CURTIS, Edward (1868-1952). Group of 22 photogravures, most from portfolio 1 of The North American Indian.
Sale 960 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Nov 15, 2021
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Live / Cincinnati
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CURTIS, Edward (1868-1952). Group of 22 photogravures, most from portfolio 1 of The North American Indian.
The Vanishing Race - Navaho. (Plate 1; copyright 1904). -- Geronimo - Apache. (Plate 2; copyright 1907). -- Apache-Land. (Plate 4; copyright 1903). -- Sígēsh - Apache. (Plate 6; copyright 1903). -- The Apache. (Plate 7; copyright 1906). -- The Apache Reaper. (Plate 8; copyright 1906). -- The Storm - Apache. (Plate 9; copyright 1906). -- Getting Water - Apache. (Plate 10; copyright 1903). -- Story Telling - Apache. (Plate 11; copyright 1903). -- The Scout - Apache. (Plate 13; copyright 1906). -- Apache Nalín. (Plate 15; copyright 1903). -- Chidéh - Apache. (Plate 18; copyright 1903). -- Chief Garfield - Jicarilla. (Plate 21; copyright 1904). -- Jicarilla Women. (Plate 25; copyright 1904). -- A Chief of the Desert - Navaho. (Plate 26; copyright 1904). -- Nẽsjája Hatálī - Navaho. (Plate 31; copyright 1904). -- A Son of the Desert - Navaho. (Plate 32; copyright 1904). -- Navaho Flocks. (Plate 33; copyright 1904). -- The Blanket Weaver - Navaho. (Plate 34; copyright 1904). -- Sunset in Navaho-Land. (Plate 38; copyright 1904). -- Alhkīdókīhī - Navaho. (Plate 39; copyright 1907).
21 photogravures, images approx. 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (22 1/4 x 18 1/4 in. sheet), on Holland Van Gelder paper, very occasional small tears to sheet edge, housed in original one-quarter calf and brown cloth portfolio with original plate list sheet for volume. Plates 21 and 32 matted and framed. All prints from Portfolio 1 "The Apache. The Jicarillas. The Navaho," except as noted.
[Also with:] The Rush Gatherer - Kutenai. (Plate 255, portfolio 7; copyright 1910). Believed to be on Japon Vellum paper.
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