Edward Curtis and His Disappearing Mountain of Money

Earlier this month I gave a presentation at the Photography Center Northwest about the amazing career of Edward Curtis, the 20th-century American photographer who created what many call the most significant photographic project of all time, The North American Indian. My presentation focused on the little-discussed business side of Curtis's project, including his support from financier J. P. Morgan and his efforts at selling extrenely high-priced subscriptions to his books. Here's a link to the presentation, filmed in its entiry thank to the great video work of Vaun Raymond.

Tim Greyhavens

February 2018