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Edward S. Curtis

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Edward Sheriff Curtis was an American photographer and ethnologist whose work focused on the American West and Native American people. 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.

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Artworks (21)

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Plate 679: Old Eagle-Oto

1927 · glass interpositive plate

Overall: 43.2 x 35.6 cm (17 x 14 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Plate 657: Walter Ross-Wichita

1927 · glass interpositive plate

Overall: 43.2 x 35.6 cm (17 x 14 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Plate 639: Oksoyapiw-Blackfoot

1926 · glass interpositive plate

Overall: 43.2 x 35.6 cm (17 x 14 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Plate 631: Kindling Fire-Assiniboin

1926 · glass interpositive plate

Overall: 43.2 x 35.6 cm (17 x 14 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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A Pomo Girl, Plate 482

1924 · Photogravure

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Hopi Mother

1921 · Photogravure, plate 403 from "The North American Indian, Volume 12" (1922)

Image/paper: 39.1 × 26 cm (15 7/16 × 10 1/4 in.); Mount: 55.2 × 45.1 cm (21 3/4 × 17 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Seaweed Gatherer

1915 · Photogravure, plate 369 from "The North American Indian, Volume 11" (1916)

Image/paper: 39 × 28.2 cm (15 3/8 × 11 1/8 in.); Mount: 55.8 × 45.2 cm (22 × 17 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Puget Sound Baskets

1912 · Photogravure, plate 309 from "The North American Indian, Volume 9" (1913)

Image/paper: 29.9 × 39.5 cm (11 13/16 × 15 9/16 in.); Mount: 45.5 × 55.8 cm (17 15/16 × 22 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Piegan, Cheyenne, Arapaho

1911 · Photogravures

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The North American Indian, Vol. VI. Piegan, Cheyenne, Arapaho

1911 · Photogravures

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New Chest-Piegan

1910 · Photogravure, plate 200 from "The North American Indian, Volume 6" (1911)

Image/paper: 39 × 27.9 cm (15 3/8 × 11 in.); Mount: 55.8 × 46.3 cm (22 × 18 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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The North American Indian, Vol. III. Teton Sioux, Yanktonai, Assiniboin

1908 · Photogravures

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wolf - Apsaroke

1908 · Photogravure, plate 142 from "The North American Indian, Volume 4" (1909)

Image/paper: 40.1 × 29.9 cm (15 13/16 × 11 13/16 in.); Mount: 55.8 × 45 cm (22 × 17 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Teton Sioux, Yanktonai, Assiniboin

1908 · Photogravures

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Apache, Jicarillas, Navaho

1907 · Photogravures

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Watching the Dancers

1906 · Photogravure, plate 405 from "The North American Indian, Volume 12" (1922)

Image/paper: 39 × 28.7 cm (15 3/8 × 11 5/16 in.); Mount: 55.5 × 45.5 cm (21 7/8 × 17 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Evening on the Desert–Navajo

1904 · Platinum print

Image: 5 3/16 in. × 8 in. (13.2 × 20.3 cm) Mount: 7 3/16 in. × 10 in. (18.2 × 25.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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At the Old Well of Acoma

1904 · platinum print

Image: 32.3 x 41.6 cm (12 11/16 x 16 3/8 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Vanishing Race

1904 · orotone in original Curtis Studio frame

Image: 27.8 x 35.5 cm (10 15/16 x 14 in.); Paper: 27.8 x 35.5 cm (10 15/16 x 14 in.); Framed: 40 x 47.5 cm (15 3/4 x 18 11/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Cañon de Chelly - Navaho

1904 · platinum print, mercury-toned

Image: 31.5 x 41.8 cm (12 3/8 x 16 7/16 in.); Matted: 61 x 76.2 cm (24 x 30 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Lummi Type

1899 · Photogravure, plate 320 from "The North American Indian, Volume 9" (1913)

Image/paper: 37.4 × 26.3 cm (14 3/4 × 10 3/8 in.); Mount: 56.2 × 46.2 cm (22 3/16 × 18 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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21 published of 21 catalogued · 7 with image

Art Institute Chicago
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Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published
The Met
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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

The Vanishing Race
1904 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Plate 657: Walter Ross-Wichita
1927 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Plate 631: Kindling Fire-Assiniboin
1926 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
At the Old Well of Acoma
1904 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Plate 639: Oksoyapiw-Blackfoot
1926 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Cañon de Chelly - Navaho
1904 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Plate 679: Old Eagle-Oto
1927 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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