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THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN: The Complete First Nation TASCHEN Portfolios, by Edward S. Curtis (2001 1st Ed.)

THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN: The Complete First Nation TASCHEN Portfolios, by Edward S. Curtis (2001 1st Ed.)

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Author: Edward S. Curtis. Published by TASCHEN, Hohenzollernring, 2001, 1st Edition. Printed in Italy. Very Good Condition HARDCOVER Book, with an overall lovely age-yellowed patina. Inside is clean, tight spine has minor crazing of the gloss finish. Cover and corners have minor handling wear. But overall still highly displayable. Size: 8 x 5.5 inch, 768 pages including Bibliography.

THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN: The Complete First Nation TASCHEN Portfolios, is the culmination of the American photographer Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868-1952) thirty-year project to produce a monumental study of Indigenous 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 North American Indian tribes from the Mexican border to the Bering Straits, gaining their confidence by his patience and sensitivity. This, his photographic life's work, was originally 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 2001 Taschen book gives lasting life to Curtis's great achievements by making the photographs available again.   

For more info on this book and the Author, please see: Edward Curtis and the Background of the Collection  |  Articles and Essays  |  Curtis (Edward S.) Collection  |  Digital Collections  |  Library of Congress (loc.gov) 

ISBN: 9783822810392   
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