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Books on Painting, Photography & Tribal Art

 

Painting

Russell, Charles M. Trails Plowed Under. New York. Doubleday, Page and Co., 1927. 211 pages. First Edition
$275.00

Morning Star Gallery, Zaplin-Lampert Gallery. Karl Bodmer Engravings from an Expedition. Santa Fe. Zaplin-Lampert Gallery 1991. 22 pages. Catalog.
$30.00

Berke, Arnold. Mary Colter Architect of the Southwest. New York. Princeton Architectural Press, 2002. 320 pages. Beautifully illustrated, this book offers the First in-depth look at Mary Colter, whose life and work continue to awe and inspire.
$35.00

Du Pont, Diana C. Risking the Abstract: Mexican Modernism And The Art of Gunther Gerzso. Santa Barbara.The Santa Barbara Museum of Art in Association with DGE Equilibrista / Turner. 2003. 335 pages. This book gathers together 122 of the best examples of the artists' paintings and work on paper drawn from both private and institutional collections across Europe, Mexico and the United States. First Edition.
$125.00

Boehme, Sarah E.- Feest, Christian F.- Johnston, Patricia Condon. Seth Eastman A Portfolio of North American Indians. Afton, Minnesota. Afton Historical Society Press. 1995. 170 pages. This is the James J. Hill Collection of Seth Eastman watercolors. The foremost pictorial historian of the American Indian in the nineteenth century. First Edition.
$125.00

Hagerty, Donald J. Desert Dreams-The Art and Life of Maynard Dixon. Utah. Gibbs Smith, Layton, Utah. 1993. 272 pages. Beautifully illustrated works by Dixon. The text accompanies the works in full detail.
$75.00

Josephy, Jr., Alvin M. The Artist Was A Young Man. Fort Worth, Texas. Amon Carter Museum of Western Art. 1970. 101 pages. Works by Peter Rindisbacher who lived a short life and enriched us with his paintings of the American Indian. First Edition.
$75.00

The Hispanic Society of America Tesoros. New York. 2000. 485 pages. Extensive Collection of superb quality outside the Iberian peninsula, addressing nearly every aspect of culture in Spain, as well as a large part of Portugal and Latin America, through the twentieth century. First Edition
$100.00

Ishikawa, Chiyo. 1492 Spain In The Age of Exploration 1819. Seattle. 2004. 240 pages. First Edition. This book represents a magnificent array of Spanish art and culture, including paintings, sculpture, armor, manuscripts and documents, maps and decorative arts.
$70.00

Dippie, Brian W. Catlin and His Contemporaries: The Politics of Patronage. Lincoln, NB. University of Nebraska Press, 1990. 553 pages. 
$75.00

Siegel, Nancy. The Morans-Edward-Leon-Thomas-Mary-Peter. The Artistry of a Nineteenth-Century Family of Painter-Etchers. Huntingdon,Pennsylvania. Juniata College Press. 2001. 55 pages.
$35.00

Van Nostrand, Jeanne. The first hundred Years of Painting in California 1775-1875 San Francisco, CA. John Howell-Books, San Francisco, California.1980. 135 pages. Wonderful Collection of paintings from the early days of California/with biographical information and references relating to the Artists. First Edition.
$225.00

Photography

Huyda, Richard J. Camera In the Interior:1858 H.L.Hime,Photographer,The Assiniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition. Toronto. The Coach House Press, Toronto. 1975. 55 pages. First Edition.
$75.00

Brown, Mark H. - Felton W.R. Before Barbed Wire. L.A. Huffman Photographer on Horseback. New York. Henry Holt and Company. 1956. First Edition. 254 pages. Hardcover with wonderful photographs and detailed information on his work and travels.
$175.00

Broder, Patricia Janis. Shadows on Glass The Indian World of Ben Wittick. Savage, Maryland. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., Savage Maryland.1990. 224 pages. First Edition. Photographs of Southwest Indian life. Hardcover.
$100.00

Feininger, Andreas. Feininger on Photography. Chicago-NewYork-Los Angeles. Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, Chicago - New York - LosAngeles.1949. 407 pages. First Edition. Comprehensive on photographic techniques in America. Hardcover.
$125.00

The German Photographic Annual 1957. Verlag DSB Dr.Wolf Strache, Stuttgart, U.S.Distributor: American Photographic Book Publishing Company, New York. 1956. First Edition. 120 pages. Hardcover. Descriptions followed by wonderful photographs.
$135.00

Whiting, John R. Photography is a Language Chicago-New York. Ziff-Davis Publishing Company,Chicago - New York. 1946. First Edition 142 pages. Hardcover.
$100.00

 

Tribal Art

McAndrews, Edward. American Indian Photo Post Card Book. Seoul, Korea. Samhwa  Printing Co., Ltd., 2002. 132 pages. First Edition. Photographs of Native American Indians by various photographers. Brief biographies and career details on each photographer coincide with photos. 
$45.00

Moser, Christopher L. Native American Basketry of Southern California: A Century of  Southern California Indian Basketmakers Municipal Museum, October 12, 1992, to May 30, 1993. Riverside, CA. Riverside Museum Press, 1993. 155 pages. Maps, materials, methods, design elements, function and photographs of weavers and basket collections. 
$85.00

Batkin, Jonathan (Compiled and Edited by). Splendid Heritage: Masterpieces of Native  American Art from the Masco Collection. Santa Fe, NM. Wheelright Museum of the American Indian, 1995. 92 pages. Additional commentary by: Arthur Amiotte, John C. Ewers, Richard A. Pohrt. Detailed descriptions with color photographs on opposite page. 
$50.00

Collins, John E.,Wright, Barton (Introduction  by and Forward by). Nampeyo, Hopi  Potter: Her Artistry and Her Legacy. Flagstaff. Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1974. 50 pages. Catalog published in conjunction with the Nampeyo show, April  19-May 26, 1974 at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Fullerton, California. Signed by Collins, John E.
$35.00

Feest, Christian F. - Kasprycki, Sylvia S. Peoples of the Twilight, European Views of Native Minnesota 1823-1862. Afton Minnesota . Afton Historical Society Press. 1999. 313 pages. First Edition. One of 1,000 copies, Slipcase. This book brings together forty-two little-known drawings by European artists, a daguerreotype, and forty artifacts collected by Europeans illustrating aspects of the lifeways of the Dakota, Chippewa, and Winnebago peoples prior to the Indian Wars of 1862.
$225.00

Won Dongen, Alexandra. Museum Boymans-van Beuningen Rotterdam with Jamestown Settlement Museum, Williamsburg Virginia. One man's Trash Is Another Man's Treasure. Rotterdam -Januari 1996, Williamsburg Virginia - Oktober 1996. 231pages.
$150.00

Holstein, Phillip M., Erdman, Donnelley (produced by). Enduring Visions: 1000 years of Southwestern Indian Art. Denver, CO. Jarvis Press, 1979. 79 pages. Catalog  produced for The Aspen Center for the Visual Arts’ exhibition. Various articles by: Johnathan Holstein, Joe Ben Wheat, Jerold Collings, Anthony Berlant, Larry Frank, William Wroth.
$50.00

Gunther, Erna. Northwest Coast Indian Art: An Exhibit at the Seattle World’s Fair  Fine  Art Pavilion. Published in conjunction with exhibit, April 21-October 21, 1962. 101 pages.
$55.00

(2) D’Alleva, Anne. Native American Arts and Cultures. Worcester, MA. Davis Publications, Inc., 1993. 122 pages. book covers various artistic and and cultural tribal traditions and practices through regional breakdown. Illustrated/B & W photographs. Extensive bibliography, Glossary included. 
$75.00

Aperture Foundation (Roalf, Peggy-Editor). Strong Hearts: Native American Visions  and Voices. Copyright 1995 by Aperture Foundation, Inc. 120 pages. First Edition. 
$55.00

Horse Capture, George P. (introduction by and narrative told by Darrel Howell to). Reflections: The Darrel S. Howell Collection. Stockton, CA. Darrel Howell, 1995. 85 pages. First Edition.
$30.00

Coulter, Lane (Editor). Navajo Saddle Blankets: Textiles to Ride in the American West. Santa Fe, NM. Museum of New Mexico Press, 2002. 144 pages. 
$40.00

La Farge, Oliver. The American Indian: Special Edition for Young Readers. New York Golden Press, Inc., 1966. Third Edition. 214 pages.
$40.00

Amsden, Charles Avery. Navajo Weaving: Its Technique and History. santa Ana, CA.  Fine Arts Press, 1934. Published in cooperation with The Southwest Museum. 249  pages. Signed by author. First Edition.
$750.00

Bovis, Pierre, Miles, Charles. American Indian and Eskimo Basketry: A key to Identification. Sata Fe, NM. Pierre Bovis, 1977. 144 pages. Third Edition.
$35.00

Hamilton, T. M. Native American Bows. Colombia, MI. Missouri Archeological Society, 1994. Second Edition. 163 pages.
$45.00

(2) Adair, John. The Navajo and Pueblo Silversmiths. Oklahoma, OK. University of Oklahoma Press, 1970. 220 pages. 
$75.00

Museum Associates of the LosAngeles County Museum of Art ,The Navajo Blanket, Los Angeles, CA. Praeger Publishers, Inc., in association with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1972. 112 pages.  125.00

Hamilton, Martha Wilson, Silver in the Fur Trade 1680-1820, Chelmsford, Mass, Martha Hamilton Publishing, 1995. 236 pages.
$125.00

Herbst, Toby  and  Kopp, Joel. The Flag in American Indian Art. Cooperstown,N.Y., New York State Historical Association, University of Washington Press, 1993.   120 pages.
$45.00

Coe, Ralph T.,Sacred Circles, Two thousand years of North American Indian Art, London, England, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1976. 236 pages.
$150.00

Volker, Zirkumpolare, Deutsches Ledermuseum, Katalog Heft 4, Indianer Nordamerikas, Deutschen Schuhmuseum, Auflage 1978. 80 pages. Map. 
$75.00

Speyer, Sammlung, Indianer Nordamerikas 1760-1860, Publikation anlablich der Ausstellung im Sommer 1968. 106 images.
$300.00

The Heard Museum, White Metal Universe: Navajo Silver from the Fred Harvey Collection, Phoenix, AZ, The Heard Museum, 1981.53 pages.
$45.00


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