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    Edward S. Curtis

    American ethnologist and photographer (1868–1952)

    For other people named Edward Curtis, see Edward Curtis (disambiguation).

    Edward S.

    Curtis

    Self-portrait, c. 1889

    Born

    Edward Sheriff Curtis


    (1868-02-19)February 19, 1868

    Whitewater, Wisconsin, U.S.

    DiedOctober 19, 1952(1952-10-19) (aged 84)

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.

    Occupation(s)Photographer, ethnologist
    SpouseClara J.

    Phillips (1874–1932)

    ChildrenHarold Phillips Curtis (1893–1988)
    Elizabeth M. Curtis Magnuson (1896–1973)
    Florence Curtis Graybill (1899–1987)
    Katherine Shirley Curtis Ingram (1909–1982)
    Parent(s)Ellen Sherriff (1844–1912)
    Johnson Asahel Curtis (1840–87)

    Edward Sheriff Curtis (February 19, 1868 – October 19, 1952, sometimes given as Edward Sherriff Curtis)[1] was an American photographer and ethnologist whose work focused on the American West and on Native American people.[2][3] Sometimes referred to