{"product_id":"edward-s-curtis-portraits-isbn-9780785839743","title":"Edward S. Curtis Portraits","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “In Mr. Curtis we have both an artist and a trained observer, whose pictures are pictures, not merely photographs.” —President Theodore Roosevelt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Curtis’s highly expressive portraits convey the full range of human emotions, attesting to the trust he established with his subjects, and serve as exquisite examples of classic portraiture. From Alaska to Mexico, the photographs in this compact volume feature tribes such as:\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Apache \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Jicarillas \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Navaho \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Papago \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Qahatika \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Mohave \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Yuma \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Maricopa \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Walapai \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Havasupai \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Yavapai \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e And many more \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Chartwell Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44892758802661,"sku":"NP9780785839743","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_c129c2c8-95c0-4175-98ee-4f1a2e1c4a62.jpg?v=1773101885","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/edward-s-curtis-portraits-isbn-9780785839743","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}