The Resource Short nights of the Shadow Catcher : the epic life and immortal photographs of Edward Curtis, Timothy Egan
Short nights of the Shadow Catcher : the epic life and immortal photographs of Edward Curtis, Timothy Egan
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- Summary
- Edward Curtis was dashing, charismatic, a passionate mountaineer, a famous photographer--and in 1900 he was thirty-two years old when he gave all that up to pursue his great idea: he would try to capture on film the Native American nation before it disappeared. Egan tells the story behind Curtis's iconic photographs, following him throughout Indian country, from desert to rainforest, as he struggled to document the stories and rituals of more than eighty tribes. This took tremendous perseverance, even with the backing of Theodore Roosevelt and J.P. Morgan; and the undertaking changed Curtis profoundly, turning him into an outraged advocate of Native American tribes. He would die penniless and unknown in Hollywood just a few years after publishing the last of his twenty volumes. But he had fulfilled his promise: his great adventure created one of America's most stunning cultural achievements.
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 370 pages
- Contents
-
- Custer conundrum
- Most remarkable man
- On the river of the west
- New art forms
- Moving pictures
- Lost days
- Second wind
- Longest days
- Fight to the finish
- Twilight
- First picture
- Epilogue: revival
- Encounter on a volcano
- Big idea
- Indian Napolean
- With the president
- In the den of the titan
- Anglos in Indian country
- Artist and his audience
- Isbn
- 9780618969029
- Label
- Short nights of the Shadow Catcher : the epic life and immortal photographs of Edward Curtis
- Title
- Short nights of the Shadow Catcher
- Title remainder
- the epic life and immortal photographs of Edward Curtis
- Statement of responsibility
- Timothy Egan
- Subject
-
- trueUnited States -- History -- 19th century
- trueUnited States -- History -- 20th century
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Artists, Architects, Photographers
- trueBiographies
- Curtis, Edward S, 1868-1952
- trueCurtis, Edward S, 1868-1952
- HISTORY / Native American
- HISTORY / United States / General
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- Native Americans
- Indians of North America -- Pictorial works
- trueIndians of North America -- Pictorial works
- trueLife stories -- Arts and culture | Artists
- trueLife stories -- People in history | Explorers
- trueLife stories -- People in history | Native peoples
- Photographers -- United States -- Biography
- truePhotographers -- United States -- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Edward Curtis was dashing, charismatic, a passionate mountaineer, a famous photographer--and in 1900 he was thirty-two years old when he gave all that up to pursue his great idea: he would try to capture on film the Native American nation before it disappeared. Egan tells the story behind Curtis's iconic photographs, following him throughout Indian country, from desert to rainforest, as he struggled to document the stories and rituals of more than eighty tribes. This took tremendous perseverance, even with the backing of Theodore Roosevelt and J.P. Morgan; and the undertaking changed Curtis profoundly, turning him into an outraged advocate of Native American tribes. He would die penniless and unknown in Hollywood just a few years after publishing the last of his twenty volumes. But he had fulfilled his promise: his great adventure created one of America's most stunning cultural achievements.
- Summary
- Recounts the pioneering photographer's life-risking effort to document the disappearing North American Indian nation, offering insight into the danger and resolve behind his venture, his elevation to an impassioned advocate, and the posthumous discovery of his achievements
- Award
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- ALA Notable Book, 2013
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2012.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2012.
- Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Non-Fiction, 2013.
- Assigning source
- --Adapted from publisher description
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10145312
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Egan, Timothy
- Dewey number
- 770.92
- Illustrations
-
- portraits
- photographs
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- TR140.C82
- LC item number
- E43 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Curtis, Edward S
- Photographers
- Indians of North America
- HISTORY / United States / General
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Artists, Architects, Photographers
- HISTORY / Native American
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the epic life and immortal photographs of Edward Curtis
- Label
- Short nights of the Shadow Catcher : the epic life and immortal photographs of Edward Curtis, Timothy Egan
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-350) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Custer conundrum
- Most remarkable man
- On the river of the west
- New art forms
- Moving pictures
- Lost days
- Second wind
- Longest days
- Fight to the finish
- Twilight
- First picture
- Epilogue: revival
- Encounter on a volcano
- Big idea
- Indian Napolean
- With the president
- In the den of the titan
- Anglos in Indian country
- Artist and his audience
- Control code
- 19784800
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 370 pages
- Isbn
- 9780618969029
- Lccn
- 2012022390
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- photographs, portraits
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn666239978
- (OCoLC)666239978
- Label
- Short nights of the Shadow Catcher : the epic life and immortal photographs of Edward Curtis, Timothy Egan
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-350) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Custer conundrum
- Most remarkable man
- On the river of the west
- New art forms
- Moving pictures
- Lost days
- Second wind
- Longest days
- Fight to the finish
- Twilight
- First picture
- Epilogue: revival
- Encounter on a volcano
- Big idea
- Indian Napolean
- With the president
- In the den of the titan
- Anglos in Indian country
- Artist and his audience
- Control code
- 19784800
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 370 pages
- Isbn
- 9780618969029
- Lccn
- 2012022390
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- photographs, portraits
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn666239978
- (OCoLC)666239978
Subject
- trueUnited States -- History -- 19th century
- trueUnited States -- History -- 20th century
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Artists, Architects, Photographers
- trueBiographies
- Curtis, Edward S, 1868-1952
- trueCurtis, Edward S, 1868-1952
- HISTORY / Native American
- HISTORY / United States / General
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- Native Americans
- Indians of North America -- Pictorial works
- trueIndians of North America -- Pictorial works
- trueLife stories -- Arts and culture | Artists
- trueLife stories -- People in history | Explorers
- trueLife stories -- People in history | Native peoples
- Photographers -- United States -- Biography
- truePhotographers -- United States -- Biography
Genre
Included in
- trueAndrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2012
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Biography Books: 2012
- trueALA Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2013
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