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Shadow Catcher : how Edward S. Curtis documented American Indian dignity and beauty / by Michael Burgan.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Captured historyPublisher: North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone, [2015]Description: 64 pages : illustrations, color map ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0756549922 (library binding)
  • 0756549981 (pbk.)
  • 9780756549923 (library binding)
  • 9780756549985 (pbk.)
Subject(s):
Contents:
The shadow catcher -- Quest for photos and money -- Success and struggles -- "The cause" lives on.
Summary: "Chronicles the life of Edward S. Curtis and his 20-volume life's work, The North American Indian"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 973.0497 B954 Available 33111007955921
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

At the turn of the 20th century, photographer Edward S. Curtis devoted his life to learning all he could about American Indians and sharing it with world. He took his first photo of an American Indian in 1895, and for the next 30 years he traveled the West and north to Alaska to chronicle traditional native culture. The result was a magnificent--and controversial--20-volume project, The North American Indian. While some scholars and American Indians found fault with the work Curtis published, many others greatly appreciated it. His grand endeavor was nearly forgotten when he died in 1952, but Curtis' rediscovered photographs are now recognized as treasures that will live forever.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The shadow catcher -- Quest for photos and money -- Success and struggles -- "The cause" lives on.

"Chronicles the life of Edward S. Curtis and his 20-volume life's work, The North American Indian"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 10-12.

Grades 4-6.

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