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DAY 83 | FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHERS |
Edward Curtis (1868–1952)
SHADOWCATCHER
Edward Curtis, photographer of the American West, spent 30 years documenting the traditional life of Native Americans. His life’s work, The North American Indian, led him to create over 40,000 images in a 20-volume set, with 20 large-format portfolios, amassed from visits to over 80 tribes, ranging from the Inuit to the Hopi of the Southwest. His beautiful, gold-toned sepia prints, also known as “Curt-Tones,” captured the likenesses of notable figures, such as Geronimo, Chief Joseph, Red Cloud, and Medicine Crow.
In 1898, while photographing on Mount Rainier, he discovered ...
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