The North American Indian

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IN SEARCH OF A LOST TIME
At the turn of the century, the American photographer Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868-1952) started on his thirty-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 American Indian tribes from the Mexican border to the Bering Strait, gaining their confidence by his patience and sensitivity. His photographic life's work was printed in 20 volumes between 1907 and 1930 as The North American Indian. There were only 272 copies in total, so original copies are now extremely rare. This book gives lasting life to Curtis's great achievements by making the photographs available again.
TN MR. CURTIS WE HAVE BOTH AN ARTIST AND A TRAINED OBSERVER, WHOSE WORK HAS FAR MORE THAN MERE ACCURACY, BECAUSE IT IS... Tovább

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IN SEARCH OF A LOST TIME
At the turn of the century, the American photographer Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868-1952) started on his thirty-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 American Indian tribes from the Mexican border to the Bering Strait, gaining their confidence by his patience and sensitivity. His photographic life's work was printed in 20 volumes between 1907 and 1930 as The North American Indian. There were only 272 copies in total, so original copies are now extremely rare. This book gives lasting life to Curtis's great achievements by making the photographs available again.
TN MR. CURTIS WE HAVE BOTH AN ARTIST AND A TRAINED OBSERVER, WHOSE WORK HAS FAR MORE THAN MERE ACCURACY, BECAUSE IT IS TRUTHFUL. "
- Theodore Roosevelt
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The author: Hans Christian Adam studied psychology, art history and communication in Gottingen and Vienna. As a specialist in historical images, he has published numerous articles and books, especially titles on travel and war photography. His books for TASCHEN include, among others, Karl Blossfeldt, Eugene Atget: Paris 2ii\a Berlin, Portrait of a City. Vissza