Chokma'si
Published on 8. October 2015
Book
Leather / fine binding
120 pages
978-1-935684-35-0 (ISBN)
Description
The sensitive and artistic eye of talented Chickasaw photographer Branden Hart brings forth scenes of startling beauty from among the sights, small matters, and vast lands awaiting discovery within the borders of the Chickasaw Nation in south-central Oklahoma. Awe-inspiring images of cultural scenes, compelling destinations, panoramas of natural beauty, and up-close photos of artifacts of historic and artistic importance fill the pages of this large-format title devoted to photography as First American art.
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Language
English
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 330 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1225 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-935684-35-0 (9781935684350)
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Chickasaw citizen Branden Hart is an accomplished photographer, musician, and songwriter. His love of photography began the first time he picked up a camera as a child. As an adult, he has continued to pursue that passion professionally. Chokma' si: The Beauty of the Chickasaw Nation is the first published collection of his photography. Stanley Nelson is senior staff writer for Chickasaw Press and a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation. He joined the Chickasaw Press staff in 2010, after spending thirty years as a manager, editor, and columnist for newspapers and other media-related enterprises in Oklahoma, Colorado, and Arkansas. He is the author of Toli: Chickasaw Stickball Then and Now, published by Chickasaw Press in 2016, and A Chickasaw Historical Atlas, published in 2018. His work has appeared in The Journal of Chickasaw History and Culture and Chokma: Chickasaw Magazine, and he has contributed text for a number of other Chickasaw Press titles. He studied journalism at Rose State College in Midwest City, Oklahoma, and the University of Oklahoma in Norman.