“James Otto Lewis’ The Aboriginal Portfolio. The Complete Edition" 2 CD-Rom

“James Otto Lewis’ The Aboriginal Portfolio.  The Complete Edition.” 

Cincinnati, OH: University of Cincinnati Digital Press, 2001.  2 CD-Rom discs in one jewel case.  Sealed.  With protective VHS style case.  Out of print.  Hard to find. 

A must have reference tool for the study of Lewis' portraits of North American Indians and associated biographies containing all images (129 images at 5 resolutions = 945) and text (295 pp.) from the following editions: The Aboriginal port-folio or North American aboriginal port-folio. Philadelphia, 1835-1838; London, 1838; New York, 1838-1839. With Prospectus; New York, 1844-1845; New York, 1853. Catalogue of the Indian gallery, painted by James Otto Lewis. New York, 1850; as well as maps of the image sites, an extensive bibliography and an introductory essay by William S. Reese.  A bibliography of over 1200 works by and about James Otto Lewis is also provided. The entire database is fully searchable.