Horace Poolaw, Photographer of American Indian Modernity

Laura E. Smith unravels the compelling life story of Kiowa photographer Horace Poolaw (190684), 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 years of powwows and pageants at fai...