"The passing of every old man or woman means the passing of some tradition, some knowledge of sacred rites possessed by no other...consequently the information that is to be gathered, for the benefit of future generations, respecting the mode of life of one of the great races of mankind, must be collected at once or the opportunity will be lost for all time." Edward S Curtis The last two f8 sessions were filled with a tour de force lecture by Carel Struycken about the life and work of Edward Curtis, an early legendary photographer of the Indian Nations. Below are pictures of both Curtis and Carel... There is absolutely no way I can summarize the three hour talk by Carel on this blog post. Carel was kind enough to provide links to works by Curtis and for those not present to check out some of the links. (Note:you may need to copy and paste the links into your browser) Complete 20 volume Edward Curtis collection digitized: http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/index.html Recordings: http://curtis.site.seattleartmuseum.org/ Description of printing techniques used by Curtis: https://edwardcurtis.com/christopher-cardozo/collecting-curtis/ zoomable photos: https://www.si.edu/spotlight/edward-sheriff-curtis Biography by Timothy Egan: “Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher” “1491: New revalations of the Americas before Columbus” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1491:_New_Revelations_of_the_Americas_Before_ Columbus Photogravure technique: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photogravure Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI By David Grann Below is a small gallery of Curtis pictures...all the images can be found in the digitized volumes with link above Thank you Carel for the effort you put in to bring Curtis' work and life to us.
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Everard H. Williams, Sr. (Rod)
1/20/2019 04:34:01 pm
So sorry I missed the 2nd presentation.
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