A timeless document of North American Indians by photographer Edward Curtis.
American ethnologist and photographer Edward Curtis undertook one of the greatest photographic odysseys ever when he set out to document North American Indians in the early 20th century. Today his work fetches record prices but he died in obscurity (Source TheEconomist).
An eloquent witness
Watch the beautifully made video essay from American author and journalist Timothy Egan who wrote the bio on Edward Curtis called Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis.
“A vivid exploration of one man’s lifelong obsession with an idea … Egan’s spirited biography might just bring [Curtis] the recognition that eluded him in life.” — Washington Post
order book here, and Edward S. Curtis: One Hundred Masterworks Hardcover here.
“Offers an extraordinary experience of living history. It cannot be praised enough.”
Said Alan Trachtenberg, Neil Gray Professor of English and American Studies, Yale University about the doc. “Coming to Light.”
Edward Curtis is one of the those american legends that with Anne Makepeace beautifully directed film “Coming to Light: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indians” simply changes the way you see America…
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All Edward Curtis photographs courtesy of Christopher Cardozo Fine Art.