Edward S. Curtis: The Women - Hardcover

Cardozo, Christopher

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0821228951 ISBN 13: 9780821228951

Publisher: Bulfinch, 2005

Synopsis

The first collection of Edward S. Curtis' stunning, evocative and hugely popular portraits of Native American Women--with never-before-published images.

About this title

About the Author:

Anne Makepeace is a director, writer, and producer. Her most recent film, which was an Academy Award finalist, is Coming to Light: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian.
Christopher Cardozo is acknowledged to be the world's leading authority on Edward S. Curtis and owns the world's broadest private Curtis Collection. He is the principal consultant and curator to the four major extant private Curtis collections and is a consultant to many public institutions, including The Morgan Library.

From Publishers Weekly:

Many people may be familiar with Curtis's iconic photographs of Native American warriors and chiefs, but this beautiful collection from Cardozo, the world's leading authority on Curtis, presents rarely seen images of Native American women, all dating back to the early 20th century. Some of the images capture women in natural situations, like gathering berries or cradling a baby, but most are posed portraits, with the women staring directly into the camera, their eyes seeming to penetrate the page. Curtis's photos illuminate the depths of these women's personalities despite their stoic expressions. As Anne Makepeace writes in her introduction, "some of the women seem to be asking him, what will become of us? ... Still others stare boldly at the camera, their proud expressions declaring, 'This is who I am.'" This electrifying sense of personal connection is what makes these photographs so powerful-and so haunting. From a wrinkled Chinook woman staring sadly into the lens to a young Clayoquot girl playfully peeking from behind a blanket, these images capture the essence of what it meant to be a Native American female in the early 1900s. 100 four-color photos.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Bulfinch
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0821228951
• ISBN 13: 9780821228951
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128