Edward S. Curtis
(1868 - 1952)
Yan Tsire ("Willow Bird") - San Ildefonso, 1905
large platinum print
signed lower right: Curtis
copyright blind stamp lower left: COPYRIGHTED 1905 BY E.S. CURTIS
negative date: 1905, print date: 1905
15 11/16 x 11 7/16 in. (39.85 x 29.05 cm.)
Edward S. Curtis Studio, Seattle
Private Collection(s)
The Christopher G. Cardozo Collection, 1999

Literature:
The North American Indian (1907-1930), Volume 17, Facing Page 130.
Sacred Legacy: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian, Simon & Schuster, 2000, p. 111.
Edward S. Curtis One Hundred Masterworks, Delmonico Books/Prestel Publishing, 2015, p. 82.

Exhibited:
Sacred Legacy: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian (176 print exhibit), 2000
Edward S. Curtis: 100 Masterworks, 2016
Edward Curtis: Beauty, Heart and Spirit (64 print exhibit), Schumacher Gallery, Columbus, OH, 2017, Trout Museum of Art, Appleton, WI, 2018

This print is in excellent condition overall. There is minor to moderate, scattered surface rubbing, primarily noticeable only in strong direct light. VERSO: There is minor surface soiling at the margin edges. The print recto is not affected.

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