Spirit of a Native Place

By Duane Blue Spruce

With more than a hundred gorgeous photographs, National Geographic and Smithsonian combine their efforts to bring visitors a complete self-portrait of the new National Museum of the American Indian-... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792282140
• ISBN13: 9780792282143
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.9" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Yes. Read it.

As the title suggests, this book is a wonderful guide to the spiritual approach taken in the conception and planning of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. It shows the cultural approach to the collections within the museum, and in the design of the museum. It provides a window into the Native American culture. It also provides a brief history of the Mall, and its design. I wish I had read this book before I had visited the museum. Now, I will just have to return and pay more attention, this time, to the design elements of the museum, the entrance to the museum, and the grounds surrounding it, as well as the collections.