Native American portraits 1862-1918 : photographs from the collection of Kurt Koegler / Nancy Hathaway.
Publisher description: Over one hundred photographs from the renowned Kurt Koegler collection of Native American portraits taken between the end of the Civil War and the end of World War I are featured in this powerful compendium depicting a proud and defeated people. Native American Portraits presents a factual, anecdotal, and visual history of the evolving artistry and technology of a century of photographers, as well as of the tribes whose vanishing trappings and traditions they sought to capture with their craft. The photographers -- William Henry Jackson, Camillus Fly, Carleton Watkins, and Lee Moorhouse, among scores of others -- were intrepid adventurers, fiercely committed to their work, who hauled hundreds of pounds of photographic equipment across the mountains and faced many dangers; their subjects -- including such important warriors as Sitting Bull, Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, Red Cloud, Geronimo, and Chief Gall (who led the Indians to victory against Custer) -- appear venerable, dignified, and beaten. Fascinating and provocative, this richly illustrated and painstakingly annotated volume documents the intersection of photography in its infancy and Native American culture in precipitous decline.
Record details
- ISBN: 0877017573
- ISBN: 9780877017578
- ISBN: 0877017662
- ISBN: 9780877017660
- Physical Description: 115 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Publisher: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [1990]
- Copyright: ©1990
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 116) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Geronimo -- Sitting Bull -- Chief Red Cloud, Dakota Souix -- Chief Wolf Robe, Cheyenne -- Jack Red Cloud, Sioux. Chief Goes to War, Sioux -- Rocky Boar, Sioux -- Chief Joseph, Nez Perce -- Black Bear, Chief, Northern Arapahoe -- Little Horse, Ogallula [sic] Sioux -- Samuel Lone Bear -- Split Sky -- and the Custer Battlefield (1910 photograph). The collection also includes numerous photographs featuring unnamed subjects from several geographic areas.Subjects include: Chief Tosh-A-Wah, Comanche -- Bird Chief, Arapahoe -- Kiowa Chief Big Bow -- Buckskin Charlie, Head Chief of the Utes -- Gall, Leader and the Custer Massacre, Sioux.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Fort Branch Library | 779.209 HAT (Text) | 37810435503189 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
