Edward S. Curtis
Born in 1868 near Whitewater, Wisconsin, Edward Sheriff Curtis became one of America’s finest photographers and ethnologists. When the Curtis family moved to Port Orchard, Washington in 1887, Edward’s gift for photography led him to an investigation of the Indians living on the Seattle waterfront. His portrait of Chief Seattle’s daughter, Princess Angeline, won Curtis the highest award in a photographic contest. In 1898, whilst hiking on Mount Rainier, Curtis met George Bird Grinnell, a famed anthropologist and historian of the Cheyenne Indians.
Inspired by Grinnell, Edward S. Curtis devoted 30 years of photographing and documenting over eighty tribes west of the Mississippi, from the Mexican border to northern Alaska. During his time amongst the Crow Indians, they honored him with the name Auk-ba-axua Balat Duchay, “One Body Image Taker”. Upon its completion in 1930, Curtis’ opus, entitled The North American Indian, consisted of 20 volumes, each containing 75 hand-pressed photogravures and 300 pages of text. Each volume was accompanied by a corresponding portfolio containing at least 36 photogravures.
Edward S. Curtiss Online Articles
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| Title | Author(s) | Subject(s) | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Selawik | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian |  |
| The Kobuk | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| The Noatak | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| The Kotzebue Eskimo | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Eskimo of Cape Prince of Wales | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Eskimo of Little Diomede Island | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Eskimo of King Island | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Eskimo of Hooper Bay | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| The Nunivak | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| The Alaskan Eskimo: Introduction | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Introduction to The North American Indian – Volume 20 | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| The Peyote Cult | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| The Comanche | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| The Oto | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| The Southern Cheyenne | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| The Witchita – part 2 | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| The Witchita – part 1 | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| The Indians of Oklahoma | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Mythology from Volume 18 | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| The Sarsi | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| The Western Woods Cree | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| The Chipewyan | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Introduction to The North American Indian – Volume 18 | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Mythology from Volume 17 | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| The Zuni | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| The Tewa: Nambe | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| The Tewa: San Ildefonso | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| The Tewa: San Juan | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Introduction to The North American Indian – Volume 17 | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| The Tiwa: Taos | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| The Tiwa: Isleta | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| The Keres: Santo Domingo | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| The Keres: Laguna | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Introduction to The North American Indian – Volume 16 | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| The Washo | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| The Dieguenos | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| The Southern California Shoshoneans | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| The Plateau Shosoneans | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Introduction to The North American Indian – Volume 15 | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Mythology from Volume 14 | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian, Mythology or Legend | |
| Yuki, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Yokuts, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Wintun, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Wailaki, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Pomo, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Miwok, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Maidu, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Kato, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Introduction to The North American Indian – Volume 14 | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Mythology from Volume 13 | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian, Mythology or Legend | |
| Klamath, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Achomawi, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Shasta, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Tolowa and Tututni, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Wiyot, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Karok, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Yurok, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Hupa, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Introduction to The North American Indian – Volume 13 | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Hopi, The – Part 3 | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Hopi, The – Part 2 | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Hopi, The – Part 1 | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Introduction to The North American Indian – Volume 12 | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Haida, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Nootka, The – Part 3 | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Nootka, The – Part 2 | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Nootka, The – Part 1 | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Introduction to The North American Indian – Volume 11 | Edward S. Curtis | | |
| Kwakiutl, The – part 5 | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Kwakiutl, The – part 4 | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Kwakiutl, The – part 3 | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Kwakiutl, The – part 2 | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Kwakiutl, The – part 1 | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Introduction to Volume 10 of The North American Indian | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Chimakum, The and Quilliute, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Willapa, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Puget Sounds Tribes, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Salishan Tribes of the Coast, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Introduction to Volume Nine of The North American Indian | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| In Memory of Mr. J. Pierpoint Morgan | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Chinookan tribes, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Wallawalla, Umatilla and Cayuse, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Nez Perces, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Introduction to Volume Eight of The North American Indian | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Salishian Tribes of the Interior, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Yakima, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Kutenai, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Klickitat, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Introduction to Volume Seven of The North American Indian | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Arapaho, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Cheyenne, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Piegan, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Introduction to Volume Six of The North American Indian | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Atsina, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Arikara, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Mandan, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Introduction to Volume Five of The North American Indian | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Hidatsa, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Apsaroke, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Introduction to Volume Four of The North American Indian | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Yanktonai, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Assiniboin, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Teton Souix, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Introduction to The North American Indian Volume 3 | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Apache-Mohave, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Qahatika, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Havasupai, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Maricopa, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Walapai, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Papago, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Mohave, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Pima, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Yuma, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Introduction to Volume Two of The North American Indian | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Navaho, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Jicarillas, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
| Apache, The | Edward S. Curtis | American Indian | |
Curtis working in his camp 
Curtis on Custer Outlook with his Crow Scouts – 1908 
Edward Curtis in 1951 
Edward Curtis in 1899
