Grass Shall Grow - Helen Post Photographs the Native American West

Informationen zum Autor Mick Gidley is an emeritus professor of American literature and culture at the University of Leeds. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian, Incorporated; Photography and the USA; and Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian Project in the Field (Nebraska, 2003).   Klappentext The Grass Shall Grow is a succinct introduction to the work and world of Helen M. Post, who took thousands of photographs of Native Americans during a brief period of intense activity in the late 1930s and early years of World War II.   Zusammenfassung The Grass Shall Grow is a succinct introduction to the work and world of Helen M. Post, who took thousands of photographs of Native Americans during a brief period of intense activity in the late 1930s and early years of World War II. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures Preface and Acknowledgments A Note on the Figures Prologue 1. Introducing Helen Post 2. Creating a Read-and-See Book 3. Peopling Post’s Pictures 4. Photographing a New Deal for the Indians Conclusion Notes Photograph and Figure Credits Index

Product details

• Authors: Mick Gidley
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781496216205
• ISBN: 978-1-4962-1620-5
• No. of pages: 184
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; einzelne Fotografen, Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte, Amerikanische Geschichte, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte