1- Chiefs and Warriors
Photographs of noble chiefs and courageous warriors from
Native American tribes figure prominently in Edward Shefiff
Curtis’s landmark work, The North American Indian.
From its original volumes and portfolios, Curtis expert
Christopher Cardozo has selected Curtis’s best portraits
and images of tribal leaders and braves for inclusion in
this volume.
2- Native Family
Native Family presents some of the finest examples of Edward
Sheriff Curtis’s portraiture, especially of women
and children, as well as images that portray the traditional
costumes, rites and character of the individuals who made
up the native nations of North America. Photographs of a
wide variety of tribal groups from the Pacific Northwest
to the Desert Southwest to the Great Plains are included.