Prospectus for Curtis' North American Indian

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Author: Curtis, Edward S.
Title: The North American Indian: Being a Series of Volumes Picturing and Describing the Indians of the United States and Alaska
Place Published: New York
Publisher:Edward S. Curtis
Date Published: 1907
Description:

[24] pp. Edited by Frederick Webb Hodge. Foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Field research conducted under the patronage of J. Pierpont Morgan. Illustrated with frontispiece and tissue guard plus another plate from B&W photographs. 31.7x24 cm (12½x9½"), original paper wrappers bound with string, pages deckled.

Prospectus for 'The North American Indian'. This twenty volume work was one of the most significant and controversial representations of traditional American Indian culture ever produced. Issued in a limited edition from 1907-1930, the publication continues to exert a major influence on the image of Indians in popular culture. Curtis said he wanted to document "the old time Indian, his dress, his ceremonies, his life and manners." Two plates reproduced in this prospectus are 'The Oath - Apsaroke' and 'Navaho Medicine Man'.
Condition Report: Touches of wear and scuffing to wrappers; near fine.