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Edward Curtis, A famous photographer you've never heard of

caption: Edward Curtis' "In A Pigean Lodge," 1910. This image has been criticized for retouching, implying manipulation of anthropological documents..
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Edward Curtis' "In A Pigean Lodge," 1910. This image has been criticized for retouching, implying manipulation of anthropological documents..
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Chances are you've seen the works of Edward Curtis, possibly without even realizing it. His images are the iconic, definitive photographs of Native Americans created as the 19th century expired and the 20th came into being. The huge project to photograph the surviving Indian tribes brought Edward Curtis from the fringes of high society to the edge of penury. He died almost forgotten a few years after publication of the last of his 20 volumes of images. The New York Times journalist and author Timothy Egan joins us to explore the remarkable life and work of Edward Curtis.

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