{"product_id":"edward-s-curtis-portraits-the-many-faces-of-the-native-americans-9780785839743","title":"Edward S. Curtis Portraits: The Many Faces of the Native Americans","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn 1906, J. P. Morgan commissioned Edward S. Curtis to produce a series of books depicting Native American life. \u003ci\u003eEdward S. Curtis Portraits \u003c\/i\u003econtains over 250 of the project's beautiful and haunting portraits.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In Mr. Curtis we have both an artist and a trained observer, whose pictures are pictures, not merely photographs.\" --President Theodore Roosevelt \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Talented photographer Edward Sheriff Curtis set out on the project with the goal of becoming a successful portrait artist, but as he worked taking photographs of the \"vanishing Indian,\" he discovered a calling as an ethnographer and embarked on \u003cb\u003ea mission to document every aspect of traditional Native American culture\u003c\/b\u003e before it disappeared forever. He considered the loss of Native American traditions a national tragedy and sacrificed his financial security, marriage, and even his health to pursue his mission. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Curtis's \u003cb\u003ehighly expressive portraits\u003c\/b\u003e convey the full range of human emotions, attesting to the trust he established with his subjects, and serve as \u003cb\u003eexquisite examples of classic portraiture\u003c\/b\u003e. From Alaska to Mexico, the photographs in this compact volume feature tribes such as: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Apache\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Jicarillas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Navaho\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Papago\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Qahatika\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Mohave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Yuma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Maricopa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Walapai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Havasupai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Yavapai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd many more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Though Curtis has been criticized for idealizing the people he photographed with props and staged shots, his deep respect for them and earnest attempt to understand them is apparent in his work. Today, these portraits allow us \u003cb\u003ea precious glimpse into Native American life as it existed\u003c\/b\u003e before complete colonial expansion in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chartwell Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780785839743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256","brand":"Wayne Youngblood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40793372491957,"sku":"9780785839743","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_fcbb1cc3-6629-4fc1-8061-43e0ad578185.jpg?v=1629204843","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/edward-s-curtis-portraits-the-many-faces-of-the-native-americans-9780785839743","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}