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PublisherYale University Press

ISBN-100300208243

ISBN-139780300208245

eBay Product ID (ePID)201637093

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Book TitleAlexander Gardner : the Western Photographs, 1867-1868

Number of Pages180 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2014

TopicIndividual Photographers / Monographs, Subjects & Themes / Historical, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), American / General, Subjects & Themes / Landscapes

IllustratorYes

GenreArt, Photography, History

AuthorJane L. Aspinwall

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight59.6 Oz

Item Length1.1 in

Item Width1.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Preface byDavis, Keith F.

LCCN2014-933741

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal779.092

SynopsisA glimpse into the development of the American West through startling photographs of the frontier landscape and the rich culture of American Indian tribes, A glimpse into the development of the American West through startling photographs of the frontier landscape and the rich culture of American Indian tribes Best known for his Civil War photographs, Alexander Gardner (1821-1882) also created two extraordinary bodies of work depicting the transformation of the American West: Across the Continent on the Kansas Pacific Railway and Scenes in the Indian County . In 1867, after joining the survey team for what became the Kansas Pacific Railroad, Gardner photographed the path of the proposed extension, emphasizing the ease of future railroad construction and economic development, while including studies of American Indians and settlements along the way. The following year, Gardner recorded peace talks with Indian tribes at Fort Laramie, Wyoming. Distinctly sympathetic to the plight of the American Indian, Gardner made candid documentation of individual chiefs, their encampments and daily life, burial trees, and the peace proceedings themselves. With a full catalogue raisonné of these two rare series, Alexander Gardner offers a complete visual index of these remarkable photographs, made at a critical moment in the history of the American West. Distributed for the Hall Family Foundation and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Exhibition Schedule: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (07/25/14-01/11/15), A glimpse into the development of the American West through startling photographs of the frontier landscape and the rich culture of American Indian tribes Best known for his Civil War photographs, Alexander Gardner (1821-1882) also created two extraordinary bodies of work depicting the transformation of the American West: Across the Continent on the Kansas Pacific Railway and Scenes in the Indian County . In 1867, after joining the survey team for what became the Kansas Pacific Railroad, Gardner photographed the path of the proposed extension, emphasizing the ease of future railroad construction and economic development, while including studies of American Indians and settlements along the way. The following year, Gardner recorded peace talks with Indian tribes at Fort Laramie, Wyoming. Distinctly sympathetic to the plight of the American Indian, Gardner made candid documentation of individual chiefs, their encampments and daily life, burial trees, and the peace proceedings themselves. With a full catalogue raisonn of these two rare series, Alexander Gardner offers a complete visual index of these remarkable photographs, made at a critical moment in the history of the American West.

LC Classification NumberTR652