Emma Belle Freeman (1880-1928)

Portrait of Native American Man

1914

Hand-colored silver gelatin photograph

Signed and dated to lower right

Visible 10 x 13 1/4 in., matted and framed to 17 1/4 x 21 in. 

Born on the Nebraska frontier, Emma Freeman (1880-1928) spent a life pushing boundaries a female photographer. After a brief stint in Denver, she moved to Northern California and in 1902 opened a photography and fine art studio and shop in San Francisco. After the 1906 earthquake, she relocated to Eureka and Humboldt County for a time, capturing the landscapes and native Indians. 

She is best remembered for her dignified portraits of the Native Americans of California, especially the Yurok and Hupa Indians, for which she was recognized at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco.  

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