Lanterns on the Prairie: The Blackfeet Photographs of Walter McClintockvolume 6

In 1896, a young easterner named Walter McClintock arrived on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. A forest survey had brought him to Montana, but a chance encounter with a part-Blackfeet scout led him instead to a career as a chronicler of Plains Indian life. McClintock is now well known as the author of two books about his experiences among the Blackfeet, but only a few of his photographs have ever been published. This volume features biographical and interpretive essays about McClintock's life and work and presents more ... Read More

In 1896, a young easterner named Walter McClintock arrived on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. A forest survey had brought him to Montana, but a chance encounter with a part-Blackfeet scout led him instead to a career as a chronicler of Plains Indian life. McClintock is now well known as the author of two books about his experiences among the Blackfeet, but only a few of his photographs have ever been published. This volume features biographical and interpretive essays about McClintock's life and work and presents more than one hundred of his little-known images.Many of McClintock's photos were eventually reproduced as colored lantern slides. One set of signature views contained numerous brightly lit tepees, rendered so that the great circular Blackfeet encampment ""looked like an enormous group of coloured Japanese lanterns."" His pictures, the photographer claimed, ""were not posed"" but were instead ""of real life."" In truth, McClintock's photographs captured the attire and activities of the Blackfeet during the few weeks each year when they actively celebrated their old ways. Rather than recording day-to-day reservation life, they instead revealed the photographer's own romantic ideals and nostalgic longing. Lanterns on the Prairie explores the motivations of the players in McClintock's story and the historic context of his engagement with the Blackfeet. The photographs themselves provide an irreplaceable visual record of the Blackfeet during a pivotal period in their history. Read Less

• All from $2,477.00
• New Books from $2,477.00
• Rare Books from $2,477.00

• Hardcover (1)
• Choose Edition (1)

See All Editions

2009 Edition

ISBN:

0806140224

/ ISBN-13:

9780806140223

• Book Details
• Seller
• Sort U.K./EUR Sellers Price: Low to High Price: High to Low Condition Condition: Reverse Pub Date Pub Date: Reverse Sellers Near Me

• Hardcover, New 2009, University of Oklahoma Press ISBN-13: 9780806140223 See Item Details ▾

  BWS Bks BEST Ferndale, NY, USA

  $2,477.00 Add to Basket

  	Edition: 2009, University of Oklahoma Press Hardcover, New Available Copies: 2	Details: ISBN: 0806140224 ISBN-13: 9780806140223 Pages: 336 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press Published: 2009 Language: English Alibris ID: 15791144235	Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: $4.64 Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
  Seller's Description: New. 0806140224. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--Text in English. 336 pp. With 159 ills. (13 col. ). 29 x 27 cm. --with a bonus offer--
  ► Contact This Seller
  Hide Details ▴

2009, University of Oklahoma Press ISBN-13: 9780806140223 Hardcover See All from $2,477.00