Images from the Taschen photo series volume of Edward S. Curtis's work have been included in this homage to the great photographer.
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PRESERVING HISTORY,
By Joseph H. Race "Jose Mango" (SAIPAN, MP United States) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
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This review is from: Native Americans (TASCHEN Icons Series) (Paperback)
This little book is a great photographic journey through the Indian/Native American tribes, ranging from the Apaches to the Klamaths to the Hopis. The portraits are magnificent and totally historic, and the photos of the women and children are so noteworthy. If you mentioned early, authentic photographers of the tribes, the name Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868-1952) would surely emerge. His own photo makes him appear rustic and tough, and in the same vein as a real Indiana Jones. I was particularly impressed with the photos of the warrior Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, and the fully decorated Wishram bride of 1910. You can easily see that the women of the tribe went to great lengths with the beads, necklaces, headbands and her dress, to make her the most beautiful bride possible and an obvious credit to her clan. Anyone studying American history should add this one to his/her library.
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"Squaw before a teepee"?,
By BBooDad (Baraboo, WI) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Native Americans (TASCHEN Icons Series) (Paperback)
Whenever I read something that labels our Native women as "squaws," I think whoever wrote it has "heap little brains".
Edward Curtis made many beautiful pictures of Natives. However, he was also the prototype of today's Photoshoppers, heavily staging and retouching his pictures of Natives. So while his pictures are often beautiful, they should not be taken as photojournalism or documentary. They should just be viewed for their artistic and technical value, I think. But the "squaw" writing? It should have been left in the 19th century, not brought into the 21st.
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Whenever we open a book or magazine or pass a billboard and see an old-fashioned-looking black-and-white photo of lone "Red Indian" on the wide open prairie, or a chieftain wearing a feather headdress, or a squaw before a tipi, the chances are that the photographer was Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868-1952). Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Whenever we open a book or magazine or pass a billboard and see an old-fashioned-looking black-and-white photo of lone "Red Indian" on the wide open prairie, or a chieftain wearing a feather headdress, or a squaw before a tipi, the chances are that the photographer was Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868-1952). Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Edward Sheriff Curtis, Charles Lauriat, Los Angeles, Puget Sound, Rabindranath Tagore, University Street New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The North American Indian: The Complete Portfolios by Edward Sheriff Curtis on 10 pages
- Provence Style: Landscapes, Houses, Interiors, Details (Icons) by Taschen in Back Matter
- Classic Rock Covers (TASCHEN Icons Series) by Michael Ochs in Back Matter
- Piranesi: The Etchings by Luigi Ficacci in Back Matter
- Art Now Artist at the Rise of the New Millennium (Taschen 25) by Uta Grosenick in Back Matter
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