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The North American Indian Portfolios Abbeville Press

The North American Indian Portfolios By Abbeville Press

The North American Indian Portfolios by Abbeville Press


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Summary

This miniature folio is based on the well-known frontier artwork by Bodmer, Catlin, and McKenney & Hall.

The North American Indian Portfolios Summary

The North American Indian Portfolios: From the Library of Congress by Abbeville Press

Based on the renowned frontier artwork of George Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio, McKenney and Hall's History of the Indian Tribes of North America, and Prince Maximilian's Travels in the Interior of North America between 1832 and 1834, these historic collections of prints and paintings were the first to preserve images of Native Americans before their culture was affected by the white man. Fulfilling one of the Library of Congress' central missions-to document the printed, visual, and written history of this country-the images in this volume constitute part of the archive of the American memory. Native Americans found the world's eyes upon them in the nineteenth century. Artists like George Catlin, Charles Bird King, and Karl Bodmer trekked to the West to paint images for those unable to make the journey and created some of the most important sociological, historical, and ethnological studies of American Indians. George Catlin, for example, was allowed to observe many of the ceremonies and games in the Indian villages which enabled him to provide a remarkably detailed picture of the tribe's religious and social life. He wrote, The history and customs of such a people, preserved by pictorial illustration, are themes worthy of the lifetime of one man. This extraordinary miniature folio will appeal to anyone with an interest in American art, art history, or Native American history. The miniature folio, published in associateion with The Library of Congress, features an introduction written by James Gilreath, the former American History Specialist for the Librarys Rare Book and Special Collections.

About Abbeville Press

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.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents from: The North American Indian Portfolios

Introduction by James Gilreath

North American Indian Portfolio by George Catlin

Travels in the Interior of North America between 1832 and 1834 by Karl Bodmer
Vignettes
Tableaux

History of the Indian Tribes of North America by Thomas L. McKenney and James Hall
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3

Index

Additional information

GOR004758454
9780789209061
0789209063
The North American Indian Portfolios: From the Library of Congress by Abbeville Press
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
20061019
288
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