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Curatorial Work at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe

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Permanent Collection,   National Gallery of Zimbabwe , 1993-1995 Tom R. Chambers (USPC Volunteer in the Arts/Guest Curator) performed extensive curatorial work at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe. The following exhibitions are just a few of the many he put together from the Gallery's Permanent Collection. Zimbabwean Traditional Artifacts In pre-colonial  Zimbabwe , technology and the arts were successfully combined to produce the material requirements of a culture dating back a millenium. The people of Zimbabwe had developed technology appropriate for the manufacture of tools, implements, weapons, vessels, musical instruments and ornaments of all kinds which demonstrate ingenuity and originality, a sophisticated understanding of the natural environment and above all, a quality of life in which cultural values were fully appreciated. They developed a fine sense of aesthetic understanding and examples of this (and can still be found) comprise the Zimbabwean display. This society and
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Volunteer in the Arts, Zimbabwe (1993-1995)

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Tom R.  Chambers joined the  United States Peace Corps  in September of 1992. The three years that followed were the most fulfilling in his career. He was satisfied not only with helping others, but also with the freedom he had to project his individual characteristics and talents. The latter proved to be an opportunity that he had never had before at the workplace. As long as he didn't "step on any toes", he was able to use his full ability, and generate as much activity as possible. He did that as a part of his Primary Assignment and two Secondary Projects. His projects are now in the Archives at the Peace Corps headquarters in  Washington, D.C. Peace Corps Description of Service: United States Peace Corps Description of Service (tomrchambers.com) Interview with The Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History (University of Kentucky) re: Chambers' Peace Corps experience: https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/ark:/16417/xt7l49pgw4w28 In the image below, Chambers is seen with chi
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