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ALBUQUERQUE J(Kmma KirkapouFrom American Indian PortraitThe Book of HorsesP.v M \RTII \ RlDDECKEOf the Journal StaffTHE BOOK Of 1IOHSI* -S, BvDorian Williams, II! Lip-pincolt lt;o., Philadelphia. Pa.1071 II? nai'ro S5illustrated hook, with manv* ~t — igrfine color photographs andsome excellent action shots, especially of the show jumping and three-day-event variety.information that theknowledgeable horseman — oreven a fairly knowledgeable - doesn't know.oneThe textISsparseHowever, it does give someIndian Portraits:Unusual DocumentaryBy FLO WILKSOf The Journal StaffAMERICAN INDIAN PORTRAITS: From the Wa-namaker Expedition of 1913. Edited by C harles R. Reynolds Jr., 124 Pages, published by Stephen (ireene Press, Brat-tlcbore, Vermont, SI2..*lt;*.One hundred and twenty portraits of Indian men, women and children, taken by the third Rodman Wanamaker Expedition to the American Indian, are included in this unusual documentary of Americana, the prints made in 1913.Although credited to DrJoseph K. Dixon, leader of the expedition, the actual photographers’ names are unclear, yet each seems to convey a bit of the soul of the photographer. All are “given”by the subjects, none of themare the result of pressure or bribery, the editors state.Those of us now fully aware of the emerging new image of the American Indian wiil appreciate the undying courage of these people, shown in the photographs, for in each picture there is a certain pride of carriage and awareness of their ancient heritage.forDIXON SETS THE SCENE. . the collection ofphotographs in a foreword ofhis own book, “The VanishingRace,” published in 1913. Hlt; writes “To the Man of Mystery, to Earth His Mother, The Sun his Father, a faithful worshiper of the Great World Cathedral, Now a tragic soul haunting the shores of the Western ocean- My Brother, The Indian.”This romantic dedication is reminiscent of Frank Waters’ concept of the Indian in hisnovel “The Man Who killed the Deer.” Today the Indian people are merging in the mainstream of contemporary society, retaining their own inimitable way of life, yet pridefully competing with those of other ethnic origins ina competitive society.files of the Museum of NaturalHistory, and published throughinterest of the Wa-namakers. Rodman Wanamaker, son of the fameddepartment store mag continues an active interest in the American Indian, a motivation evident in a recent letter of John Wanamaker s, dated July 8,1971.“William Penn's treaty was first, contemplated on lands now occupied by the Wanamak er Store ” Wanamaker said, as he spoke to a tribal gathering of Indian dignitaries at his place in New York. He continued to be active in restoration of the Blue Lake region to Taos l’ueblo.SOME OF THE PERSONSphotographed in the collection are in handsome 1 n d i a nothers in the “white mans attire, such as the photo of John Grass, a Blackfoot, in suit, white shirt and tie Lone Wolf, the Sioux, is shown in h a n d s o m e ceremonial buckskin shirt, a feather in his hair.Gov. Amhrocin Martinez, of Taos Pueblo, wears beautiful ceremonial attire, his braids banded in bead circlets, andholds hisucane asFilm on EgyptSet at PcnejoyPHOTOGRVPHS IN THISvolume were recently found inevidence of his officellayaiohum, a SouthernCheyenne, also poses with his“Lincoln” cane, in a photoused on the jacket cover of the bookAppealing portraits of Indian children include John Clancy, Seneca; Estelle Hill, Oneida;Jenne Lavoraux. Noz Perce;the hoy Haskavelthnaga, Navajo; Amalino and Aniae Little, Hupa children.PORTRAITS 1V I I DED inthe collection, now publi -bed for the first time, are of Indians from tribes across the continent, many of them fromNew Mexico and tie- Navajo Country. These include Valentin Naranjo, Santa ClaraPueblo; Hostme Pa g o 1 a ,Navajo; Pablo Aveita, Isleta,Sacliama, Hopi; a SandiaPueblo dignitary, unnamed; Gov. Lorenzo Lucero. Acoma;Gov Elias Suazo, TesuquePueblo; Ltiov.SenoviaRomero. Tesuque; A n n i e Dodge, Navajo; Gov. William Piasiano, Laguna; Elogio Castellano, San Juan Pueblo.Notable Indian women arepictured in the volume, the portrait of Emma Kickapoo used as the front cover page of the book’s jacket. Others include Mrs Dog Horn Sioux; Maud Daush, Chippewa; Lizzie Hunter and Martha Hensley,Winnebago, and a lovely porjit of a Havastjpai Mlt;Umd Child, the infant on acradle hoard11Blt;ntiyd001tl('tlauSiVhfit}
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Albuquerque Journal
Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
Sun, Jan 09, 1972
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