Imaging the Arctic

By J.C.H. C. King and Henrietta Lidchi

Photographers have been bringing images of the Arctic to afascinated public since the nineteenth century. Imaging the Arctic isthe first general account of the photography of the indigenous peoplesof the North American Arctic. Bringing together Native and non-Nativephotographers, archivists, and anthropologists, this volume exploresboth the aesthetics and the content of Arctic photographs. Issues aboutthe power and meaning of photographs are addressed from a number ofdifferent perspectives: the history and technology of the medium,gender, various genres, the links between photography, film, and thearts, and the contrasting approaches of Native and non-Native andpersonal and official photographers. Arising out of a conference held at the British Museum, Imagingthe Arctic introduces many unknown photographers and includes alarge number of images seen here for the first time. Among thephotographers are Edward W. Nelson, whose photographs were among thefirst from western Alaska; the Greenlander John M?ller; GeraldineMoodie, who set up a studio on board ship at Cape Fullerton in theeastern Arctic; Peter Pitseolak, the Canadian Arctic's firstNative documentary photographer; the explorer Roald Amundsen; Robert J.Flaherty, represented by photographs taken in the decade before therelease of his film Nanook of the North; and Archibald Lang Fleming,the first Anglican bishop of the Arctic.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774806729
• ISBN13: 9780774806725
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Univ of British Columbia Pr
• Weight: 1.77 lbs.