A visual pleasure and a unique insight into American history For the first time ever, here is renowned photographer Gertrude Kasebier's haunting collection of photographs of Native American performers from Buffalo Bill's Wild West show at the turn of the century. One hundred years later, Kasebier's portraits remain significant visual records into the lives of these Sioux performers and their nation. Her striking photographs capture the strength and character of each individual, documenting the complexity of true warriors ...
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A visual pleasure and a unique insight into American history For the first time ever, here is renowned photographer Gertrude Kasebier's haunting collection of photographs of Native American performers from Buffalo Bill's Wild West show at the turn of the century. One hundred years later, Kasebier's portraits remain significant visual records into the lives of these Sioux performers and their nation. Her striking photographs capture the strength and character of each individual, documenting the complexity of true warriors playing a staged version of themselves. In 1898, Kasebier wrote to William F. Cody requesting to photograph Indians performing in his Wild West show at Madison Square Garden. Her photographs proved poignant. Her studio had no elaborate backdrops, and she removed Indian regalia to depict her subjects as "raw" individuals, with strong personalities and experiences that blurred the distinction between traditional life and contemporary times. Kasebier developed long relationships with several of the Indians, corresponding with a few for many years. Examples of these letters appear in the volume, as well as drawings done by Indians waiting in her studio, photographs of Dakota Sioux on their reservation, little-known historical background, and Wild West show memorabilia, including rare pages from Buffalo Bill's original route book. Kasebier's photographs are preserved at the National Museum of American History's Photographic History Collection at the Smithsonian Institution.
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Gertrude Kasebier, Photographic history. Near Fine in Fine jacket. Book Very clean first edition, first printing in clean unworn dust jacket-now in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Glossy photo-illustrated boards-no bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages are clean with clean decorated endpapers-small remainder mark on bottom text block page edges near spine. 160 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped. In 1898, Kasebier wrote to William F. Cody requesting to photograph Indians performing in his Wild West show at Madison Square Garden. Her photographs proved poignant. Her studio had no elaborate backdrops, and she removed Indian regalia to depict her subjets as "raw" individuals, with strong personalites and experiences that blurred the distinction between traditional life and contemporary times. Kasabier developed long relationships with several of the Indians, corresponding with a few for many years. Examples of these letters appear in the book, as well as drawings done by Indians waiting in her studio, photographs of Dakota Sioux on their reservation, and little-known historical background.
