2 EDWARD CURTIS NEZ PERCE & SIOUX Chiefs
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1. EDWARD SHERIFF CURTIS. A Typical Nez Perce, 1910. 7.3x5.3" photogravure on 12x9.1 Holland Van Gelder paper from Volume 8 of The North American Indian. Printed below image on print recto: A Typical Nez Perce / From Copyright Photograph 1910 by E.S. Curtis. Inscribed in pencil on print verso: ESC/8725 / 8-4-177-VG.
The Nez Perce led by Chief Joseph lived in the Columbia River area of Oregon and Washington.
2. EDWARD SHERIFF CURTIS. His Fights - Ogalala, 1908. 7.3x5.3" photogravure on 12.5x9.5" Japan vellum paper from Volume 3 of The North American Indian. Printed below image on print recto: His Fights - Ogalala / From Copyright Photograph 1908 by E.S. Curtis. Inscribed in pencil on print verso: ESC/8190 / set 163.
His Fights of the legendary Ogalala Sioux band of warriors of the Dakotas.
In Curtis's portraits of Indian men, the Chiefs were part of the American romantic narrative of Chiefs and princes.
Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868-1952) created a legacy that was a monumental visual tour de force, an ethnographic, heroic and theatrical record of the American Indian and their recollected and imagined way of life before the white man. Between 1898 and 1928 Working in collaboration with many tribal members Curtis created an ethno-historical account combined with photographic notions of character portraiture, environmental portraiture and classical romanticism as well as straight documentary views. He published 20 octavo volumes with around 75 prints per volume each accompanied with a larger portfolio of usually 36 hand pulled photogravures. THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN (1906-1928) is considered the most lavish and elegantly illustrated set of photographic books ever produced. This has lot has original vintage photogravures from this publication made under Curtis's supervision.
The Nez Perce led by Chief Joseph lived in the Columbia River area of Oregon and Washington.
2. EDWARD SHERIFF CURTIS. His Fights - Ogalala, 1908. 7.3x5.3" photogravure on 12.5x9.5" Japan vellum paper from Volume 3 of The North American Indian. Printed below image on print recto: His Fights - Ogalala / From Copyright Photograph 1908 by E.S. Curtis. Inscribed in pencil on print verso: ESC/8190 / set 163.
His Fights of the legendary Ogalala Sioux band of warriors of the Dakotas.
In Curtis's portraits of Indian men, the Chiefs were part of the American romantic narrative of Chiefs and princes.
Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868-1952) created a legacy that was a monumental visual tour de force, an ethnographic, heroic and theatrical record of the American Indian and their recollected and imagined way of life before the white man. Between 1898 and 1928 Working in collaboration with many tribal members Curtis created an ethno-historical account combined with photographic notions of character portraiture, environmental portraiture and classical romanticism as well as straight documentary views. He published 20 octavo volumes with around 75 prints per volume each accompanied with a larger portfolio of usually 36 hand pulled photogravures. THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN (1906-1928) is considered the most lavish and elegantly illustrated set of photographic books ever produced. This has lot has original vintage photogravures from this publication made under Curtis's supervision.
Condition
1. Excellent. Minor wear, left side of margin shows tears and thread marks from original binding.
2. Excellent. Minor wear, note original found in subscription Set 163 pencil marks.
2. Excellent. Minor wear, note original found in subscription Set 163 pencil marks.
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2 EDWARD CURTIS NEZ PERCE & SIOUX Chiefs
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