Lot Essay
The legend reads: "A characteristic scene in the Bad Land region of South Dakota. The horseman is Red Hawk, a sub-chief of the Ogallalla Sioux."
Details
EDWARD S. CURTIS
Oasis in the Badlands (Red Hawk, Ogalala)
Orotone. circa 1904. Signed in gold ink on the image. 11 x 14in. Descriptive text and Home of the Curtis Indians paper labels affixed to the reverse of the original Curtis studio frame.
Oasis in the Badlands (Red Hawk, Ogalala)
Orotone. circa 1904. Signed in gold ink on the image. 11 x 14in. Descriptive text and Home of the Curtis Indians paper labels affixed to the reverse of the original Curtis studio frame.
Literature
The North American Indian 1907-30, Portfolio 3, pl. 80; Visions of a Vanishing Race, p. 18.