The North American Indians in Early Photographs


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A photographic book providing a record of the Indians of North America between 1850 and the First World War as seen by early photographers.




George Catlin and His Indian Gallery


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Showcases the work of the early-nineteenth-century artist who made four trips into Native American country as part of an ambition to paint each tribe, noting the influence of period belief systems on his work as well as his passionate affection for his subjects.




George Catlin


Book Description

George Catlin (1796-1872) was a Pennsylvania-born artist, writer and showman whose portraits of Native Americans are among the most important representation of indigenous peoples ever made.













Native Americans in Early Photographs


Book Description

A haunting collection of portraits, this book is a fascinating record of Native Americans and proof of the compelling power and artistry of photography.




Before and after the Horizon


Book Description

This companion volume to an exhibition at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York reveals how Anishinaabe (also known in the United States as Ojibwe or Chippewa) artists have expressed the deeply rooted spiritual and social dimensions of their relations with the Great Lakes region. Featuring 70 color images of visually powerful historical and contemporary works, Before and After the Horizon is the only book to consider the work of Anishinaabe artists overall and to discuss 500 years of Anishinaabe art history.