE IS TENUOUS. WOULD HAVE ENJOYED MORE SAMPLES FROM THE EXHIBIT. ANTAGONISTIC THEME IS HARD TO DETECT.