“Watching the Dancers”, Edward S. Curtis, 1906
Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868–1952)
Photography, plate 405 from "The North American Indian, Volume 12" (1922). 39 × 28.7 cm. Art Institute of Chicago, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kolodny.
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Edward S. Curtis left an enduring mark on the history of photography in his 20-volume life's work, The North American Indian. Between 1900 and 1930, Curtis traveled across the continent photographing more than seventy Native American tribes. The photographs presented daily activities, customs, and religions of a people he called “a vanishing race.”
-The Smithsonian Institution
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