Edward S. Curtis, Suati-Sia Pueblo, Photogravure 1925
ABOUT
Inscribed in plate, lower center: From Copyright Photograph 1925 by E.S. Curtis.
Inscribed in plate, lower right: Photogravure Suffolk Eng. Co. Cambridge, Mass.
- CREATOR Edward S. Curtis (1868 - 1952). Subject: Shuati-Sia, New Mexico.
- DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1925.
- MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Medium: Original large-format photogravure on Van Gelder paper.
- CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
- DIMENSIONS Sheet: H 22 in. W 18 in., Image: H 15.5 in. W 11.5 in.
HISTORY
Edward S. Curtis (1868–1952) left an enduring mark on the history of photography in his 20-volume life's work, The North American Indian. Between 1900 and 1930, 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.
PHOTOGRAVURES | The vast majority of his prints, approximately 98%, were printed as photogravures, and virtually all them were produced for The North American Indian. Curtis used two standard sizes, 5 x 7″ (or reverse), and approximately 12 x 16″ (or reverse). He favored three hand-made papers: Japanese Vellum, Dutch “Van Gelder,” and Japanese “Tissue,” also known as India Proof Paper.
