The North American Indians: The Complete Portfolios - Softcover

Curtis, Edward Sheriff; Adam, Hans-Christian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 382288183X ISBN 13: 9783822881835

Publisher: TASCHEN, 1997

Synopsis

A pictorial record of more than 80 American Indian tribes, their traditions and customs. The photographs are accompanied by a selection of Curtis's texts.

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Review:

Originally used to illustrate a 20-volume encyclopedia of Native American history and culture, these photographs from the first decades of the 20th century are a valuable document of history. From a striking 1905 portrait of Geronimo to the seal-hunting Eskimos of Nunivak Island, Edward S. Curtis's pictures reflect the diversity of cultures that existed among the various Indian tribes. Their quality is superb--Curtis used the then-state-of-the-art photogravure process to reproduce his images--and the 1906 critique from Theodore Roosevelt remains valid: "In Mr. Curtis we have both an artist and a trained observer ... whose work has far more than mere accuracy, because it is truthful."

About the Author:

Hans Christian Adam (born 1948) works as a photographic consultant in Göttingen. He has published many articles and some books on photography, including TASCHEN’s monograph on Karl Blossfeldt.

About this edition

• Publisher: TASCHEN
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 382288183X
• ISBN 13: 9783822881835
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 768