EDWARD CURTIS
(1868 - 1952) b. Whitewater, WI
Known for his remarkable documentation of Native Americans in the early twentieth century, Curtis chronicled over 80 different tribes in the Southwest, the Great Plains, and the Pacific Northwest. His images captured the culture, tradition, and daily lives of Native American Indians in a survey of twenty volumes including approximately 1,500 photographs.
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Water Rite Purification - Cheyenne Animal Dance, pl. 662, 1927, Acc#5418
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Art as Old as the Tree - Southern Yokuts, pl. 499, Acc# 5424
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Yokuts Basketry Designs (B), pl. 503, Acc#5425
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San Juan Pottery, pl. 597, Acc#5427
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Washing Wheat - San Juan, pl. 594, Acc#5436
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The Village - Hooper Bay, pl. 699, Acc#5817
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Startug up the Noatak River - Kotzebue, pl. 712, 1928, Acc#5818
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Ugiyaku - Nunivak, pl. 693, Acc#5824
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Old Stone House - Diomede Island, pl. 706, Acc#5857
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Counting the Record, pl. 413, 1921, Acc#5859
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Inscription Rock, pl. 604, Acc#5862
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A Summer Camp - Lake Pomo, pl. 479, 1924, Acc#5865
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Quiet Waters - Tule River Reservation, pl. 506, Acc#5866