Edward Sheriff Curtis The Scout — Apache, 1906
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Edward Sheriff Curtis
(American, 1868-1952)
The Scout — Apache, 1906
orotone
signed in negative lower right, title label on verso, held in original Curtis Studio frame
image: 10 1/2" x 13 1/2"; frame: 16" x 19"
Provenance:
Treadway Toomey Auctions, Oak Park, Illinois, 04 May 2008, Lot 451
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Catalog Note:
Edward Sheriff Curtis was committed to documenting and preserving American Indian culture. In this incredibly clear image, he represents an Apache scout using the orotone process that he perfected and called 'Curt-Tones.' Curtis claimed that in his method of printing positives onto glass plates "all the transparency is retained and they are as full of life and sparkle as an opal."
(American, 1868-1952)
The Scout — Apache, 1906
orotone
signed in negative lower right, title label on verso, held in original Curtis Studio frame
image: 10 1/2" x 13 1/2"; frame: 16" x 19"
Provenance:
Treadway Toomey Auctions, Oak Park, Illinois, 04 May 2008, Lot 451
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Catalog Note:
Edward Sheriff Curtis was committed to documenting and preserving American Indian culture. In this incredibly clear image, he represents an Apache scout using the orotone process that he perfected and called 'Curt-Tones.' Curtis claimed that in his method of printing positives onto glass plates "all the transparency is retained and they are as full of life and sparkle as an opal."
Condition
Great original condition. Great image. Original frame.
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Edward Sheriff Curtis The Scout — Apache, 1906
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