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Navajo Nation 1950 : Traditional Life in Photographs by Jonathan B. Wittenberg (2006, Hardcover)

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PublisherG Arts LLC

ISBN-100977753190

ISBN-139780977753192

eBay Product ID (ePID)54240718

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Book TitleNavajo Nation 1950 : Traditional Life in Photographs

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSubjects & Themes / Historical, Photojournalism, General, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies

Publication Year2006

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science, Photography

AuthorJonathan B. Wittenberg

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight44.1 Oz

Item Length11.6 in

Item Width10.9 in

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ReviewsBetween 1950-1953 Jonathan Wittenberg travelled throughout the Dinétah region of the Native American Navajo tribe, a region that encompasses the intersection of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah. With his twin-lens reflex camera, Wittenberg captured the Navajos, and was the only non-native to be able to access them between the years of 1950-1953 - a feat he achieved by gifting the tribe with quartz crystals, abalone shells, and two bags of oranges, on his first visit. The photos he brought back are a rare insight into the Navajos, examining their culture and traditional practices.

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal779.9973049726

SynopsisNavajo 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., 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., Today the Navajos comprise the largest group of Native Americans and live on more than 16 million acres. Jonathan Wittenberg has been granted exclusive access into this culture at a pivotal time. The photographs include not just portraiture of individuals, but daily activities, the landscape and special events celebrated., 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., More than fifty years ago, a young student of biochemistry and physics took his bulky, twin-lens reflex camera on a journey through the Dinetah, the land of the Navajo people. He entered with gifts - quartz crystals, abalone shells, and two bags of oranges - and he left with an invaluable photographic record of a culture. With a historical perspective provided in a Foreword by Navajo Nation Museum Director Geoffrey I. Brown and an exhaustive introduction by the author/photographer himself, Navajo Nation 1950 is as informative as it is visually stunning. The scenes and events described in the photographer's essay are more than just stories; in fact, they are more important now than ever, in that Wittenberg is the only non-native photographer who had access to the Navajo Nation people and lands during the years 1950-1952. Today, access has been limited even further by The People, so some of the landscapes seen here can only be seen through Wittenberg's lens. Now that half a century has passed, the traditions of the Dine have evolved, so that extensive anecdotal and photographic records like this one become invaluable historic documents, as well as a feast for the eyes.

LC Classification NumberE99.N3