| Navajo Nation 1950: Traditional Life in Photographs Contributor(s): Wittenberg, Jonathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0977753190 ISBN-13: 9780977753192 Publisher: G Editions LLC OUR PRICE: $45.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2006 Annotation: In 1950, Jonathan Wittenberg, student of biochemistry and biophysics, went to live among the Navajo, or Dine, in New Mexico. With a bulky twin-lens reflex camera, Wittenberg was recording a people and their lives from a time that is essentially unrecorded. Navajo Nation 1950 is an incredible historical document that is not only a unique entree to a time and place, but a surprisingly fine art foray by an untrained photographic eye. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Portraits & Selfies - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Landscapes - Photography | Photoessays & Documentaries |
| Dewey: 779.997 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 10.9" W x 11.6" (2.80 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950's - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Geographic Orientation - New Mexico |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Navajo Nation 1950 is the journey of a time gone by. Author Jonathan B. Wittenberg has compiled his photographs and notes, savoring the days when he was able to incorporate himself into the fabric of the everyday life of one of America's most important cultures. Wittenberg, then a student of biochemistry, lived among the Navajo, who accepted him into their lives and allowed him to participate in their traditional activities. With a bulky twin-lens reflex camera, the young student took extraordinary portraits of people from a time that is essentially unrecorded. With more than ninety duotone photographs, this book not only features portraits of individuals who came to mean so much to the author, but also daily activities, the incredible landscape, and events hidden from the public eye. |