Edward S. Curtis: The Great Warriors

The indelible portraits of Native Americans by Edward S. Curtis, made at the dawn of the twentieth century, have become among the most avidly collected, published, and sought-after emblems of early encounters with American Indian life. And yet existing publications have just begun to suggest the extent of this remarkable photographic achievement. This book collects one hundred of his most compelling photographs of tribal leaders and warriors. Some 40 percent of the photographs presented here are either very little known or previously unpublished.

Hartman Lomawaima, of the Hopi Nation, is currently director of the Arizona State Museum and co-director of the Hopi Documentary Project. He is also on the Board of Directors of the National Museum of the American Indian and the Advisory Board of the Sacred Sites Foundation.
Anne Makepeace is a director, writer, and producer. Her most recent film, which was an Academy Award finalist, is Coming to Light: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian.
Christopher Cardozo is acknowledged to be the world's leading authority on Edward S. Curtis and owns the world's broadest private Curtis Collection. He is the principal consultant and curator to the four major extant private Curtis collections and is a consultant to many public institutions, including The Morgan Library.