Edward S. Curtis' North American Indian Photographs CD-ROM and Book
- ISBN-10
- 0486990974
- ISBN-13
- 9780486990972
- Category
- Documentary photography
- Pages
- 64
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-03
- Authors
- Edward S. Curtis, John Riess, Amy Pastan
Description
From 1900 to 1930, Edward S. Curtis created a massive photographic and ethnographic record of 80 American Indian tribes. This collection of 240 sepia-tone images presents the best and most striking pictures from Curtis's documentation of a traditional culture on the verge of extinction. Photographs include striking portraits of Geronimo, Chief Joseph, Red Cloud, and other prominent individuals.
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