Alexander Gardner - The Western Photographs, 1867-1868 (Hardcover)

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 raisonne 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)

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2014
First published:	September 2014
Authors:	Jane L. Aspinwall
Preface by:	Keith F. Davis
Creators:	Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Dimensions:	286 x 286 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	180
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-20824-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > Individual photographers Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > Photographic collections > Photographic reportage Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	0-300-20824-3
Barcode:	9780300208245

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