Kate Cory

Kate Cory
Kate Cory in front of her loom, unknown photographer, c. 1905–1912, Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott, Arizona
Born(1861-02-08)February 8, 1861
DiedJune 12, 1958(1958-06-12) (aged 97)
Resting placeArizona Pioneers' Home Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
EducationCooper Union, Art Students League of New York
Known forPhotographer, sculptor, painter and muralist
Kate T. Cory, Inside the Kiva, oil, 1905–1912, Waukegan Historical Society
Kate T. Cory, Indian with Hoe, 1906, Smithsonian American Art Museum
Kate T. Cory, Piki making, photograph, 1905–1912, Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff. The image is representative of the personal nature of the composition – taken from the floor level, capturing light and shade and focused on everyday life.[1]
Kate T Cory, Untitled photograph of Comanche dance, 1905–1912
Kate T. Cory, Young married woman with corn pollen and braids, 1905–1912, Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff
Kate T. Cory, Buffalo Dancer, oil, 1919, Smoki Museum, Prescott, Arizona
Kate T. Cory, Sun Ceremony, c. 1920, Smithsonian American Art Museum
Kate Cory, at a Hopi village, c. 1905–1912
Grave-site of Kate T. Cory

Kate Cory (February 8, 1861 – June 12, 1958) was an American photographer and artist. She studied art in New York, and then worked as commercial artist. She traveled to the southwestern United States in 1905 and lived among the Hopi for several years, recording their lives in about 600 photographs.

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