Native Americans: A Portrait : the Art and Travels of Charles Bird King, George Catlin, and Karl Bodmer - Hardcover

Moore, Robert J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1556706162 ISBN 13: 9781556706165

Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang Inc, 1997

Synopsis

The work of Charles Bird King, George Catlin, and Karl Bodmer looms large in the field of history, ethnology, and anthropology. No serious study of American Indian people can be undertaken without reference to it, and yet the names of these three men are largely unknown to the general public. Although King, Catlin, and Bodmer worked independently of one another, they were united in a singular vision: all were dedicated to preserving the various cultures of American Indian people through their artwork and writings. Native Americans: A Portrait presents for the first time in one volume a major selection of the original drawings, paintings, and lithographs by these three artists. More than 300 striking full-color reproductions take the reader to the American frontier to experience Indians in their original environment - performing religious ceremonies, hunting buffalo, engaging in bloody battles, and simply living their lives. Also included are dozens of magnificent portraits of the most prominent Indian leaders of the day. The accompanying text by noted scholar Robert J. Moore, Jr., describes the powerful political currents of the 1830s that led to the forced removal of the Indian tribes, while original quotes from the artists themselves offer invaluable insights into nineteenth-century white American culture.

About this title

From the Author:

A note on Native Americans: A Portrait
Native Americans: A Portrait is the story of three artists who took advantage of a moment in time to record the lifeways and cultures of the Indian tribes of North America. George Catlin, Karl Bodmer and Charles Bird King illustrated American Indian people in the 1820s and 1830s, before devastating change came to many tribes. The paintings and engravings in this book show Indian people just before the overland migrations of the 1840s and 50s changed their way of life forever. In addition to the works of art which are handsomely reproduced in this volume. Why not come along on a chugging steamboat up the Missouri River to meet some unforgettable American Indian people and the chroniclers of a now-vanished world?

Synopsis:

Presents original drawings, paintings, and lithographs by the noted nineteenth-century artists.

About this edition

• Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang Inc
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1556706162
• ISBN 13: 9781556706165
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 279