Alexander Gardner: The Western Photographs, 1867-1868

by Jane L. Aspinwall

A glimpse into the development of the American West through startling photographs of the frontier landscape and the rich culture of American Indian tribes

Best known for his Civil War photographs, Alexander Gardner (1821-1882) also created two extraordinary bodies of work depicting the transformation of the American West: Across the Continent on the Kansas Pacific Railway and Scenes in the Indian County. In 1867, after...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300208243
• ISBN13: 9780300208245
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Nelson Atkins
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 3.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 11.2" x 11.4"