Description
Around 1848 Wilhelm Friedrich, a young German immigrant to Texas, completed three drawings that capture unique details of life on the frontier. Friedrich's sketches feature Comanches, Germans, a captive girl, a wagon train, the landscape and wildlife of the Texas Hill Country, and dynamic scenes of cultural contact. Friedrich is the only artist known to have produced contemporaneous images of a Comanche captive while still in captivity. The authors use their expertise in Comanche culture, German immigration, art, and Hill Country history to explore the many layers of meaning in Friedrich's drawings. Who was Wilhelm Friedrich? How did he come to Texas? What information does he pack into his drawing? How can we understand his work--as art, as data about Comanche life and customs, and as a record of German values and priorities in the New World? Who is the captive girl? And why is her portrayal important today?
Author: Daniel J. Gelo, C. B. Hoppy Hopkins, Christopher J. Wickham
Publisher: State House Press
Published: 01/06/2023
Pages: 162
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.35d
ISBN13: 9781649670137
ISBN10: 1649670133
BISAC Categories:
- History | Indigenous Peoples in the Americas
- History | United States | State & Local | Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
- History | Europe | Germany
About the Author
Dr. Daniel J. Gelo is Dean and Professor of Anthropology Emeritus and former Stumberg Distinguished University Chair at the University of Texas at San Antonio and has written several award-winning publications on the Indians of Texas and the Great Plains.