Alexander Gardner: The Western Photographs, 1867-1868; 2014, New in Shrink-wrap HC.

Aspinwall, Jane L., et al. Kansas City: Hall Family Foundation, 2014. 

English, New in Shrink-wrap, HC, 4to, 11 1/4" x 11 1/4", 180 pp.

ISBN: 9780300208245

Hardcover in blue cloth with black-and-white reproduced photograph tipped-in to front panel. 180 pp. Includes duotone reproductions of Gardner's photographs. The monograph of the Scottish and American photographer, Alexander Gardner, most known for his work documenting events during the American Civil War, is dedicated to his work specifically in the West from 1867 to 1868, subjects including a variety of landscapes, to group photographs, of and with, the many Native American tribes he encountered. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City from July 25, 2014 to January 11, 2015, possible with the new addition of the Hallmark Photographic Collection. Beautifully produced book that showcases Gardner's historically important documentative photography, as he was tasked to record important talks between tribes in the Wyoming territory and peace commission government representatives.