The North American Indian by Edward S Curtis

The North American Indian by Edward S Curtis

At the turn of the 20th century, the American photographer Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868–1952) started on his 30-year project to produce a monumental study of North American Indians. Using an approach that was both artistically and scientifically ambitious, he recorded, in words and pictures, the traces of the traditional Indian way of life that was already beginning to die out.

With tireless personal commitment Curtis visited 80 American Indian tribes from the Mexican border to the Bering Strait, gaining their confidence through his patience and sensitivity. His work was printed in 20 volumes between 1907 and 1930 as The North American Indian, but with only 272 copies, originals became extremely rare.

This book gathers Curtis’s entire American Indian portfolio into one publication, offering renewed access to and appreciation of his extraordinary achievement, which is as much a precious historical document as a triumph of the photographic form.

“This book is in every sense a life’s workCurtis left us a collection of immense historical significance, with an outstanding artistic integrity.” * Photo Art International *

For over thirty years, photographer Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868-1952) traveled the length and breadth of North America, seeking to record in words and images the traditional life of its vanishing indigenous inhabitants. Like a man possessed, he strove to realize his life’s work, which culminated in the publication of his encyclopedic work The North American Indian. In the end, this monumental work comprised twenty portfolios and twenty text volumes with over 2,000 illustrations.

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ISBN 13	9783836550567
ISBN 10	3836550563
Title	The North American Indian
Author	Edward S Curtis
Series	Bibliotheca Universalis
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Taschen GmbH
Year published	2015-03-06
Number of pages	768
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.