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The North American Indian Portfolio From the Library of Congress ─ Tiny Folio Edition
- ISBN13：9780789209061
- 替代書名：The North American Indian Portfolio From the Library of Congress
- 出版社：Perseus Distribution Services
- 作者：James Gilreath; Karl Bodmer; Thomas Loraine McKenney; James Hall; James Gilreath (INT)
- 裝訂／頁數：精裝／271頁
- 規格：12.1cm*10.8cm*2.5cm (高/寬/厚)
- 版次：1
- 出版日：2007/01/30
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Based on the renowned frontier artwork of George CatlinGÇÖs North American IndianPortfolio, McKenney and HallGÇÖs History of the Indian Tribes of North America,and Prince MaximilianGÇÖs Travels in the Interior of North America between 1832and 1834, these historic collections of prints and paintings were the first to preserveimages of Native Americans before their culture was affected by the whiteman. Fulfilling one of the Library of CongressGÇÖ central missionsGÇöto document theprinted, visual, and written history of this countryGÇöthe images in this volume constitutepart of the archive of the American memory.
Native Americans found the worldGÇÖs eyes upon them in the nineteenth century.Artists like George Catlin, Charles Bird King, and Karl Bodmer trekked to the Westto paint images for those unable to make the journey and created some of the mostimportant sociological, historical, and ethnological studies of American Indians.George Catlin, for example, was allowed to observe many of the ceremonies andgames in the Indian villages which enabled him to provide a remarkably detailedpicture of the tribeGÇÖs religious and social life. He wrote, GÇ£The history and customsof such a people, preserved by pictorial illustration, are themes worthy of the lifetimeof one man.GÇ¥ This extraordinary miniature folio will appeal to anyone withan interest in American art, art history, or Native American history.
Native Americans found the worldGÇÖs eyes upon them in the nineteenth century.Artists like George Catlin, Charles Bird King, and Karl Bodmer trekked to the Westto paint images for those unable to make the journey and created some of the mostimportant sociological, historical, and ethnological studies of American Indians.George Catlin, for example, was allowed to observe many of the ceremonies andgames in the Indian villages which enabled him to provide a remarkably detailedpicture of the tribeGÇÖs religious and social life. He wrote, GÇ£The history and customsof such a people, preserved by pictorial illustration, are themes worthy of the lifetimeof one man.GÇ¥ This extraordinary miniature folio will appeal to anyone withan interest in American art, art history, or Native American history.
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James Gilreath, the former American History Specialist for the Library of Congress's Rare Book and Special Collections, contributed the introduction to this miniature volume, published in association with The Library of Congress.
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