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mmWmW'/■MwW-mmKmma KirkapodFrom American Indian PortraitMARTI! A Rt’DDECKEthe Journal StaffHIE ROOK 01 HORSES. Hv irian Williams, J.R. Lip-icott lt;»*., Philadelphia, Pa.Illustrated hook, with many(me color photographs and some excellent action shots,especially of the show jumping and three-day-cvent variety.mjL - ... A i ^Information that theknowledgeable horseman — or even a fairly knowledgeable one — doesn't know.ilriupvpr it Hnos rm lt;*» snmnIndian Portraits:Unusual DocumentaryRv FLO WILKSOf The Journal StaffAMERICAN INDIAN PORTRAITS: From the Wa-namaker Expedition of 1!M3. Edited by C harles R. ReynoldsJr., 124 Pages, published by Stephen Greene Press, Rrat-tlehore, Vermont, $12.50.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 thisunusual documentary ofAmericana, the prints made in 1913.Although credited to Dr. oseph K. Dixon, leader of the x p e d i t i o n , the actualhotographers’ names are nclear, yet each seems to anvcy a hit of the soul of the hotographer. All arc “given” y the subjects, none of them re the result of pressure or ribery, the editors stateThose of us now fully aware the emerging new image of c American Indian will ap-ociate the undying courage these people, shown in the mtographs, for in each pic-rc there is a certain pride of irriage and awareness of eir ancient heritage.DIXON SETS TDK SCENEir the collection ofhotographs in a foreword of is own book, “The Vanishing,” published in 1913. Herites “To the Man of [ystery, to Earth His Mother, he Sun his Father, a faithfulorshiper of the Great World athedral, Now a tragic soul Hinting Ihe shores of the ’estern ocean- My Brother, he Indian.”This romantic dedication is ■‘miniscent of Frank Waters' oncept of the Indian in hisovc! “The Man Who killed ne Deer.” Today the Indianeople are merging in the lainstream of contemporary ociety, retaining their ownaimitable way of life, vet tridefully competing with hose of other ethnic origins m i competitive society.files of the Museum of Natural evidence of his officeHistory, and published throughinterest of the Wa-f 1 .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 Wanamakers, dated July B, 1971.“William Penn's treaty was first contemplated on lands now occupied by the Wanamak er Store.” W'anamaker said, as he spoke to a tribal gathering of Indian dignitaries at his place in New York. He continued to bo active in restoration of the Blue Lake region to TaosPueblo.SOME OF THE PERSONSphotographed in the collection in handsome Indian ress. others in the “white man's” 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 Ambrocio Martinez, of Taos Pueblo, wears beautiful ceremonial attire, his braids banded in bead circlets, and his “Lincoln” cane asFilm on Ei irpis Egypt,” a filmwhich shows scenes seldom, if over, filmed before, will be shown Tuesday at 7 0 p m inthe Cniversity of New Mca-ivo's Pope joy Hall.It was produced and will be narrated by Jackson Winter, who has made other films of Egypt for Warner Bros, and the Egyptian Tourist Administration.Hayaiohum, a SouthernCheyenne, also poses with hisa\ icane, in aused on the jacket cover of the bookScenes vary from early Egypt lan c i v i li z a t i o n tonightlife in contemporaryCairo and modern Eygptianarchitecture.PHOTOGRAPHS IN THISvolume were recently found inThe program is part of aseries co sponsored hy theAppealing portraits of Indian children include John Clancy, Seneca; Estelle Hill, Oneida; Jenne Lavoraux. Noz Perce;the hoy Haskavelthnaga, Navajo; Amaline and Amo;/: Ultlc, Hupa children.PORTR MTS I NCI I DED inthe collection, now pubh hod for the first time, are of Indians from tribes across the continent, many of them fromwNew Mexico and the NavajoCountry. These include Valentin Naranjo, Santa ClaraPueblo; Host me P a g n t a ,Navajo; Pablo Aveita, Isleta;Sacliama. Honi; a» ?lt;Pueblo dignitary, unnamed;Gov. Lorenzo Lucero. Acoma; Gov Elsas Suazo, Tesuque Pueblo; Lt Gov. Senovia Romero. Tesuque; Annie Dodge, Navajo; Gov. William Piasiano, Laguna; Eiogio Castellano, San Juan Pueblo.Notable Indian women are pictured in the volume, t ho 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 portrait of a Havasupai Mother and Child, the infant on acradle hoardCompiled !*' IMaza Books. In*., Coronado ( enterfiction(4Wheels.” Hailey“Day of the Jackal,” Forsyth“Rabbit Redux. C;xlike’Winds of WarI %1 Our Gang,” RothNON-FICTION“Honor Thv Fathei ” TaleseEleanor Franklin,” LashWunnerful, Wunnerful, WelkBevond Freedom Dignity,1 •
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Albuquerque Journal
Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
Sun, Jan 09, 1972
Page 196
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