Edward S. Curtis

For other people named Edward Curtis, see Edward Curtis (disambiguation).

Edward S. Curtis
Self-portrait, c. 1889
Born
Edward Sheriff Curtis

(1868-02-19)February 19, 1868
Whitewater, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedOctober 19, 1952(1952-10-19) (aged 84)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Photographer, ethnologist
SpouseClara J. Phillips (1874–1932)
ChildrenHarold Phillips Curtis (1893–1988)
Elizabeth M. Curtis Magnuson (1896–1973)
Florence Curtis Graybill (1899–1987)
Katherine Shirley Curtis Ingram (1909–1982)
Parent(s)Ellen Sherriff (1844–1912)
Johnson Asahel Curtis (1840–87)

Edward Sheriff Curtis (February 19, 1868 – October 19, 1952, sometimes given as Edward Sherriff Curtis)[1] was an American photographer and ethnologist whose work focused on the American West and on Native American people.[2][3] Sometimes referred to as the "Shadow Catcher", Curtis traveled the United States to document and record the dwindling ways of life of various native tribes through photographs and audio recordings.

  1. ^ "Sheriff": https://www.si.edu/object/edward-sheriff-curtis-self-portrait:npg_NPG.77.49 ; Sherriff: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/trove-of-unseen-photos-documents-indigenous-culture-in-1920s-alaska-180978713/
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