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Coleen Graybill

South Dakota Sun Dance & Red Hawk Descendant

Meet Vanessa Red Hawk, descendant of Chief Red Hawk photographed by E.S. Curtis in "An Oasis In The Bad Lands."

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Tim Greyhavens

Curtis Colleagues: William E. Myers

A brief biography of William E. Myers (1877-1949), Curtis's primary assistant on The North American Indian project.

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Tim Greyhavens

Three Take-Aways from the Recent Curtis Mega-Auctions

Our perspective on two huge auctions of Curtis prints, books, documents, and ephemera that took place at the end of June 2021.

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Janet Steins

Reprint Editions and Other Important Reproductions of The North American Indian

Some thirty years after the final volume of Edward Curtis's The North American Indian appeared, knowledge of and interest in Edward...

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Tim Greyhavens

A Brief History of Curtis Orotones, Part 2

This is the second in a two-part series about the Curtis orotones. For part 1, click here. The orotones of Edward S. Curtis are...

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Tim Greyhavens

A Brief History of the Curtis Orotones, Part 1

“We all know how beautiful the stones and pebbles in the limpid brook of the forest where the water absorbs the blue of the sky and the...

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danielakronemeyer

Honoring Native American Heritage & The Sacred Vote

November marks the beginning of Native American Heritage Month - a time to recognize the many contributions and achievements of Indigenous p

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Tim Greyhavens

The Curtis Studios, Part 1: Early Partnerships

Edward Curtis had a big decision to make. For most of the past year, he had been confined to his bed due to a serious back injury, and...

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Tim Greyhavens

The Curtis-inspired Native Chief Sculptures Watching Over Seattle

Watching over downtown Seattle are eight Curtis-inspired sculptures of Native Chiefs. Find out when & how they were created.

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