A study of the literary influence of Edward Curtis's multi-volume collections of Native American photographs.
Curtis's project in the early decades of the twentieth century became the largest anthropological enterprise ever undertaken in this country, yielding the monumental work The North American Indian.
In 2012 a complete set of the original edition has been auctioned for some USD 1.4 million. This is the first time in over a century that a modestly priced, high-quality republication has been available.
The traditional cultures of the Indians of the Great Plains?Lakotas, Cheyennes, Wichitas, Arikaras, Crows, Osages, Assiniboins, Comanches, Crees, and Mandans, among others?are recalled in stunning detail in this collection of photographs by ...
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.
A selection of 88 sepia reproductions from the Curtis' The North American Indian, supplemental volume.
Volume #12 of 20 in The North American Indian series contains detailed information on the The Hopi. The subject areas covered on each tribe are histories, customs, ceremonies, mythologies and comparative vocabularies.
The twelve reproductions in this calendar, accompanied by information about tribal culture and history, are from first-generation photoprints and the original volumes of photogravures held by the Library of Congress.
The Grass Shall Grow is a succinct introduction to the work and world of Helen M. Post (1907–79), who took thousands of photographs of Native Americans.
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.