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    American photographer Edward Curtis (1868-1952) spent over 30 years documenting Native American tribes across North America. He took over 40,000 photographs and recorded over 10,000 audio clips of tribal languages and music. Though praised as a gifted photographer, Curtis was also accused of manipulating images to romanticize Native American culture. His magnum opus, The North American Indian, aimed to preserve the heritage of tribes before they assimilated into white society.

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    American photographer Edward Curtis (1868-1952) spent over 30 years documenting Native American tribes across North America. He took over 40,000 photographs and recorded over 10,000 audio clips of tribal languages and music. Though praised as a gifted photographer, Curtis was also accused of manipulating images to romanticize Native American culture. His magnum opus, The North American Indian, aimed to preserve the heritage of tribes before they assimilated into white society.

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    American photographer Edward Curtis (1868-1952) spent over 30 years documenting Native American tribes across North America. He took over 40,000 photographs and recorded over 10,000 audio clips of tribal languages and music. Though praised as a gifted photographer, Curtis was also accused of manipulating images to romanticize Native American culture. His magnum opus, The North American Indian, aimed to preserve the heritage of tribes before they assimilated into white society.

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    American photographer Edward Curtis (1868-1952) spent over 30 years documenting Native American tribes across North America. He took over 40,000 photographs and recorded over 10,000 audio clips of tribal languages and music. Though praised as a gifted photographer, Curtis was also accused of manipulating images to romanticize Native American culture. His magnum opus, The North American Indian, aimed to preserve the heritage of tribes before they assimilated into white society.

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    American Photographer

    ( - )
    Brief Biography
    ■

    American West
    Native American
    Early Life
    ■ Whitewater,
    Wisconsin

    ■
    Minnesota

    ■ Cordova
    Township, Minnesota
    Early Career
    ■
    St. Paul,
    Minnesota
    ■ Seattle,
    Washington

    ■
    Middle Career
    ■ Princess
    Angeline Chief
    Sealth Seattle
    Native American
    ■ Mt. Rainier

    George Bird Grinnell

    ■
    Harriman Alaska Expedition
    ■

    Blackfeet Indians
    The North American Indian
    ■ J.P. Morgan

    ”
    ■
    Hollywood
    ■

    ■
    Decline
    ■

    ■
    Controversy
    ■

    ■
    Famous Images
    A Smoky Day at the Sugar bowl
    Canyon de Chelley
    In a Piegan Lodge: Original
    Boys in Kayak
    Hopi Mother, 1922
    Crow’s Heart, Mandan, c. 1908
    In His Own Words
    Optimism,
    unaccompanied by
    personal effort, is
    merely a state of
    mind, and not fruitful.”

    - Edward L. Curtis
    Edward Curtis: Key Facts
    ■ 19th/20th Century American photographer.
    ■ Praised as a gifted photographer.
    ■ Accused of manipulating images of Native
    Americans.
    ■ Made over 40,000 images of over 80 tribes.
    ■ Made over 10,000 recordings of Indian language
    and music.
    ■ His magnum opus was titled, The North American
    Indian.

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