Edward S. Curtis – Visions of the First Americans

Description: This 17 inch wide, hardbound, and jacketed behemoth would make any coffee table proud. More than 300 sepia toned photos are somewhere between documentary and romanticism. They not only document the last of the great Native American Nations, but they are a history of the evolution of early years of modern photography.

CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE:

Edward Sheriff Curtis is regarded today as one of the great American photographers. His iconic work The North American Indian took him thirty years to complete and cost him his marriage and his health. He left behind the most complete visual record of Native Americans from the Inuit of the far north to the Hopi people of the southwest.