Edwin Willard Deming (1860 - 1942)

Born in Ashland, Ohio, Edwin Deming was an early illustrator and painter of the American West where he traveled among several Indian tribes. He had grown up with Sac, Fox, and Winnebago playmates in western Illinois and later lived among Indians for thirty-one years.

He was committed to depicting the unspoiled Indian, a mission he perceived as trying to make amends for corrupting their culture.