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Carl Moon
1878–1948
Known for vivid photographs and stories centered on Native American life in the American Southwest, this multitalented artist worked across photography, painting, illustration, and writing. His books and images helped shape how many early 20th-century readers pictured the region.
1 Audiobook
Wongo and the Wise Old Crow
by Grace Moon, Carl Moon
About the author
Born in Wilmington, Ohio, in 1878, Carl Everton Moon first learned photography in Cincinnati before moving west and opening a studio in Albuquerque. From there, he built a career creating portraits and scenes of Native American communities in New Mexico, Arizona, and nearby regions.
Moon became especially known for his work for the Fred Harvey company at the Grand Canyon between about 1907 and 1914. He later settled in Pasadena, California, where he continued to work as a photographer, painter, illustrator, and writer.
He also published and illustrated books, including children's stories created with his wife. Today he is remembered as a prolific visual chronicler of the Southwest whose work blended art, travel imagery, and popular storytelling.