Sitting Bull
NOTMAN, William (1826-1891), photographer. Cabinet card of Sitting Bull. Montreal, Canada: Wm. Notman & Son, ca 1885.
NOTMAN, William (1826-1891), photographer. Cabinet card of Sitting Bull. Montreal, Canada: Wm. Notman & Son, ca 1885.
Sale 2112 - Visions of America: The Stephen White Collection
Oct 24, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$600 -
800
Lot Description
Sitting Bull
NOTMAN, William (1826-1891), photographer. Cabinet card of Sitting Bull. Montreal, Canada: Wm. Notman & Son, ca 1885.
NOTMAN, William (1826-1891), photographer. Cabinet card of Sitting Bull. Montreal, Canada: Wm. Notman & Son, ca 1885.
4 x 5 1/2 in. cabinet photograph on cardstock mount. Titled and credited to Notman & Son on mount recto. Verso bears modern printed labels for Culver Pictures, Inc., along with various other labels and inscriptions.
A rare pose of the Hunkpapa chief, taken in Montreal in August, 1885 when Sitting Bull was headliner of the Buffalo Bill Wild West show. One of several images taken by Notman at the same sitting, this portrait is infrequently encountered.
A rare pose of the Hunkpapa chief, taken in Montreal in August, 1885 when Sitting Bull was headliner of the Buffalo Bill Wild West show. One of several images taken by Notman at the same sitting, this portrait is infrequently encountered.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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