Edward S. Curtis
The North American Indian. The Complete Portfolios
$279.99
- Hardcover
696 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2025
Summary
Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868-1952) dedicated his entire life to a project all his own, to use a camera to preserve the cultural heritage of the indigenous peoples of North America. For three decades, he traveled in every region of the continent, through every kind of terrain and weather, via land or water, in the 50°C heat of the Mojave Desert or the -20°C chill of the Arctic; moving on foot, by horse, wagon, donkey, boat or train, or later by automobile. More than 40,000 photos were produced …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783836596732 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 3836596733 |
| Author: | Peter Walther, Edward S. Curtis |
| Publisher: | Taschen GmbH |
| Imprint: | Taschen GmbH |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 696 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 3.44kg |
| Dimensions: | 74mm x 243mm x 304mm |
Critics Review
For people who not only love Winnetou, but also appreciate insight into actual history, this book belongs at the top of their wish list. * Stern *
A breathtaking testimony of documentary photography and ethnography in a superb box set. * Beaux-Arts Magazine *
TASCHEN offers an educational and moving dive into Curtis’s complete portfolios. * Blind Magazine *
This magnificent volume carries the soul of a lived humanism. The tableaus are of fantastic quality, sharpness, brilliance and captivating composition. * Der Standard *
For history and photography buffs, this publication is a very worthy addition to your collection, and something to be pored over with relish. * Amateur Photographer *
As much an object of beauty as it is an archive of immense historical weight. * Digital Camera World *
This book is in every sense a life’s work. Curtis left us a collection of immense historical significance, with an outstanding artistic integrity. * Photo Art International *
Peter Walther
Peter Walther has edited various publications on literary, photographic, and contemporary historical themes, including books on Goethe, Fontane, Thomas Mann, Hans Fallada, and writers in the First World War, as well as several illustrated books with historical color photographs. He is the author of the TASCHEN publications:
- The First World War in Colour (2014)
- New Deal Photography. USA 1935–1943 (2016)
- Anna Atkins. Cyanotypes (2023)
For over thirty years, photographer Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868-1952) traveled the length and breadth of North America, seeking to record in words and images the traditional life of its vanishing indigenous inhabitants. Like a man possessed, he strove to realize his life’s work, which culminated in the publication of his encyclopedic work The North American Indian. In the end, this monumental work comprised twenty portfolios and twenty text volumes with over 2,000 illustrations.
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