Edward Curtis The Master Prints Author:Edward Curtis "Edward S. Curtis was the greatest photographer of Native Americans that the United States ever produced. In a period spanning more than three decades, he photographed individuals and groups representing more than eighty Indian tribes - the Sioux, the Blackfoot, the Nez Perce, the Apache, and many more. . . This selection of Curtis's master prin... more »ts appeared in his last great exhibition, mounted in New York City in 1906. Shortly thereafter, the Peabody Essex Museum acquired these exhibition prints through the generosity of Dr. Charles Goddard Weld. The collection - never before published - comprises the largest surviving selection of Curtis master prints printed in platinum. . . These beautifully reproduced platinum master prints, combined with Clark Worswick's bold reappraisal of Curtis and his work, will confirm that Edward S. Curtis was a great photographic artist. Here are the scenes that continue to haunt the American imagination." 191 pages, Library of Congress Control Number 2001 131972.« less