The eagle catcher
by Edward Curtis
Title
The eagle catcher
Artist
Edward Curtis
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Edward Sheriff Curtis 1868 – 1952 was an American photographer and ethnologist whose work focused on the American West and on Native American people.
In 1906, J. P. Morgan provided Curtis with $75,000 to produce a series on Native Americans. This work was to be in 20 volumes with 1,500 photographs. Morgan's funds were to be disbursed over five years and were earmarked to support only fieldwork for the books, not for writing, editing, or production of the volumes. Curtis received no salary for the project, which was to last more than 20 years. Under the terms of the arrangement, Morgan was to receive 25 sets and 500 original prints as repayment.
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