This thesis studies the style of Native American portrait photographs of William S. Soule (1836-1908), John K. Hillers (1834-1925), and William E. Irwin (1871-1935), who worked in Oklahoma from 1869 to 1904. The examination of the three men's work revealed that each artist had different motivations for creating Native American portrait photographs, and a result, used a distinct style. However, despite the individual artistic styles, each artist conformed to Native American stereotypes common during the nineteenth-century. The thesis includes a discussion of the history of the area, photographer biographies, a stylistic analysis of the photographs, and how the images fit into American Indian stereotypes.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc2785 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Nelson, Amy |
| Contributors | Gleeson, Larry, Berry, Nancy, Donahue-Wallace, Kelly, 1968-, Way, Jennifer |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Nelson, Amy, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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