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Edward Sheriff Curtis (February 19, 1868 – October 19, 1952, sometimes given as Edward Sherriff Curtis) [1] was an American photographer and ethnologist whose work focused on the American West and on Native American people. [2][3] Sometimes referred to as the "Shadow Catcher", Curtis traveled the United States to document and record the dwindlin...
Edward S. Curtis (born February 16, 1868, near Whitewater, Wisconsin, U.S.—died October 19, 1952, Los Angeles, California) was an American photographer and chronicler of Native American peoples whose work perpetuated an influential image of Indians as a “vanishing race.”
Edward S. Curtis (1868–1952) left an enduring mark on the history of photography in his 20-volume life's work, The North American Indian. Between 1900 and 1930, Curtis traveled across the continent photographing more than seventy Native American tribes.
The Curtis Gallery presents the Edward S. Curtis one-of-a-kind copper photogravure plates, representing the images of over 80 tribes visited by Curtis during his preparations for his master work – The North American Indian – The Vanishing Race.
The story of Edward S. Curtis and how he became one of the 20th century's greatest photographers.
Mar 21, 2012 · At the beginning of the 20th century, Edward S. Curtis worked in the belief that he was in a desperate race against time to document, with film, sound and scholarship, the North American Indian...
The Curtis collection consists of more than 2,400 silver-gelatin, first generation photographic prints--some of which are sepia-toned--made from Curtis's original glass negatives.
Although unknown for many years, Edward S. Curtis is today one of the most well-recognized and celebrated photographers of Native people. Born near White Water, Wisconsin, on February 16, 1868, he became interested in the emerging art of photography when he was quite young, building his first camera when he was still an adolescent. In Seattle ...
Feb 21, 2024 · Curtis intended to preserve the vanishing native cultures, but he actually constructed the portraits out of nostalgia for cultures long past; rather than being historically accurate, he often used wrongly attributed cultural artifacts and costumes as props.
Historical documents and recent research about Curtis and his work by contemporary scholars, historians, and authors. Articles about photography and his perspectives on some of the Native Peoples he visited. Recent videos about Edward S. Curtis and his work, now available online.
