Native American portraits : photographic prints, ca. 1910 / by Edward S. Curtis.

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Native American portraits : photographic prints, ca. 1910 / by Edward S. Curtis.

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Portraits of Native Americans and scenes of daily life. An artificial collection of photographs by Curtis assembled from various sources by the Heard Museum.

13 photographic and photogravure prints, most 8 x 10 in. or smaller.

The Heard Museum Library

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The Heard Museum Library

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Curtis, Edward Sheriff, 1868-1952

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Edward Sheriff Curtis, American photographer and ethnologist, was born near Whitewater, WI, in 1868 and grew up in Seattle, WA. Fascinated with the Indians and their way of life he embarked on lifelong career dedicated to presenting "the very spirit of the Indian peoples" in photographs, film, recordings and print. George Bird Grinnell, an authority on Indians, appointed him Official Photographer to the Harriman Alaska Expedition in 1899. Curtis' dream of a comprehensive written and photographic...

Heard Museum of Anthropology and Primitive Art

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Since its founding in 1929, the Heard Museum, a private nonprofit organization, has grown in size and stature to become recognized internationally for the quality of its collections, world class exhibitions, educational programming and unmatched festivals. It consists of 12 galleries featuring American Indian art and exhibitions, an outdoor sculpture gallery, a world-class museum shop and an outdoor café. Dedicated to the advancement of American Indian art, the Heard successfully presents the...