The North American Indian: the complete portfolios

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 realise his life's work, which culminate...

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Main Author: Curtis, Edward S. 1868-1952 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Köln Taschen [2015]
Series:Bibliotheca Universalis
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Summary: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 realise his life's work, which culminated in the publication of his encyclopedia The North American Indian. In the end, this monumental work comprised twenty textual volumes and twenty portfolios with over 2000 illustrations
Item Description:Original edition: 1997. - Includes bibliographical references (page 768)
Physical Description:768 pages illustrations, map 21 cm
ISBN:9783836550567
3836550563

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