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Coming to light Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indians  Cover Image DVD DVD

Coming to light Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indians

Curtis, Edward S 1868-1952 (Added Author). Makepeace, Anne. (Added Author). Lacy, Susan. (Added Author). Deam, Pegi. (Added Author). Ives, Tleena. (Added Author). Jackson, Oliver. (Added Author). Potts, Jerry. (Added Author). Pard, Allan. (Added Author). Tousey, Sheila. (Added Author). Pullman, Bill. (Added Author). Anne Makepeace Productions. (Added Author). WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) (Added Author). Bullfrog Films (Added Author).

Summary: Edward S. Curtis set out in 1900 to photographically document traditional Indian life. He became the most famous photographer of his time and created an enormous body of work. This film follows of Curtis' life, his work, and his changing views of the people he set out to document. Native Americans who are using his photographs for cultural perservation respond to the pictures, tell stories about the people in the photographs and discuss the meaning of the images.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1594686306
  • Physical Description: videorecording
    videodisc
    1 videodisc (56 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: 56-minutes version.
  • Publisher: Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films, 2000.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced in 2000 for television broadcast as part of the American Masters series; series producer, Karen Bernstein; series production coordinator, Reina Aktar.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Camera, Uta Briesewitz, Jennifer Lane, Emiko Omori ; editor, Jennifer Chinlund ; narrator, Sheila Tousey ; voice of Edward Curtis, Bill Pullman ; sound, David Springbett, Lewis Wheeler ; composer, Todd Boekelheide.
Participant or Performer Note: Commentary: Pegi Deam, Tleena Ives, Oliver Jackson, Jerry Potts, Allan Pard.
System Details Note:
DVD-R format.
Subject: Curtis, Edward S 1868-1952 Biography
Photographers United States Biography
Indians of North America Great Plains Portraits
Curtis, Edward S 1868-1952 Photograph collections
Photographic historians United States Biography
Visual anthropology Great Plains
Visual anthropology United States

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library DVD 191 E 77.5 .C65 2000 273501 DVD Reshelving -

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