Edward Curtis · Tribal Portraits - 750+ Photographic Reproductions - 88 Native American Indian Tribes

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EDWARD CURTIS Art Book contains 90+ HD Photographic Reproductions of American Indian Life in the United States with mini-biography below. Book includes Table of Contents and is formatted for all Kindle e-ink, Kindle Fire/HD and Kindle for iOS tablets (use rotate and/or zoom feature on landscape/horizontal images for optimal viewing).

Edward Curtis was born on February 16, 1868. He worked as an apprentice photographer when he was 17 years old and soon became partner in two different photography studios. He quickly became known as the photographer of Native American people and the American West, probably the most prolific photographer of Indians. Curtis took over 40,000 photographic images from over 80 tribes. He also made over 10,000 wax cylinder recordings of Indian language and music.

Edward Curtis series, The North American Indians, contains over 1,500 photographs in 20 volumes. He was a talented photographer who has been criticized by ethnologists for manipulating his images. He often portrayed them as they would have appeared as a Native people untouched by Western society.

Curtis went through some tough personal and business difficulties in his life. He lost his studio and all his glass negatives in his divorce. His children, Harold, Florence, and Katherine, were also separated from him. His daughter Elizabeth was the only one to stay by his side. He worked in Los Angeles as an assistant camera man for Cecil B DeMille. He also went to Alaska, then finally to Seattle. In 1928, The North American Indian rights were sold when Curtis was in need of funds. His business continued to decline over the years. Eventually he moved back to California, where he spent his remaining years. He died on October 19,1952 of a heart attack.