Fernando Cruz (Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoteniary of Guatemala) 1889 - 1890

Editor: So here we have this dignified portrait of Fernando Cruz, Guatemala’s Envoy Extraordinary, captured by Mathew Brady. The details in the photograph seem so crisp. What do you see when you look at this image? Curator: I see a carefully constructed performance of power. Look at the way he holds that hat, almost like a scepter. It hints at a life carefully posed for the camera, doesn't it? It makes me wonder what stories aren't being told. Editor: That's a wonderful way of thinking about it. I didn't consider it that way. Curator: Sometimes, the untold stories speak the loudest. Editor: Absolutely. This was really insightful!