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Thisdigital collection in CD presents the 2226 illustrations from TheNorth American Indian by Edward S. Curtis. Many of the strikingimages from The North American Indian have been reproducedwidely, especially since the 1970s. While there is controversy abouthow Curtis romanticized American Indian culture, the intention of thisdigital collection is to present all of the published images in theirentirety, with comprehensive identifying data including plate numbering,dimensions, and the original captions by Curtis. It is hoped that theviewer may get a sense of the content of the rare original volumes,in order to develop an informed understanding of Curtis and his project.
TheNorth American Indian (1907-1930), by Edward S. Curtis, was publishedin a limited edition and sold by subscription. The lavishly illustratedvolumes were printed on the finest paper and bound in expensive leather,making the price prohibitive for all but the most avid collectors andlibraries. Subscriptions sold for about $3,000 in 1907; the price roseto about $4,200 by 1924. Although the plan was to sell 500 sets, itappears that Curtis secured only about 227 subscriptions over the courseof the project.In 1935 the assets of the project were liquidated, and the remainingmaterials were sold to the Charles Lauriat Company, a rare book dealerin Boston. Lauriat acquired nineteen unsold sets of The North AmericanIndian, thousands of individual prints, sheets of unbound paper,and the handmade copper photogravure plates. They lay forgotten in thebookstore\'s basement until their rediscovery in the 1970s, which markedthe revival of interest in Curtis\' haunting images of American Indians.
Eachvolume measures 12 3/4 inches high, 10 1/4 inches wide and about 3 2/5inches thick. Each is bound in half leather, that is, the spine andthe four corners of the front and back covers are covered in a highquality brown Levant morocco leather. The covers themselves are laminatedbinders board; the central panel on each board is covered with a heavytan cloth. The text block within each volume measures 11 1/2 incheshigh, 9 1/2 inches wide and 2 to 2 1/2 inches thick; the text itselfoccupies an area 8 1/8 inches high by 5 inches wide on each page. Eachvolume has in gold foil stamping on the spine a simple line decorationwith the set\'s title at the top, the author, volume numberin roman numerals, tribe(s) in the volume and the publication date ofthe volume at the foot of the spine. The entire edition was bound byH. Blackwell, whose mark appears at the top of the front free endpaper.
There are around 75 photogravure plates in each boundvolume, with image sizes averaging 5 1/2 by 7 1/2 inches; each accompanyingportfolio holds around 35 loose photogravure sheets, with image sizesaveraging 12 by 16 inches. In total, there are 1506 plates in the boundvolumes and 720 plates in the portfolios, for a total of 2226 plates.
(Remember you are purchasing a CD of the images, not theoriginal volumes.)
VolumeTitle for VolumePlates in
VolumePlates in
PortfolioVolume 1The Apache. The Jicarillas. The Navaho. / Seattle : E.S. Curtis,190781 images39 images
Pl. 1-39Volume 2The Pima. The Papago. The Qahatika. The Mohave. The Yuma. TheMaricopa. The Walapai. The Havasupai. The Apache-Mohave, or Yavapai./ Seattle : E.S. Curtis, 190875 images36 images
Pl. 40-75Volume 3The Teton Sioux. The Yanktonai. The Assiniboin. / Seattle : E.S.Curtis, 190878 images36 images
Pl. 76-110, 119Volume 4The Apsaroke, or Crows. The Hidatsa. / Seattle : E.S. Curtis,190974 images36 images
Pl. 111-147Volume 5The Mandan. The Arikara. The Atsina. / Seattle : E.S. Curtis,1909 74 images 36 images
Pl. 148-183Volume 6The Piegan. The Cheyenne. The Arapaho. / Seattle : E.S. Curtis,1911 74 images36 images
Pl. 184-219Volume 7The Yakima. The Klickitat. Salishan tribes of the interior. TheKutenai. / Seattle : E.S. Curtis, 191175 images36 images
Pl. 220-255Volume 8The Nez Perces. Wallawalla. Umatilla. Cayuse. The Chinookan tribes./ Seattle : E.S. Curtis, 191177 images37 images
Pl. 256-292Volume 9The Salishan tribes of the coast. The Chimakum and the Quilliute.The Willapa. / Seattle : E.S. Curtis, 191375 images36 images
Pl. 293-328Volume 10The Kwakiutl. / Seattle : E.S. Curtis, 191574 images36 images
Pl. 329-364Volume 11The Nootka. The Haida. / Seattle : E.S. Curtis, 191675 images36 images
Pl. 365-400Volume 12The Hopi. / Seattle : E.S. Curtis, 192273 images36 images
Pl. 400*-435Volume 13The Hupa. The Yurok. The Karok. The Wiyot. Tolowa and Tututni.The Shasta. The Achomawi. The Klamath. / Seattle : E.S. Curtis,192474 images36 images
Pl. 436-471Volume 14The Kato. The Wailaki. The Yuki. The Pomo. The Wintun. The Maidu.The Miwok. The Yokuts. /Seattle : E.S. Curtis, 192474 images36 images
Pl. 472-507Volume 15Southern California Shoshoneans. The Diegueños. Plateau Shoshoneans.The Washo. / Seattle : E.S. Curtis, 192675 images36 images
Pl. 508-543Volume 16The Tiwa. The Keres. / Seattle : E.S. Curtis, 192675 images36 images
Pl. 544-579Volume 17The Tewa. The Zuñi. / Seattle : E.S. Curtis, 192674 images36 images
Pl. 580-615Volume 18The Chipewyan. The Western woods Cree. The Sarsi. / Seattle :E.S. Curtis, 192875 images36 images
Pl. 616-651Volume 19The Indians of Oklahoma. The Wichita. The southern Cheyenne. TheOto. The Comanche. The Peyote cult. / Seattle : E.S. Curtis, 193076 images36 images
Pl. 652-687Volume 20The Alaskan Eskimo. The Nunivak. The Eskimo of Hooper Bay. TheEskimo of King Island. The Eskimo of Little Diomede Island. TheEskimo of Cape Prince of Wales. The Kotzebue Eskimo. The Noatak.The Kobuk. The Selawik. / Seattle : E.S. Curtis, 193076 images35 images
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