Edward S. Curtis: Subjects & Themes

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Indians Of North America

1140 works

Portrait Photographs

675 works

Clothing & Dress

340 works

Women

173 works

Book Illustrations

142 works

Crow Indians

113 works

Spiritual Life

105 works

Montana

95 works

New Mexico

92 works

Group Portraits

79 works

Children

75 works

Arizona

74 works

Subsistence Activities

72 works

Navajo Indians

71 works

Structures

70 works

Alaska

61 works

Kwakiutl Indians

61 works

Hopi Indians

60 works

British Columbia

58 works

Roosevelt

55 works

Apache Indians

50 works

Horses

50 works

Piegan Indians

49 works

Dakota Indians

47 works

Headdresses

44 works

Transportation

44 works

Arts & Crafts

43 works

Cheyenne Indians

42 works

Eskimos

41 works

Tipis

40 works

Domestic Life

37 works

Washington (State)

37 works

California

36 works

Canoes

35 works

Family

35 works

Rites & Ceremonies

35 works

Tewa Indians

31 works

Oglala Indians

30 works

Dwellings

29 works

Horseback Riding

29 works

Ceremonial Dancers

28 works

Tribal Chiefs

28 works

Masks

27 works

Great Plains

26 works

New

26 works

Southwest

The deserts, canyons, and pueblos of the American Southwest, where Curtis photographed the Dine, Hopi, Apache, and others.

26 works

Theodore

26 works

Baskets

25 works

New York (State)

25 works

Oyster Bay

25 works

Pueblos

24 works

Atsina Indians

23 works

Men

23 works

Zuni Indians

23 works

Blankets

21 works

Braids (Hairdressing)

21 works

Hupa Indians

21 works

Girls

20 works

Necklaces

20 works

North Dakota

20 works