Selections From The North American Indian

February 26, 2016 to May 29, 2016 - The exhibition represents one of the most significant and comprehensive efforts of the early 20th century to document Native Americans and Native American culture. Including more than 80 tribes, primarily from the American West and Pacific Northwest, Curtis’ 20-volume magnum opus combines narrative sections on Native American languages, traditions, and cultural practices with more than 2,000 photogravures, or images produced from a process in which photographic negatives are transferred and etched in to a metal plate.