Readings: A People's Art History Of The United States

     This article was interesting because it talks about 2 photographers, one that basically faked his pictures with Native Americans and one that really lived in the culture and gave the realness of the crow tribe. I don't believe Edward Curtis did it for the culture but only for money. He just really staged all his pictures to show what he wanted to viewer to see. Where Richard Throssel was really taking pictures of his tribe and was trying to show everyone what was going on and happening within.
     I understand Curtis and his business mindset, where he basically faked it till he made it. But then I just think of him as a culture vulture because he was photographing Native Americans for over 30 years but I'm sure he didn't really care for them or understand them. He was just there to get good photographs for a great payday. Even more so he stole one of Throssel picture to sell it as one of his. Furthermore,  I believe what Throssel did for his tribe, trying to show awareness and bring to the light of the sicknesses that were happening within the tribe is remarkable and was doing something right.