Reed, Roland W.

The First American, The Indian [Photogravure Portfolio]

Minneapolis, MN: Gravure Engraving Company, (c.1934). 10 Photogravures [31.5 cm x 21 cm] / [12.5" x 8"] on cream colored stock [45.5 cm x 35.5 cm] / [18" x 14"] All in nice condition. Included are two different illustrated prospecti.
- 'The Pottery Maker: Hopi'
- 'The Wood Gatherer: Hopi'
- 'Shepherd of the Hills: Navaho'
- 'Every Wind: Ojibwa'
- The Hunters: Ojibwa'
- 'Moose Call: Ojibwa'
- 'The Wooing: Ojibwa'
- 'Meditation: Piegan'
- 'The Pass Finders: Piegan'
- 'Up the Cutbank: Piegan'. Item #8495

Roland W. Reed (1864-1934) was a photographer working in the American west, who was largely self-funded in his effort to document the vanishing indigenous peoples he encountered and sought out. Many of his images were staged to offer romanticized depictions of these people as he wanted to see them. Reed lived with and photographed the Ojibwe in Minnesota; the Blackfeet, Piegan, Flathead, Cheyenne, and Blood in northern Montana and southern Canada; and the Navajo and Hopi in Arizona. He had begun work on the publication of his collection with the title 'Reed's Photographic Art Studies of the North American Indian' at the time of his accidental death.

"The ten pictures described give a general coverage of our main Indian groups. This set has been purchased by many Teachers' Colleges for use in their Training Schools, and hundreds of schools have secured sets for use in their grades, art classes, and libraries. The pictures are photogravure reproductions of Mr. Reed's photographs on heavy paper." from one of the prospecti.

Price: $2,000.00