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Edward Sheriff Curtis

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Edward Sheriff Curtis was an American photographer and ethnologist whose work focused on the American West and Native American people. Sometimes referred to as the "Shadow Catcher", Curtis traveled the United States to document and record the dwindling ways of life of various native tribes through photographs and audio recordings.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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The North American Indian, pl. 460

1923 · photoaquatint on paper

height: 290 cm, width: 383 cm

Rijksmuseum

A Hopi Mother

1921 · Photogravure, plate 403 from "The North American Indian, Volume 12" (1922)

Image/paper: 39.1 × 26 cm (15 7/16 × 10 1/4 in.); Mount: 55.2 × 45.1 cm (21 3/4 × 17 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Seaweed Gatherer

1915 · Photogravure, plate 369 from "The North American Indian, Volume 11" (1916)

Image/paper: 39 × 28.2 cm (15 3/8 × 11 1/8 in.); Mount: 55.8 × 45.2 cm (22 × 17 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Puget Sound Baskets

1912 · Photogravure, plate 309 from "The North American Indian, Volume 9" (1913)

Image/paper: 29.9 × 39.5 cm (11 13/16 × 15 9/16 in.); Mount: 45.5 × 55.8 cm (17 15/16 × 22 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

New Chest-Piegan

1910 · Photogravure, plate 200 from "The North American Indian, Volume 6" (1911)

Image/paper: 39 × 27.9 cm (15 3/8 × 11 in.); Mount: 55.8 × 46.3 cm (22 × 18 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Wolf - Apsaroke

1908 · Photogravure, plate 142 from "The North American Indian, Volume 4" (1909)

Image/paper: 40.1 × 29.9 cm (15 13/16 × 11 13/16 in.); Mount: 55.8 × 45 cm (22 × 17 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Watching the Dancers

1906 · Photogravure, plate 405 from "The North American Indian, Volume 12" (1922)

Image/paper: 39 × 28.7 cm (15 3/8 × 11 5/16 in.); Mount: 55.5 × 45.5 cm (21 7/8 × 17 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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1899 · Photogravure, plate 320 from "The North American Indian, Volume 9" (1913)

Image/paper: 37.4 × 26.3 cm (14 3/4 × 10 3/8 in.); Mount: 56.2 × 46.2 cm (22 3/16 × 18 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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