This book shows the photographer's most impressive pictures and vividly details his journey through life, which led him not only into the prairies but also into the film studios of Hollywood.
The book includes many regions, tribes and ages of people, and in some ways even some of the more negative aspects of his photographs are invaluable because they informed much of the mainstream American (worldwide, really) mythology that ...
The first collection of Edward S. Curtis' stunning, evocative and hugely popular portraits of Native American Women--with never-before-published images.
30 années durant, Curtis a dressé l’inventaire de ce que fut la vie des Indiens au début du siècle. De cet acharnement subsiste une oeuvre unique et somptueuse.
A collection of the author's photographs of North American Indians.
Edward S. Curtis: Portraits of Native Americans : 2008 Calendar
Edward S. Curtis: Photogravures from the North American Indian
Edward S. Curtis
From Curtis' epic collection, The North American Indian, come 20 evocative images, displayed against a richly-textured background and fashioned after an early 20th-century studio portfolio, in a spectacular, 12-panel folding screen.
This volume chronicles Curtis's career leading up to and through the circuitous route he took in order to complete his magnum opus The North American Indian -- a remarkable work of 20 volumes of text and 1505 full-page illustrations ...
Showcasing Edward Curtis' most compelling and important works, this beautiful publication highlights both iconic and rarely seen images, demonstrating his artistry and mastery of photographic mediums, and his commitment to...
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.
By the time he died in 1952, he and his monumental work had lapsed into obscurity. In this richly designed book, Anne Makepeace, creator of an award-winning documentary on Curtiss life, reexamines the lasting impact of his work.
A collection of the author's photographs of North American Indians.
A biography of the great American photographer of the West and the American Indian includes a section of over two hundred of Curtis's greatest pictures.
This book shows the photographer's most impressive pictures and vividly details his journey through life, which led him not only into the prairies but also into the film studios of Hollywood.
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.
Bold, sometimes abrasive, forever passionate, Edward Curtis was the quintessential romantic visionary. Curtis struggled through an impoverished boyhood in Minnesota to become a successful society photographer in Seattle. But he...
A collection of the author's photographs of North American Indians.
Edward Sheriff Curtis is regarded today as one of the great American pioneer photographers. This volume is a tribute to the photographer, his work, and the life of the Native Americans that the photographed.