Native Americans
CURTIS, Edward S. (1868-1952), photographer. The Morning Attack.
CURTIS, Edward S. (1868-1952), photographer. The Morning Attack.
Sale 2112 - Visions of America: The Stephen White Collection
Oct 24, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$1,000 -
1,500
Lot Description
Native Americans
CURTIS, Edward S. (1868-1952), photographer. The Morning Attack.
CURTIS, Edward S. (1868-1952), photographer. The Morning Attack.
Photogravure on Japanese tissue, 10 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (12 1/2 x 17 in. sheet), tipped on 17 3/8 x 21 7/8 in. cardstock mount. Plate 99, Vol. III from The North American Indian, copyrighted 1907. Published by John Andrew and Son. Credited, titled, and dated in letterpress, lower margin recto.
A beautifully composed view capturing Sioux Indians prepared for battle, described by Edward S. Curtis as "The favorite morning for attack was just at dawn, when the enemy was presumably unprepared to offer quick resistance." (Vol. III, The North American Indian).
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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