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About Edward S. Curtis
Edward Sheriff Curtis was born in Wisconsin during the winter of 1868 to a poor farming family. He became an apprentice photographer at age 17 and shot his first famous photo of Princess Angeline (aka Kickisomlo, daughter of Chief Sealth of Seattle) in 1895. Thus began his career as a photographer of Native American portraits and the American West.
Curtis’ work has been on display in museums such as the Library of Congress, the Peabody-Essex Museum, and multiple universities. He was also the author of many books of his photography. He died at the age of 84 in 1952.
