Shadow Catcher: How Edward S. Curtis Documented American Indian Dignity and Beauty

Michael Burgan

Shadow Catcher: How Edward S. Curtis Documented American Indian Dignity and Beauty
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Country
United States
Published
1 January 2015
Pages
64
ISBN
9780756549923

Shadow Catcher: How Edward S. Curtis Documented American Indian Dignity and Beauty

Michael Burgan

At the turn of the 20th century, photographer Edward S. Curtis devoted his life to learning all he could about American Indians and sharing it with world. He took his first photo of an American Indian in 1895, and for the next 30 years he traveled the West and north to Alaska to chronicle traditional native culture. The result was a magnificent–and controversial–20-volume project, The North American Indian. While some scholars and American Indians found fault with the work Curtis published, many others greatly appreciated it. His grand endeavor was nearly forgotten when he died in 1952, but Curtis’ rediscovered photographs are now recognized as treasures that will live forever.

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