Glass Plates and Wagon Ruts: Images of the Southwest by Lisle Updike and William Pennington

Clark, H.Jackson; Updike, Lisle; Pennington, William M

ISBN 10: 0870814958 / ISBN 13: 9780870814952

Published by University of Colorado,Department of Fine Arts, 1998

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Binding tight, content clean and straight Pictorial dust jacket in very good condition with minor edge wear and two closed tears on back spine and back upper corner. If purchasing internationally, please inquire about shipping charges before purchase. Pictures provided upon request. Ships within 1-2 business days.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Glass Plates and Wagon Ruts: Images of the Southwest by Lisle Updike and William Pennington
• Publisher: University of Colorado,Department of Fine Arts
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0870814958
• ISBN 13: 9780870814952
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Incorporates the entire corpus from 1905 to 1915 of two photographers who travelled the American Southwest capturing such images as Zuni Indians drilling turquoise; Jicarilla Apaches wearing eagle feather headdresses; cowboys in the territorial town of Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico; a Navajo medicine man, and other sights. Also included is an essay that chronicles the photographers' lives and a journal that details a woman's view of travelling the West during the same time period. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

About the Author

H. Jackson Clark was a third-generation native of Durango, Colorado. A well-known Indian trader and expert on Navajo weaving, jewelry, and legends, he lectured extensively on the history of the southwest. He died in July of 1997, before he could see this project come to fruition.