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Coming to light : Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indians / a co-production of Anne Makepeace Productions, Inc. and Thirteen/WNET ; produced, written and directed by Anne Makepeace ; executive producer, Susan Lacy.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952.
- Curtis, Edward S.
- Visual anthropology.
- Indians of North America.
- Photographic historians.
- Photograph collections.
- United States.
- Great Plains.
- Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952--Photograph collections.
- Photographers--United States--Biography.
- Photographers.
- Photographic historians--United States--Biography.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--Portraits.
- Visual anthropology--Great Plains.
- Visual anthropology--United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Portraits.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming media file (85 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences
- Other Title:
- Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indians
- Place of Publication:
- Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films, [2000]
- System Details:
- System requirements: access to Internet or Intranet ; media player.
- Summary:
- Edward S. Curtis was a driven, pioneer photographer who set out in 1900 to document traditional Indian life. He became the most famous photographer of his time and created an enormous body of work. This film tells the dramatic story of Curtis' life, his work, and his changing views of the people he set out to document. Native Americans who are using his photographs for cultural perservation respond to the pictures, tell stories about the people in the photographs and discuss the meaning of the images.
- Participant:
- Commentary: Pegi Deam, Tleena Ives, Oliver Jackson, Jerry Potts, Allan Pard.
- Narrated by Sheila Tousey.
- Credits:
- Camera, Uta Briesewitz, Jennifer Lane, Emiko Omori ; editor, Jennifer Chinlund ; voice of Edward Curtis, Bill Pullman ; sound, David Springbett, Lewis Wheeler ; composer, Todd Boekelheide.
- Publisher Number:
- bf-ctl Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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