Picturing Indians Photographic Encounters and Tourist Fantasies in H. H. Bennett's Wisconsin Dells |
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| Author:
| Hoelscher, Steven D. |
| Foreword by:
| Boyer, Paul S. |
| Series title: | Studies in American Thought and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-299-22600-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2008 |
| Publisher: | University of Wisconsin Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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Having built his reputation on his photographs of the Dells' steep gorges and fantastic rock formations, H. H. Bennett turned his camera upon the Ho-Chunk, and thus began the many-layered relationship. The interactions between Indian and white man, photographer and photographed, suggested a relationship in which commercial motives and friendly feelings mixed, though not necessarily in equal measure.
Having built his reputation on his photographs of the Dells' steep gorges and fantastic rock formations, H. H. Bennett turned his camera upon the Ho-Chunk, and thus began the many-layered relationship. The interactions between Indian and white man, photographer and photographed, suggested a relationship in which commercial motives and friendly feelings mixed, though not necessarily in equal measure.