The Five Faces of Alaska
Author | : Byron Fish |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 7 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : Alaska |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Byron Fish |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 7 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : Alaska |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Jean Lester |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
A painter based just outside of Fairbanks, Lester presents water-color portraits of, interviews with, and personal and historical photographs from 21 fellow Alaskans. The volume is the third and last of a series that includes Faces of Alaska and Faces of Alaska from Barrow to Wrangell.
Author | : Jean Lester |
Publisher | : Poppies Pub |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780940457508 |
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Alaska |
ISBN | : 9780962947407 |
Author | : Molly Lee |
Publisher | : University of Alaska Press |
Total Pages | : 82 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 1889963852 |
Now in a full-color second edition, Not Just a Pretty Face is an engaging exploration of the role of dolls and doll making in Alaska Native cultures. From ancient ivory carvings to the thriving tourist market, dolls and human figurines have played integral parts in the ritual, economic, and social lives of Native Alaskans. Dolls served as children's playthings, represented absent community members at ceremonies, and predicted the movements of game animals for shamans. Not Just a Pretty Face surveys these and other uses of dolls and figurines, illustrating in beautiful color photographs the diversity of the doll-making tradition in Eskimo, Athabaskan, and Northwest Coast Native communities. Authors explore the ethnographic literature, twentieth-century oral histories, and photographic documentation of dolls and the doll-making process. Contemporary doll makers explain, in their own words, how they learned to make dolls and what doll making means to them. The second edition features a photo essay on Rosalie Paniyak of Chevak, one of the most influential doll makers in Alaska today. Not Just a Pretty Face provides a panoramic view of an ancient tradition and situates the art of doll making within a contemporary context. Scholarly, yet accessible, Not Just a Pretty Face is a lively contribution to the literature on dolls, anthropology, and Native studies.
Author | : Amy F. Steffian |
Publisher | : University of Alaska Press |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2009-06-15 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1602231532 |
Masks are an ancient tradition of the Alutiiq people on the southern coast of Alaska. Alutiiq artists carved the masks from wood or bark into images of ancestors, animal spirits, and other mythological forces; these extraordinary creations have been an essential tool for communicating with the spirit world and have played an important role in dances and hunting festivities for centuries. Giinaquq—Like a Face presents thirty-three full-color images of these fantastic and eye-catching masks, which have been preserved for more than a century as part of the Pinart Collection in a small French museum. These masks, collected in 1871 by a young French scholar of indigenous cultures, are presented for the first time in their complete cultural context, celebrating the rich history of the Alutiiq people and their artistic traditions. In addition to the stunning photographs, Giinaquq—Like a Face includes an informative text in three languages—English, Alutiiq, and French—in order to provide a cross-cultural understanding of the masks’ traditional meaning and use. This captivating and revealing book will be an essential resource for anyone interested in indigenous art and culture.
Author | : Jean Lester |
Publisher | : Tanana Yukon Historical Soc |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 1992-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780940457591 |
A glimpse of history through paintings, old photographs and oral histories.
Author | : Brian Adams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781602232136 |
What does an Alaskan look like? When asked to visualize someone from Alaska, the image most people conjure up is one of a face lost in a parka, surrounded by snow. Missing from this image is the vibrant diversity of those who call themselves Alaskans, as well as the true essence of the place. Brian Adams, a rising star in photography, aims to change all this with his captivating new collection, I Am Alaskan. In this full-color tribute, Adams entices us to reconsider our ideas of this unique and compelling land and its equally individual residents. He captures subjects on urban streets and in rural villages, revealing what daily life in Alaska is really like. The portraits focus on moments both ordinary and extraordinary, serious and playful, while capturing Alaskans at their most natural. Subjects range from Alaska Native villagers to rarely seen portraits of famous Alaskans, including Sarah Palin, Vic Fischer, and Lance Mackey. Through photographs, Adams also explores his own half-Iñupiat, half-American Alaska identity in the process, revealing how he came to define himself and the state in which he lives. Frame by frame, Adams powerfully and honestly shows what it means to be an Alaskan.
Author | : Annie Boochever |
Publisher | : University of Alaska Press |
Total Pages | : 121 |
Release | : 2019-02-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1602233713 |
“No Natives or Dogs Allowed,” blared the storefront sign at Elizabeth Peratrovich, then a young Alaska Native Tlingit. The sting of those words would stay with her all her life. Years later, after becoming a seasoned fighter for equality, she would deliver her own powerful message: one that helped change Alaska and the nation forever. In 1945, Peratrovich stood before the Alaska Territorial Legislative Session and gave a powerful speech about her childhood and her experiences being treated as a second-class citizen. Her heartfelt testimony led to the passing of the landmark Alaska Anti-Discrimination Act, America’s first civil rights legislation. Today, Alaska celebrates Elizabeth Peratrovich Day every February 16, and she will be honored on the gold one-dollar coin in 2020. Annie Boochever worked with Elizabeth’s eldest son, Roy Peratrovich Jr., to bring Elizabeth’s story to life in the first book written for young teens on this remarkable Alaska Native woman.
Author | : Nick Jans |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Alaska |
ISBN | : 9781880865200 |
Celebrate Alaska, A land so grand and wide and far...Mark Kelley and Nick Jans are at it again, and this time for the kid in all of us! With beautiful photography and rhyming verse that makes you smile, Mark and Nick express their deep passion for Alaska in a kid book that deserves a place on your coffee table.