The Vanishing Race - 1904
“The Vanishing Race” was Curtis’ signature piece and was the visual metaphor for the core conceptual underpinning of Curtis’ entire thirty-year project i.e., that Native Americans, as a culture, at least, were vanishing. It became Curtis’ over-arching goal to create a record of them and their world before they disappeared forever. Curtis searched for an image to illustrate this idea for nearly four years before creating The Vanishing Race. A century ago, it was by far and away Curtis’ most popular single image. Today it still remains a highly sought after classic.

• Produced using Curtis' original glass plate negative
• Six classic, iconic Curtis images
• Unique oversized presentation
• Hand crafted on heavyweight custom-made acid-free paper
• Limited edition with a certificate of authenticity