EDWARD S. CURTIS, ASHAHEL CURTIS and UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER

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EDWARD S. CURTIS, ASHAHEL CURTIS and UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER

Selected Images, The North American Indian

24 small-format gravures by Edward S. Curtis, 1 small-format gravure by Ashahel Curtis and 1 gelatin silver print. 1905-1928. 17 gravures printed on vellum, 4 gravures printed on tissue, 4 gravures printed on Van Gelder Holland. Each gravure with letterpress credit, title and date in the margin. Each gravure approximately 7¼ x 5¼in. or the reverse; 9½ x 7½in. (A. Curtis); and 6 x 8 1/8in. (Unknown). Each framed. (26)

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The Edward S. Curtis images include: Peach Harvest - San Ildefonso (on tissue); Tsípiai - Sia; In the Forest - Taos; Fiesta of San Estevan - Acoma (A); Acoma and the Enchanted Mesa; Preparing Cedar-Bark - Nokoaktok; Drilling Ivory, King Island; Flathead Horse Trappings; A Pima Home; Apache Village (on tissue); Hide Scraping - Apsaroke (on Van Gelder Holland); King Island; Umatilla Child; Elk Head, and the Sacred Pipe Bundle (on Van Gelder Holland); Átlumhl - Koskimo (on tissue); A Prairie Camp (on tissue); The Ivory Carver, Nunivak; Sisters - Apsaroke (on Van Gelder Holland); The Morning Chat - Acoma; Laguna Architecture; Holiday Costume, Nunivak; Ready for the Throw, Nunivak; Apache Still Life; On Nespilim Creek and Makah Indian Basket-Weavers (A. Curtis); and Unknown.

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