Object Details
Artist
Edward S. Curtis, born Whitewater, WI 1868-died Los Angeles, CA 1952
Publisher
Edward S. Curtis, born Whitewater, WI 1868-died Los Angeles, CA 1952
Printer
Suffolk Engraving Co.
Exhibition Label
Between 1900 and 1930, Edward S. Curtis traveled across the continent photographing more than seventy Native American tribes. The photographs presented daily activities, customs, and religions of a people he called “a vanishing race.” To this end, Curtis often costumed his subjects and set up scenes, mixing tribal artifacts and traditions to match his romanticized vision of the people he studied.
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Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the United States Marshal Service of the U.S. Department of Justice
Date
1905
Object number
1988.5.18
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Photography-Photomechanical Reproduction
Medium
photogravure
Dimensions
sight 16 5/8 x 12 1/4 in. (12.3 x 31.1 cm.)
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Department
Graphic Arts
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Indian
Figure female\bust
Landscape\New Mexico\San Ildefonso
Object\art object\pottery
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1988.5.18