Sandweiss begins by discussing the limited uses of daguerrotypes as intermediaries for other forms of visual information in the context of the mexicanamerican war and the unfolding western landscape. Interview an interview with martha sandweiss in which she discusses her book passing strange, a biography of clarence king who lived a double life as the celebrated white explorer, geologist and writer clarence king. Sandweiss, professor of american studies and history at amherst college for print the legend. Sandweiss s print the legend is a magnificent work and a definitive synthesis of the nineteenthcentury wests photographic visual culture. The blackandwhite film was released by paramount pictures. The covers are made from cardboard boxes mixed with coffee and printed on an letterpress. The yosemite book graphic arts princeton university. An enduring grace, winner of the george wittenborn award for outstanding art book of 1987, and the coedited volume the oxford history of the american.
Photography and the american west the lamar series in western history 9780300103151. Although print the legend does not attempt or pretend to be comprehensive, the thoroughness of sandweiss s research almost makes it feel exhaustive. Sandweiss research and teaching focus on 19thcentury u. Photography and the american west, the author introduces her book as a story about photography and the american. But the devotee should have immense faith and devotion towards saibaba. She posits two ways to think of how we interpret and use. A gilded age tale of love and deception across the color line penguin press, 2009. This passionate and compassionate book is closer to historiography how historians do their work than to history. Gardners classic also became foundational in the history of american photography, combining, for the first time, words and images in a sophisticated. Sep 03, 2003 martha sandweiss has produced a fascinating and important volume, richly deserving the ray billington prize awarded by the organization of american historians. Photography and the american west, in which she recounts the evolution.
Clarence king is a hero of nineteenth century western history. All the books below are recommended as readalikes for martha a. Sandweiss is a historian of the united states, with particular interests in the history of the american west, visual culture, and public history. Photography and the american west, in which she recounts the evolution of the art of photography in the united states and its. Soon after alexander gardners photographic sketch bookwas published, in 1866, it became the civil wars bestknown visual record and helped define how viewers, then and in subsequent generations, would come to know the war. Print the legend photography and the american west. On alexander gardners photographic sketch book of the. Photography and the american west the lamar series in western history new ed by sandweiss, martha a.
Martha sandweiss has produced a fascinating and important volume, richly deserving the ray billington prize awarded by the organization of american historians. Photography and the american west, yale university press new haven, ct. The impact of photography on how americans have perceived the west is the subject of sandweiss s more recent work print the legend. Martha sandweiss is not an art historian, and her ambitious new book is not a work of art history. Print the legend might well be called martha sandweisss magnum opus, so brilliantly does it demonstrate the power of locating photographic history in the social, political, and economic contexts that created visual images and that provided the setting for their interpretation. Sandweiss print the legend serves a delicious brew of public accomplishment and domestic intrigue in this dual biography of the geologistexplorer clarence king 18421901 and ada copeland c. Photography and the american west new haven, conn yale university press, 2002. James mcwilliams, austin chronicle a wonderful book. The texas state historical association quarterly report includes papers read at the meetings of the association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the committee volume 1, number 1. Jan 06, 20 print the legend is an impressive contribution on multiple planes, for martha sandweiss not only recounts the complex history of the use of photography in the american west between 1840 and 1890, s. Vasari award dallas museum of art, outstanding art book, 1989. Martha sandweiss is the author of several books, including print the legend. Apr 30, 2003 april 30, 2003 director of media relations 45428417. Sandweiss is professor of history at princeton university.
Photography and the american west, a cultural history of photography in the american west during the 19th century that tracks how the. These texts, in three handsewn volumes, are housed in a hutshaped cardboard case opens to form an altar with two side panels. Michael more, albuquerque journal print the legend belongs on that short shelf of essential books about the american west. Sandweiss unearths a compelling tale of secret racial identity. Print the legend might well be called martha sandweiss s magnum opus, so brilliantly does it demonstrate the power of locating photographic history in the social, political, and economic contexts that created visual images and that provided the setting for their interpretation. Sandweiss is particularly keen on the development and use of photography to create myth as well as examining the varied intents that photographers brought to their craft. Photography and the american west won the ray allen billington prize from the organization of american historians for the best book in american frontier history. Sandweiss is a historian and professor of history at princeton, with a focus on public history and the american west. Martha sandweisss work remains at the forefront of scholarship on photography in the region. Vernon peter, sunday oregonian a deliciously intelligent new book. Sandweisss print the legend is a magnificent work and a definitive synthesis of the nineteenthcentury wests. She began her career as a museum curator and taught for twenty years at amherst college.
Print the legend is an insightful study of the codevelopment of photography and the image of the american west. Photography and the american west new haven and london. Photography and the american west, the author introduces her book as a story about photography and the american west, a new medium and a new place that came of age together in the nineteenth century. American historical print collectors society award, outstanding publication of 1990. Ray allen billington award best book in american frontier history, organization of american historians, 2003. Martha a sandweiss resurrecting scores of littleknown images of the nineteenthcentury american west, print the legend offers engaging tales of ambitious photographic adventurers, missing photographs, and. Print the legend belongs on that short shelf of essential books about the american west. Professor martha sandweiss discussed her book print the legend. Sandweiss writes that as early as the eighteen sixties daguerreotypes, album plates, and glass lantern slides. Martha sandweiss talked about her book passing strange.
This book tells the intertwined stories of photography and the american westa new medium and a new place that came of age together in the nineteenth century. One thread follows the history of photography as a medium from the daguerreotype era of the 1840s, through the bulky glassplate era beginning in the late 1850s, to the 1890s, when roll film made. Photography and the american west yale university press, 2002. Dec 17, 2009 sandweiss research and teaching focus on 19thcentury u. Oconnor, the oxford history of the american west oxford university press. The secret double life of the man who mapped the american west, and the woman he loved. The organization of american historians has given the ray allen billington prize to martha a. These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research.
Martha sandweiss s work remains at the forefront of scholarship on photography in the region. A gilded age tale of love and deception across the color line penguin press. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Photography and the american west by martha sandweiss. Photography and the american west, the author introduces her book as a story about photography and the american west, a new medium and a new place that came of age together in the nineteenth century 2. Jan 14, 20 print the legend is an impressive contribution on multiple planes, for martha sandweiss not only recounts the complex history of the use of photography in the american west between 1840 and 1890, she also guides both the general reader and historian alike in the process of rethinking how we interpret and utilize photography. Prints and daguerreotypes of the mexican war, 18461848 by martha a. Photography and the american west, winner of the organization of american historians ray allen billington. In her book, martha sandweiss elucidates the development of western. The southwestern historical quarterly, volume 107, july.
Sandweiss, 9780300103151, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Sandweiss is the author of numerous works on western american history and the history of photography, including print the legend. Professor martha sandweiss talks about her book, print the legend. Greg gagnon images of the american west are an essential part of american culture. Through narrative and previously unknown nineteenth century images, the book recounts the evolution of the new art of photography in the united states. She is the author of numerous books on american history and photography, including laura gilpin. Photography and the american west, the winner of the organization of american historians ray allen billington prize.
Photography and the american west, published by yale university press. The chapter on photography and book making, from whence the title of the book is derived, is fodder for all involved in the book market, reader, photographer and publisher alike. Resurrecting scores of littleknown images of the nineteenthcentury american west, print the legend offers engaging tales of ambitious photographic adventurers, missing photographs, and misinterpreted images. She later taught american studies and history at amherst college for twenty years. Sandweiss is professor of history and american studies at amherst college.
Bolom chon features the music and art of the tzotzil indians. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 643. Every american knows what the west was and looked like. So look for the suggested readalikes by title linked on the right. The screenplay by james warner bellah and willis goldbeck was adapted from a 1953 short story written by dorothy m. Photography and the american west 9780300095227 by sandweiss, martha a. The chapter on photography and book making, from whence the title of the book is derived, is fodder for all involved in. Sep 03, 2003 print the legend is a compendious work of insightful historical exploration. Passing strange tells the dramatic tale of a family built along the fault lines of celebrity.
You do not recognize the distinction between a disciple and devotee. In his classic western film the man who shot liberty valance 1962 director john ford includes one of the great lines of western filmmaking. Print the legend is an impressive contribution on multiple planes, for martha sandweiss not only recounts the complex history of the use of photography in the american west between 1840 and 1890, she also guides both the general reader and historian alike in the process of rethinking how we interpret and utilize photography. The book stakes its labors on the assumption that, even if the.
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