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MerryBlooms

(11,789 posts) Tue Jul 29, 2014, 03:53 PM Jul 2014

The Man who Documented the Last American Tribes [View all]

His lifework documenting the North American Indian was once hailed as “the most ambitious enterprise in publishing since the production of the King James Bible.” Today I found his photographs deep in the Flickr’s archives with no copyright restrictions, free for use. At the height of Edward Curtis’ career, he had one of the most powerful bankers of his era, J.P. Morgan, personally financing him. But much like the subjects Curtis chose in his photographs, he and his work seem to have been tragically forgotten in the past…

http://www.messynessychic.com/2014/07/29/the-man-who-documented-the-last-american-tribes/

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The Man who Documented the Last American Tribes [View all] MerryBlooms Jul 2014 OP

We have five of his original photographs Adsos Letter Jul 2014 #1

Wow! How fortunate to have such an incredible family treasure. MerryBlooms Jul 2014 #2

The photos are all titled works Adsos Letter Jul 2014 #4

Awesome. MerryBlooms Jul 2014 #5

my favorite ebayer, aka341 has 5 curtis photos for sale right now. pansypoo53219 Jul 2014 #13

These are original prints Adsos Letter Jul 2014 #16

Book on this: "Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher...." by Timothy Egan GusBob Jul 2014 #3

Thanks for the book reference; I'll check it out. n/t MerryBlooms Jul 2014 #6

Just a glance on Amazon, and there are a few that I think I will have to pick up. MerryBlooms Jul 2014 #8

let me know which ones ya like GusBob Jul 2014 #14

I will do an update post whent the time comes. MerryBlooms Jul 2014 #20

Curtis is an absolute favorite of mine.... I never tire of looking at his photos. hlthe2b Jul 2014 #7

I'm sure I've seen his work before today, it has such a familiar feeling to it. MerryBlooms Jul 2014 #9

There have been a number of "coffee table" books produced of his works over the years.. hlthe2b Jul 2014 #10

I've bookmarked the link I shared, and just put a note on my holiday list. MerryBlooms Jul 2014 #11

I believe I've seen a "cube book" of his work at B&N, clearance priced ... eppur_se_muova Jul 2014 #17

Oh, my.... I think I must go checki it out today! hlthe2b Jul 2014 #21

Thank you for this post. Beautiful work. nt AnotherDreamWeaver Jul 2014 #12

Many of his subjects dressed up for his photos, since they lovemydog Jul 2014 #15

View the online collection at Northwestern Univ (link) ... eppur_se_muova Jul 2014 #18

Outstanding! Thanks so much. MerryBlooms Jul 2014 #22

Great link! hlthe2b Jul 2014 #23

For any DUers who missed this yesterday... an am kick for a political respite nt riderinthestorm Jul 2014 #19

Thanks. MerryBlooms Jul 2014 #24

Beautiful pics. echochamberlain Jul 2014 #25

First Nations merrily Jul 2014 #26