Tracing Edward Curtis's steps with author Timothy Egan

KNKX Public Radio | By Erin Hennessey

Published November 6, 2012 at 5:00 AM PST

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Edward Curtis / Curtis Library, Northwestern University

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Edward Curtis / Wikimedia Commons

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Edward Curtis / Library of Congress

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Edward Curtis / Curtis Library, Northwestern University

If you've seen sepia images of Native American Indians, you've probably seen Edward Curtis's work.

A new biography, "Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher, The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis," pays tribute to the Seattle photographer. KPLU's Erin Hennessey walked around Seattle's Pioneer Square with author Timothy Egan to see where Curtis took some of his early photos, including his first portrait of an American Indian, Princess Angeline, the last surviving child of Chief Seattle.

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Erin Hennessey

Before accepting the position of News Director in 1996, she spent five years as knkx's All Things Considered Host and filed news stories for knkx and NPR. Erin is a native of Spokane and a graduate of the University of Washington and London's City University - Center for Journalism Studies. Erin worked in the film industry and as a print journalist in London and New York before returning to Seattle to work in broadcast news.

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