![]() | Horace Poolaw, Photographer of American Indian Modernity Subjects: Poolaw Horace 19061984; Kiowa Indians -- Biography; Indian photographers -- Biography; Kiowa Indians -- Social life and customs -- 20th century; Indians of North America -- Great Plains -- Social life and customs -- 20th century; Kiowa Indians -- Ethni; Laura E. Smith unravels the compelling life story of Kiowa photographer Horace Poolaw (1906-84), one of the first professional Native American photographers. Born on the Kiowa reservation in Anadarko, Oklahoma, Poolaw bought his first camera at the age of fifteen and began taking photos of family, friends, and noted leaders in the Kiowa community, also capturing successive years of powwows and pageants at various fairs, expositions, and other events. Though Poolaw earned some income as a professional photographer, he farmed, raised livestock, and took other jobs to help fund his passion for documenting his community. Laura E. Smith is an associate professor of art history at Michigan State University. Linda Poolaw is the daughter of Horace Poolaw. |
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