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personAmerican, 1868–1952lock_openPublic domain: US, EU, UK, CA, JP, CN · 94% confidenceplay_circleStream Art
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Selected Works2742

Museum Acquisitions

24 Institutions
MoMA
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Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
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Previous Sales 304

Bonhams
Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952); Cañon de Chelly - Navaho;
Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952); Cañon de Chelly - Navaho;
$5,000
Mar 2026
Bonhams
; Yellow Bull - Nez Percé;
; Yellow Bull - Nez Percé;
$3,400
Nov 2025
Bonhams
; Mítat-Wailaki;
; Mítat-Wailaki;
$1,900
Nov 2025
Sotheby's
Canyon de Chelly
Canyon de Chelly
$17,000
Oct 2022
Sotheby's
Son of the Desert
Son of the Desert
$5,000
Oct 2022
Sotheby's
'Waiting in the Forest - Cheyenne'
'Waiting in the Forest - Cheyenne'
$6,500
Apr 2021
Christie's
The Vanishing Race, 1904
The Vanishing Race, 1904
$6,250
Oct 2017
Christie's
Tapa, Antelope Water, Taos, 1905
Tapa, Antelope Water, Taos, 1905
$21,250
Apr 2014
Christie's
Cañon de Chelley, 1904
Cañon de Chelley, 1904
$11,875
Apr 2014
Christie's
Cañon de Chelly, 1904
Cañon de Chelly, 1904
$11,250
Oct 2012
Christie's
The Vanishing Race, 1904
The Vanishing Race, 1904
$11,250
Dec 2011
Christie's
The Vanishing Race, 1904
The Vanishing Race, 1904
$11,875
Apr 2010
Christie's
Watching the Dancers, 1906
Watching the Dancers, 1906
$1,187
Jul 2008
Christie's
The Vanishing Race, 1904
The Vanishing Race, 1904
$9,375
Apr 2008
Christie's
Nature's Mirror, Navajo, 1904
Nature's Mirror, Navajo, 1904
$3,250
Apr 2008
Christie's
Canyon de Chelly, 1904
Canyon de Chelly, 1904
$20,400
Sep 2006
Christie's
Tapa, 1905
Tapa, 1905
$28,800
Feb 2006
Christie's
The Vanishing Race, Navaho, 1904
The Vanishing Race, Navaho, 1904
$11,400
Feb 2006
Christie's
Portrait of a young Hopi woman, 1903
Portrait of a young Hopi woman, 1903
$8,400
Feb 2006
Christie's
Hopi Snake Priest, c. 1903
Hopi Snake Priest, c. 1903
$4,200
Feb 2006
Christie's
Zuni Governor, 1905
Zuni Governor, 1905
$7,800
Feb 2005
Christie's
Nez Perc�� Warrior, 1905; Untitled (Warrior), c. 1905
Nez Perc�� Warrior, 1905; Untitled (Warrior), c. 1905
$2,100
Feb 2005
Christie's
Selected images from The North American Indian
Selected images from The North American Indian
£1,292 ($2k USD)
Nov 2003
Christie's
Native from the Great Plains
Native from the Great Plains
$8,962
Oct 2003
Christie's
Cañon de Chelley; and Evening Halt, Navajo
Cañon de Chelley; and Evening Halt, Navajo
$3,585
Oct 2003

Upcoming Auctions 1

Rago Arts and Auction Center
Ghost Dancer, Kwakiutl (from the North American Indian portfolio)
Ghost Dancer, Kwakiutl (from the North American Indian portfolio)
Est. $700–$900
Jun 26, 2026

For Sale 14

Christopher Cardozo Fine Art · Artsy
A Chief's Daughter-Nakoaktok
A Chief's Daughter-Nakoaktok , 1914
For sale
Japanese Gampi Tissue Paper
Christopher Cardozo Fine Art · Artsy
Movie Still: In The Land of The Headhunters, Qagyuhl, Returning With a Whale
Movie Still: In The Land of The Headhunters, Qagyuhl, Returning With a Whale, 1914
For sale
Silver Gelatin Print
Christopher Cardozo Fine Art · Artsy
Ogalala War Party
Ogalala War Party , 1907
For sale
Sepia-toned Ink on Van Gelder Etching Stock
Christopher Cardozo Fine Art · Artsy
Crater Lake - Contemporary Goldtone™ 8x10"
Crater Lake - Contemporary Goldtone™ 8x10", 1923
For sale
Goldtone
Robert Azensky Fine Art · 1stDibs
"Nane - Qagyuhl" Native American in Grizzly Costume - Photogravure Print
"Nane - Qagyuhl" Native American in Grizzly Costume - Photogravure Print
$1,340
Roger Genser - The Prints & The Pauper · 1stDibs
BEFORE THE WHITE MAN CAME - PALM CANYON
BEFORE THE WHITE MAN CAME - PALM CANYON
$975
Collier Gallery · 1stDibs
Luzi Girl Papago The North American Indian, Edward S. Curtis, Photogravure, 190
Luzi Girl Papago The North American Indian, Edward S. Curtis, Photogravure, 190
$6,000
Peter Fetterman Gallery · 1stDibs
Chief of the Desert
Chief of the Desert
$12,000
Peter Fetterman Gallery · 1stDibs
Hopi Snake Dancer in Costume
Hopi Snake Dancer in Costume
$9,500
Peter Fetterman Gallery · 1stDibs
The Piki Maker, Hopi
The Piki Maker, Hopi
$5,000
Peter Fetterman Gallery · 1stDibs
The Apache
The Apache
$15,000
Peter Fetterman Gallery · 1stDibs
Hopi Snake Dancer in Costume
Hopi Snake Dancer in Costume
$9,500
Peter Fetterman Gallery · 1stDibs
Zuni Governor, 1900
Zuni Governor, 1900
$9,500
Peter Fetterman Gallery · 1stDibs
American Indian
American Indian
For sale
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Market1,616 auction results

trending_upPhotographs Range
$144 – $32.5K
92 of 133 photographs lots with prices
calculatePhotographs Average
$5.9K
Object-type specific
show_chartPhotographs Median
$3.5K
92 priced photographs lots
calendar_todayLast Photographs Sale
Dec 2025 · $11.4K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
categoryMarket by Object Type
Photographs: $3.5K medianUnclassified lots: $6.4K medianEditioned photos: $2.0K medianBooks/portfolios: $5.8K medianPosters/ephemera: $3.3K medianEditioned objects: $1.2K median
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Publications2

Exhibition Catalog 2

The North American Indians Author
Aperture · 2005
The North American Indians: a selection of photographs by Edward S. Curtis Author
Aperture · 1972
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Recent News4

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Summer Exhibitions Coming to West Texas & the Panhandle
Art galleries and institutions across West Texas and the Panhandle have announced their summer exhibition schedules. Highlights include the El Paso Mu…
exhibitionsMay 5, 2026
Artist Tammie Dupuis offers Indigenous, feminist perspective in Linfield Art Gallery show
Artist Tammie Dupuis presents her installation "Continuality" at the Linfield Art Gallery, a show that centers on the sacred feminine and Indigenous s…
exhibitionsApr 19, 2026
cara romero photographer hood museum exhibition
Cara Romero, an enrolled citizen of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, is the subject of her first institutional solo exhibition, "Panûpünüwügai," at Dartmo…
exhibitionsJun 26, 2025
An Interview with Asheville Art Museum Associate Curator Jessica Orzulak
Jessica Orzulak, associate curator and curatorial affairs manager at the Asheville Art Museum, participated in an interview discussing her personal in…
peopleMay 9, 2025
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Past Exhibitions4

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#4,144 Gallery Mack

EDWARD CURTIS: Alaska 1927

EDWARD CURTIS

near Pike Place Market

Apr 5, 2022 — May 14, 2022

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#11,362 Christopher Cardozo Fine Art

EDWARD S. CURTIS BEAUTY, HEART & SPIRIT

Edward Curtis

Sep 28, 2018 — Dec 16, 2018

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#11,362 Christopher Cardozo Fine Art

THE REALIZATION OF A DREAM: THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF EDWARD CURTIS

Edward Curtis

212 Third Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98104

Sep 4, 2018 — Oct 25, 2018

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Autry Museum of the American West

Seeing American Indians

Edward S. Curtis

Griffith Park, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA

Feb 26, 2017 — May 7, 2017

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Art Fair Appearances1

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TEFAF New York — New York
2018
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Recent Activity11

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News
Summer Exhibitions Coming to West Texas & the Panhandle
May 5, 2026
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News
Artist Tammie Dupuis offers Indigenous, feminist perspective in Linfield Art Gallery show
Apr 19, 2026
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cara romero photographer hood museum exhibition
Jun 26, 2025
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An Interview with Asheville Art Museum Associate Curator Jessica Orzulak
May 9, 2025
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Exhibition
EDWARD CURTIS: Alaska 1927
Apr 5, 2022
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Art Fair
TEFAF New York 2018
Oct 27, 2018
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Exhibition
EDWARD S. CURTIS BEAUTY, HEART & SPIRIT
Sep 28, 2018
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Exhibition
THE REALIZATION OF A DREAM: THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF EDWARD CURTIS
Sep 4, 2018
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Exhibition
Seeing American Indians
Feb 26, 2017
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death
Edward Curtis dies
Jan 1, 1952
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birth
Edward Curtis born
Jan 1, 1868
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