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EDWARD CURTIS
By: Devon Johnson
The Famous Photographer of Indians
Biography
Edward Curtis was born in Whitewater, Wisconsin on
February 16, 1968. When he was 17 he received his first
camera. Shortly after that he was married in 1895 but divorced
in 1910. In 1906 Curtis was given a $75,000 deal to make
a special series of Native American photos. It was going to be
1,500 photos a volume and there would be 20 in total.
Greatest Moments
Edward Curtis had many memorable moments, but
he is mainly known for his most famous one which is
the book that he had written about Indians and there
many different cultures. This was later taken to
Hollywood and made into a movie. Although many people
did not like the fact that he changed some tribes clothing to make
his photos look more eye catching. This later proved to become a huge
impact on his career.
Idols
Over all of his years as a photographer he had
a number of companions and idols. His first companion
was a man named Rasmus Rothi whom he shared a
business with and he discovered he was a very
good photographer. After a while Curtis decided
to move on and further his knowledge of photography.
he moved to another business with a man named Thomas Guptill
Curtis taught him almost everything he knew about photography but Guptill
left the photography business soon after.
Impact on Photography
Curtis left his impact on the portrait world
of photography. Over his lifetime of eighty-four
years he took over 40,000 pictures of Native americans
he was one of the only photographers to actually spend
weeks at Native camps studying and actually participating in their daily
chores and rituals. He learned as much as
He could about them and took pictures at the same time.
Cultural Art
Another important form of art Curtis used was
Cultural photography. He was mainly known for this
since it was the midpoint of his career and also it
was the subject he was most successful in. He mixed
cultures together by asking them to perform different
rituals and change into different clothes.Indian Chief named White Shield
1908
Popular Photos
Spokan Indian Camp1910
Zuni Indian women1903
Dew MovingNew Mexico
1905
Popular Photos
Navajo Chief1904
Dakota Women1907
Son of the desert1907
Edwards Death
Curtis born on February 16, 1868 in Whitewater,
Wisconsin died on October 19, 1952 in Whittier
California. He was eighty-four years old. He died of
a heart attack at his daughters house. He was buried in
Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Holleywood Hills,
California.
Work Cited
• Wiki. Ver. 1.16. Seattle, Washington Curtis, Edward Web.
7 January 2009. 26 November 2010.< http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_S._Curtis
• Edward. Ver. 2.0 New York Curtis, Edward Web 14 March 2009. 2 December
2010. <http://www.edwardscurtis.com/
• Masoner, Liz. About.com Ver. 1.49 Curtis, Edward Web. 25 March 2008.
15 April 2009. <http://photography.about.com/od/famousphotographers
• Salgado Jr. , Emie. Ahminum Education, Inc. Web. Los Angles, California.
26 September 2009. 14 December 2009. <http://www.californiaindianeducation.org/famous_indians/edward_curtis/
• Alafato. Northwestern University Library. Web. Curtis, Edward. 19 November 2010.
4 December 2010. <http://alafoto.com/?p=11174
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