The Face Pullers Photographing Native Canadians 1871-1939
by Silversides, Brock V
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 1895618428
- ISBN 13
- 9781895618426
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Saskatoon, SK: Fifth House Books. Very Good+. 1996. Second Printing. Softcover. 1895618428 . Previous owner's name on fly leaf in ink. Only light wear to extremities of card covers ; A bright, solid book. This was also published in hardcover. ; B&W Photographs; 9.92 X 7.95 X 0.47 inches; 184 pages; A very comprehensive collection of photographs of First Nations subjects. The Face Pullers documents a particularly rich period in the history of Canadian photography. These photographs of First nations people- spanning the period 1871 to 1939 - provide not only a fascinating glimpse of a vanished world, but also illuminate the ways in which myths and misunderstandings about Native people have influenced, from the earliest days, the images produced by non-Native photographers.In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, many Canadian photographers- both amateur and professional- took pictures of Native people for documentary and commercial purposes. The Indians initially regarded photographic equipment with curiosity, suspicion, and fear, and upon viewing the final product, labeled the camera "the face puller." The photographs were in great demand among the white population, and while they often presented idealized views of First Nations people, they nevertheless managed to portray some authentic aspects of the Native experience. The evocative images in this collection provide a perspective of these individuals and their lives impossible to convey with mere words, and bear witness to the strength and resilience of what many believed at the time to be a dying race.The Face Pullers provides an unusual record of the myth-making surrounding Native people, and valuable insights into the history of Indian/white relations in Canada. .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16226
- Title
- The Face Pullers Photographing Native Canadians 1871-1939
- Author
- Silversides, Brock V
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1895618428
- ISBN 13
- 9781895618426
- Publisher
- Fifth House Books
- Place of Publication
- Saskatoon, SK
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- 1895618428, first nations, Indian, face puller, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Bookseller catalogs
- Native studies;
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