Images of Native Americans in Still Photography

The author's shortened introduction: ""The image of the
"Redman", whether noble or savage, has become a distorted and
seldom challenged part of the American myth. Partly a result of
ignorance, also partly the result of racism... One factor in
shaping our concepts has been the still photograph. Photographs
were taken for a variety of reasons, and the examination of some
examples raises numerous questions about the "reality" of the
images of Native Americans as well as about photography's role
in capturing or influencing those images.'' A crisp historical
and iconographic overview, especially dealing with John K.
Hillers, Wiiliam H. Jackson, William Soule, A.C. Vroman, John
Anderson, Edward Curtis, and Laura Gilpin. Well illustrated.
School of Communications, Univ. of Miami, USA


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