Edward curtis

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EDWARD CURTIS By: Devon Johnson The Famous Photographer of Indians

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EDWARD CURTIS

By: Devon Johnson

The Famous Photographer of Indians

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Biography

Edward Curtis was born in Whitewater, Wisconsin on

February 16, 1968. When he was 17 he received his first

camera. Shortly after that he was married in 1895 but divorced

in 1910. In 1906 Curtis was given a $75,000 deal to make

a special series of Native American photos. It was going to be

1,500 photos a volume and there would be 20 in total.

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Greatest Moments

Edward Curtis had many memorable moments, but

he is mainly known for his most famous one which is

the book that he had written about Indians and there

many different cultures. This was later taken to

Hollywood and made into a movie. Although many people

did not like the fact that he changed some tribes clothing to make

his photos look more eye catching. This later proved to become a huge

impact on his career.

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Idols

Over all of his years as a photographer he had

a number of companions and idols. His first companion

was a man named Rasmus Rothi whom he shared a

business with and he discovered he was a very

good photographer. After a while Curtis decided

to move on and further his knowledge of photography.

he moved to another business with a man named Thomas Guptill

Curtis taught him almost everything he knew about photography but Guptill

left the photography business soon after.

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Impact on Photography

Curtis left his impact on the portrait world

of photography. Over his lifetime of eighty-four

years he took over 40,000 pictures of Native americans

he was one of the only photographers to actually spend

weeks at Native camps studying and actually participating in their daily

chores and rituals. He learned as much as

He could about them and took pictures at the same time.

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Cultural Art

Another important form of art Curtis used was

Cultural photography. He was mainly known for this

since it was the midpoint of his career and also it

was the subject he was most successful in. He mixed

cultures together by asking them to perform different

rituals and change into different clothes.Indian Chief named White Shield

1908

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Popular Photos

Spokan Indian Camp1910

Zuni Indian women1903

Dew MovingNew Mexico

1905

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Popular Photos

Navajo Chief1904

Dakota Women1907

Son of the desert1907

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Edwards Death

Curtis born on February 16, 1868 in Whitewater,

Wisconsin died on October 19, 1952 in Whittier

California. He was eighty-four years old. He died of

a heart attack at his daughters house. He was buried in

Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Holleywood Hills,

California.

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Work Cited

• Wiki. Ver. 1.16. Seattle, Washington Curtis, Edward Web.

7 January 2009. 26 November 2010.< http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_S._Curtis

• Edward. Ver. 2.0 New York Curtis, Edward Web 14 March 2009. 2 December

2010. <http://www.edwardscurtis.com/

• Masoner, Liz. About.com Ver. 1.49 Curtis, Edward Web. 25 March 2008.

15 April 2009. <http://photography.about.com/od/famousphotographers

• Salgado Jr. , Emie. Ahminum Education, Inc. Web. Los Angles, California.

26 September 2009. 14 December 2009. <http://www.californiaindianeducation.org/famous_indians/edward_curtis/

• Alafato. Northwestern University Library. Web. Curtis, Edward. 19 November 2010.

4 December 2010. <http://alafoto.com/?p=11174