Egan, Timothy.
Summary: "Edward Curtis was dashing, charismatic, a passionate mountaineer, a famous photographer--the Annie Liebowitz of his time. And he was thirty-two years old in 1900 when he gave it all up to pursue his great idea: He would try to capture on film the Native American nation before it disappeared. At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, Egan's book tells...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CURTIS, EDWARD EGASummary: This film is a journey through history, where famed photographer Edward S. Curtis explains Native American cultures in his own words, and photographs. This motion picture reconstruction of his 1911-1912 magic lantern slide show illuminates a time when Native Americans were forced from their land and cultures. It includes hundreds of photos and re-created music composed for the original 1911...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mosa Motion Graphics 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC INDCoel, Margaret
Summary: Father John O'Malley and Vicky Holden search for answers as they investigate two murders, committed nearly a century apart, that are linked to photographs taken of the Arapaho on the Wind River Reservation in 1907.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Prime Crime 2004
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Summary: A series of tales about a photographer's developing relationship with the Native Americans he astonishes by showing them pictures of themselves is interspersed with parallel tales about an unsung soldier, a husband, and a father.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WIGCurtis, Edward S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 779.2 CURLowry, Shannon.
Summary: A collection not only of Curtis' romantic photographs of Aleutian Indians, but also of the folktales and stories Curtis gathered during the 30 years he chronicled Native Americans and their cultures. By today's standards of anthropology, Curtis' images are flawed in that they are more artistic than realistic, yet they are no less intriguing, especially in light of the fact that Curtis died...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.8 LOWWiggins, Marianne.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike 2007
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC WIGCheuse, Alan.
Summary: Beginning in the late 1890s, Edward Sheriff Curtis undertook the seemingly overwhelming odyssey of capturing the past, of documenting and photographing the fading way of life of the American Indian. Drawn on his epic journey by a series of female muses, Curtis turns his lens on a landscape of unparalleled beauty and tradition. His desire to complete his destiny as foretold by Chief Joseph, to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2008
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1986
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2 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 970.1 GraybSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005