Edward S. Curtis
(1868-1952)
The Look Out – Apsaroke, 1905
(1868-1952)
The Look Out – Apsaroke, 1905
Sale 1131 - Photographs
Dec 6, 2022
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Live / Chicago
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Edward S. Curtis
(1868-1952)
The Look Out – Apsaroke, 1905
(1868-1952)
The Look Out – Apsaroke, 1905
Platinum print, signed in ink with copyright credit and date blindstamp on the recto.
image/sheet: 12 1/2 x 15 7/8in. (31.6 x 40.4cm.)
An Important Western Collection of Edward S. Curtis
Literature:
Edward S. Curtis, The North American Indian: The Complete Portfolios, Taschen, 1997, p. 194 for a variant of this image.
A rare and unpublished variant image of Curtis's Apsaroke War Group, one of the warriors holds the curved staff of one of the military organizations. At the height of battle this staff was planted in the ground as a marker behind which the warriors could not retreat.
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