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Em busca das onças: as fotografias do jaguar sul-americano no relato de viagem de Theodore Roosevelt / In search of jaguars: photographs of the South American jaguar in the report of Theodore Roosevelt's expedition
Rattes, Cecília Luttembarck Oliveira Lima.
  • Rattes, Cecília Luttembarck Oliveira Lima; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte. BR
Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos ; 28(supl.1): 221-234, out.-dez. 2021. graf
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: biblio-1360463
RESUMO
Resumo Theodore Roosevelt viajou ao noroeste brasileiro em 1913 e 1914. Um dos seus objetivos era o de recolher informações sobre a fauna amazônica, especialmente a onça-pintada. Aliando fotografia e caça esportiva, Roosevelt desejava criar um repertório visual desse animal, mesclando-o à memória de suas conquistas. Entretanto, o terreno inóspito da floresta, o caráter furtivo e a rapidez dos movimentos das onças, assim como as limitações técnicas da fotografia, desafiaram suas pretensões. Examinaremos fotografias de animais produzidas por Roosevelt durante a viagem, assim como os retratos do Señor Lopez, famosa onça do Zoológico do Bronx, cujo registro, incorporado à narrativa da expedição, tornou-se relevante na memória da conquista, numa curiosa "representação do ausente".
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Abstract Theodore Roosevelt traveled to northwestern Brazil in 1913-1914. One of his objectives was to collect information on Amazonian fauna, particularly the jaguar. Combining photography with hunting for sport, Roosevelt wanted to create a visual repertoire of this animal and add it into the record of his conquests. But the inhospitable forest, the furtive and quick jaguars, and the technical limits of photography challenged these aspirations. We will examine photographs of animals taken by Roosevelt during this trip, along with portraits of Señor Lopez, a famous jaguar at the Bronx Zoo, whose record, incorporated into the narrative of the expedition, became relevant in the memoirs of the conquest, as a curious "representation of the absent."
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Amazonian Ecosystem / Fauna / Panthera / Expeditions / Photograph Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: Portuguese Journal: Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Amazonian Ecosystem / Fauna / Panthera / Expeditions / Photograph Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: Portuguese Journal: Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais/BR