Lot Essay
Curtis described the setting: In Tesarod Canon, a small branch of the Canon de Chelly. At the point where this picture was made the gorge is very narrow.
Details
EDWARD S. CURTIS
Out of the Darkness, Navaho
Orotone. 1904. Signed, annotated L.A. and copyright insignia in gold ink on the image. 10 5/8 x 13¾in. In the original studio frame.
Out of the Darkness, Navaho
Orotone. 1904. Signed, annotated L.A. and copyright insignia in gold ink on the image. 10 5/8 x 13¾in. In the original studio frame.
Literature
The North American Indian 1907-30, Portfolio 1, pl. 37.