The Image Taker: The Selected Stories and Photographs of Edward S. Curtis

by Gerald Hausman, Gerald Hausman (Editor), Bob Kapoun (Editor)

Overview

Featuring nearly 200 rarely seen photographs from Edward S. Curtis’ masterpiece, The North American Indian, The Image Taker combines the little known histories and stories from 26 Indian tribes, transporting the reader to a lost age.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935493068
Publisher:	World Wisdom
Publication date:	05/16/2009
Series:	American Indian Traditions
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Born in 1868 near Whitewater, Wisconsin, Edward Sheriff Curtis became one of America’s finest photographers and ethnologists. Beginning in 1907, he began the publishing of his epic masterpiece, The North American Indian. Upon its completion in 1930, Curtis’ opus, entitled The North American Indian, consisted of 20 volumes, each containing 75 hand-pressed photogravures and 300 pages of text. Each volume was accompanied by a corresponding portfolio containing at least 36 photogravures.

Gerald Hausman is a lecturer and writer on North American, Central European, and West Indian folktales. His books include Turtle Island Alphabet: A Lexicon of Native American Culture and Prayer to the Great Mystery: The Uncollected Works of Edward S. Curtis. He lives in Tesuque, New Mexico.