The Fiske portfolios, ca. 1900, c1983 / by F.B. Fiske ; introduction by Frank Vyzralek and Rod Slemmons ; for the North Dakota Heritage Foundation.

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The Fiske portfolios, ca. 1900, c1983 / by F.B. Fiske ; introduction by Frank Vyzralek and Rod Slemmons ; for the North Dakota Heritage Foundation.

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Excerpted from the accompanying pamphlet: Frank Bennett Fiske was a rarity among those American photographers whose work centered upon the American Indian. Unlike most such artists, Fiske was a native of the Dakotas and grew up with many of those people who later became subjects for his camera on the reservation lands bordering the Missouri River. The Sioux Indian people of the Standing Rock Agency were friends, neighbors--a part of his life and upbringing. The son of a soldier, Fiske was born June 11, 1883, at the military post of Fort Bennett (from whence came his middle name), about 30 miles north of Pierre, South Dakota, on the west bank of the Missouri. Photography was another absorbing interest and the young Frank Fiske devoted many hours to learning the business from S.T. "Dick" Fansler, operator of the post studio at Fort Yates. The portfolios include formal, posed portraits of Sioux men, women, and children; most are made in a studio before a painted backdrop, though a few are made in natural settings. A few photographs of other subjects, including council tipis, a war eagle, and missionaries.

2 portfolios (30 photographic prints) ; 15 x 18 in.

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North Dakota Heritage Foundation

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Rod Slemmons was the Director of the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago from 2002 to 2011 where he also taught undergraduate photo history and graduate seminars in the Photography Department; he is currently Curator at Large for MOCP and teaches at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago as well as Acting Director of the Center for Book and Paper Arts at Columbia College; Rod taught photography and the history of photography for 12 years at the University of Washin...

Fiske, Frank Bennett, 1883-1952

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Frank Bennett Fiske was born at Fort Bennett, Dakota Territory. He spent most of his life in the Fort Yates area, arriving there in 1889 with his father, who worked as a civilian wagon master with the U.S. Army. Fiske learned the photography trade from S. T. Fansler, operator of the post studio. When Fansler abandoned the studio in 1900, Fiske took over, and continued to operate, primarily at Fort Yates, until his death in 1952. Fiske is best known for his Indian portraits, for whic...

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Since its founding in 1929, the Heard Museum, a private nonprofit organization, has grown in size and stature to become recognized internationally for the quality of its collections, world class exhibitions, educational programming and unmatched festivals. It consists of 12 galleries featuring American Indian art and exhibitions, an outdoor sculpture gallery, a world-class museum shop and an outdoor café. Dedicated to the advancement of American Indian art, the Heard successfully presents the...