Edward Curtis', Nunivak Island
Edward Curtis
The North American Indian by Edward S. Curtis is one of the most significant and controversial representations of traditional American Indian culture ever produced. Issued in a limited edition from 1907-1930, the publication continues to exert a major influence on the image of Indians in popular culture. Curtis said he wanted to document "the old time Indian, his dress, his ceremonies, his life and manners." In over 2000 photogravure plates and narrative, Curtis portrayed the traditional customs and lifeways of eighty Indian tribes.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/special.html
View a slide show of Curtis' documentation during a visit to Nunivak Island, circa 1927, people, places and things!
Music: Phillip Aaberg, Theme for Naiomi Uemura, from Windham Hill Sactuary
The North American Indian by Edward S. Curtis is one of the most significant and controversial representations of traditional American Indian culture ever produced. Issued in a limited edition from 1907-1930, the publication continues to exert a major influence on the image of Indians in popular culture. Curtis said he wanted to document "the old time Indian, his dress, his ceremonies, his life and manners." In over 2000 photogravure plates and narrative, Curtis portrayed the traditional customs and lifeways of eighty Indian tribes.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/special.html
View a slide show of Curtis' documentation during a visit to Nunivak Island, circa 1927, people, places and things!
Music: Phillip Aaberg, Theme for Naiomi Uemura, from Windham Hill Sactuary
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Edward Curtis in motion picture. The Indian Picture Opera. On Amazon.
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