Edward Sheriff Curtis
visions of a vanishing race
by Edward S. Curtis, Florence Curtis Graybill, and Victor Boesen
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"First published in 1976, this book is the classic photographic record of Native American life by one of America's greatest photographers." "From 1904 to 1930, Edward Sheriff Curtis sought out the vanishing tribes of Native Americans with an unwavering passion and dedication. His life's work was to record the faces and lifestyles of the Indians before they vanished forever. He photographed more than eighty tribes, from the Southwest to the Arctic. It was an achievement both poignant and monumental.".
"For this book, Curtis's daughter, Florence, has selected 175 of her father's greatest photographs. She has also collaborated closely with Victor Boesen to give readers a moving and detailed biography of Curtis's life and work. In addition, there is a memoir of Curtis by his son, Harold."--BOOK JACKET.
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Indians of North America, Photograph collections, Portraits, Indians, Photographers, Biography, Pictorial works, Sale Adult - Photography, Political Science, General, Politics/International Relations, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions, Individual Photographer, Native American, LITERATURE - LIT CLASSICS TRD PB, Photography / Individual Photographer, Sale Books, Curtis, edward s., 1868-1952, Indians of north america, pictorial works, Portrait photographyPeople
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Edward Sheriff Curtis: visions of a vanishing race
2000, University of New Mexico Press
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Edward Sheriff Curtis: visions of a vanishing race
1994, Promontory Press
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Edward Sheriff Curtis: visions of a vanishing race
1981, American Legacy Press, Distributed by Crown Publishers, by arrangement with Multimedia Product Development, Inc.
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Edward Sheriff Curtis: visions of a vanishing race
1976, Crowell
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Originally published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., c1986.
Includes index.
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First published in 1976, this book is the classic photographic record of Native American life by one of Americas greatest photographers.
From 1904 to 1930 Edward Sheriff Curtis sought out the vanishing tribes of Native Americans with an unwavering passion and dedication. His life's work was to record the faces and lifestyles of the Indians before they vanished forever. He photographed more than eighty tribes, from the Southwest to the Arctic. It was an achievement both poignant and monumental.
For this book, Curtis's daughter, Florence, selected 175 of her father's greatest photographs. She has also collaborated closely with Victor Boesen to give readers a moving and detailed biography of Curtis's life and work. In addition, there is a memoir of Curtis by his son, Harold.
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