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Edward S. Curtis: Visions of the First Americans is a tribute to the photographer, his work, but above all to the Native Americans he photographed. Chapters on many different Native American tribes make this collection unique. Edward Curtis's recognizable style, saturated with sepia, is immediately recognizable. He captures not only the striking faces of his subjects, but also a glimpse into the lifestyle of each Native American tribe he photographed. Women grind corn, and communities gather outside their traditional living areas. Atop horses, Native Americans ride on the prarie. Papooses are bundled in woven carrying packs, and men are dressed in full feathered regalia. These images paint a picture, known to us now only as a historical memory. Many tribes are featured in this volume, from the familiar Apache and Navaho to lesser-known tribes. This book will draw in readers who are interested in world cultures, along with photography buffs and historians. This hardcover volume is a wonderful addition to any library.
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Don Gulbrandsen has been an avid Green Bay Packers fan since his youth in the 1960s. He has spent the last two decades as a publishing professional, focused primarily on enthusiast books and magazines covering a wide variety of topics, and he is the author of several books. Don lives in Indiana with his wife, Tari, and son, Kendal. But he still bleeds green and gold.
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oblong (book is wider than tall) photo illustrated (cover of book and cover of dustwrapper are identical in appearance) hardcover ~ 2º (folio ~ 10"x13"). large "coffee table" book, international or priority shipping will cost extra. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. 3rd printing. sepiatone photo illustrated 1/2 title pg. & frontis. 256p. glossy pages throughout. "over 300 photographs". index. american indian history. art history. art books. history of photography. american history. ~Edward Sheriff Curtis is regarded today as one of the great North American photographers. His iconic work The Indian took him thirty years to complete and cost him his marriage and his health, As with so many artists he enthused rich and influential patrons~they don't come richer than banker J. Pierpoint Morgan or more influential than President Theodore Roosevelt~but died himself in relative poverty and obscurity. But he left behind the most complete visual record of Native Americans from the Inuit of the far north to the Hopi people of the southwest. Born near Whitewater, Wisconsin in 1868, he became interested in photography and in 1891, much to his mother's chagrin, he sold the family brickyard, mortgaged the family homestead, and bought half interest in a Seattle photo studio. In 1895 Curtis took his first photos of an Indian: the elderly daughter of Chief Siahl~Seattle ~ namesake of the city, but it was a chance encounter on Mount Rainier in 1898 that started him on his life's path. He met George Bird Grinnell, editor of Forest and Stream and an authority on American Indians and next year he was named official photographer for an 1899 scientific expedition to Alaska where he was captivated by the native Alaskans. One year later, in 1900, Edward Curtis found himself sitting on the back of a horse looking over a vast Montana plain from a tall bluff, Next to Curtis was Grinnell, who had been visiting the area for two decades and had invited the photographer to join him. Below, hundreds of Blackfoot, Blood, and Piegan people gathered for their annual Sun Dance. Soon, it all became clear to Curtis: Before the western Indians and their cultures disappeared completely, somebody needed to reach out to these people, gain their confidence, and record their existence. And that is exactly what he did~in twenty volumes published between 1907 and 1930. Edward S. Curtis: Visions of the First Americans is a tribute to the photographer, his work, but above all to the Native Americans he photographed. As Don Gulbrandsen says in his introductory essay on Curtis's life: "The faces stare out at you, images seemingly from an ancient time and from a place far, far away. Their names are just as arresting~Shot in the Hand, Two Moon, Bear's Belly, Raven Blanket~monikers that don't immediately register as human. Yet as you gaze at the faces the humanity becomes apparent, lives filled with dignity but also sadness and loss, representatives of a world that has all but disappeared from our planet. Seller Inventory # 10172403
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