- Date March 10, 2009
- Time 7:30 p.m
- Location Chicago, IL
- Price Single Tickets: Member $22; General Public $24
Photograph by Jim Richardson
Photographer Jim Richardson at Iona Abbey, off the coast of Scotland
Photograph by Jim RichardsonHeading off to photograph Scotland more than 15 years ago, photographer Jim Richardson didn’t realize the true journey he was just beginning—or that he was actually going home.
Like millions of other Americans of Irish and Scottish heritage, he knew he had roots in the British Isles. As he dived into stories about the Celtic homelands, he found himself documenting a reawakening of Celtic identity. Based on more than a dozen assignments and years of photography, Celtic Heart, Celtic Soul recounts Richardson’s evolving odyssey, first through Scotland and Ireland, then into all the Celtic lands, including Cornwall, Wales, Brittany and Galicia. From Highland Games in Scotland to mountain steam trains in Wales, Richardson will share stories of experiencing sunrise among the standing stones, singing sea shanties in venerable pubs, and tasting raw whisky straight from the cask. In his words, “I fell in love with the staggering landscapes, and then with these ancient people and their stories. Finally, I realized that their story was my story—I had found home.”
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