Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952
Person
Biographical History
Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) was a photographer.
Edward Sheriff Curtis was born February 16, 1868, in Whitewater, Wisconsin to Asahel Curtis and Ellen Sheriff. He was a photographer who focused mainly on Native Americans. In 1891, he moved to Seattle, Washington, and opened a photography studio with Rasmus Rothi. He was invited by Theodore Roosevelt in 1904 to be the White House photographer. Cecil B. DeMille hired Curtis in 1936 to be a second unit cameraman and photographer for his motion picture plains films. Edward S. Curtis died October 18, 1952 in Whittier, California.
Citation:
Find a Grave, via WWW (b. 1868 in Wisconsin, d. 1952 in California; photographer focusing on Native Americans;Find a Grave, via WWW, October 4, 2017 (Moved to Seattle in 1891 and opened a studio with Rasmus Rothi; invited to be White House Photographer in 1904; hired by Cecil B. DeMille in 1936)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Peter Brosnan papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 5905
Scope and Contents
Contains papers and audiovisual materials collected by Peter Brosnan for his research on Cecil B. DeMille's 1923 and 1956 Ten Commandments films and for his documentary, "The Lost City of Cecile B. DeMille." The 1923 film was shot in the Guadalupe Dunes in California and excavated by Brosnan, resulting in the documentary. Includes audiotapes, videocassettes, film reels, digital files, interview transcripts, biographical research either typed or printed from the internet, press articles and...
Dates:
approximately 1923-2022
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Peter Brosnan papers
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