Native American Portraits 1862–1918 by Nancy Hathaway, featuring a sepia portrait framed by a turquoise patterned border.
Copyright page showing Chronicle Books, 1990 copyright, and the first-printing number line.
Half-title page bearing a handwritten thirtieth-birthday gift inscription to Jeff, dated February 11, 1995.
Back cover of Native American Portraits featuring a historical group portrait of five Native American people.
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Native American Portraits 1862–1918 by Nancy Hathaway, featuring a sepia portrait framed by a turquoise patterned border.Copyright page showing Chronicle Books, 1990 copyright, and the first-printing number line.Half-title page bearing a handwritten thirtieth-birthday gift inscription to Jeff, dated February 11, 1995.Back cover of Native American Portraits featuring a historical group portrait of five Native American people.

Native American Portraits 1862-1918 Nancy Hathaway 1990 Photography Paperback

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Description

  • Author: Nancy Hathaway
  • Full title: Native American Portraits 1862–1918: Photographs from the Collection of Kurt Koegler
  • Publisher: Chronicle Books, San Francisco
  • Year/Edition: 1990, first printing
  • Format: Illustrated paperback with folding cover flaps; preserved in an archival envelope
  • Copy note: Personal birthday inscription dated February 11, 1995, on the half-title page. This is a gift inscription, not an author signature.

Description

More than one hundred historical photographs bring individual faces into view across a period of profound change for Native American communities. Drawn from Kurt Koegler’s collection, the portraits span 1862 to 1918 and include figures such as Sitting Bull, Chief Joseph, Red Cloud, and Geronimo.

Nancy Hathaway’s accompanying text introduces the people pictured and the photographers who made their portraits. The book also traces the development of photographic portraiture through studio settings, carefully arranged group photographs, clothing, and personal adornment.

The large reproductions invite close attention to expression and detail. Together, the photographs offer material for exploring Native American history, photographic practice, and the ways people were represented before the camera.