Edward Curtis (United States, b. 1868-1952), Tapa - Antelope Water, 1905

Edward Curtis (United States, b. 1868-1952)

Tapa - Antelope Water, 1905

Signed on recto.

Vintage platinum print

Image 5 x 6.6", Mount 11 x 13.5", Mat 16 x 20"

Literature

“I wanted to produce an irrefutable record of a race doomed to extinction- to show this Indian as he was in the normal, noble life so people will know he was no debauched vagabond, but a man of proud stare and noble heritage.”Edward Curtis Curtis worked like a man possessed in his determination to preserve the memory and traditions of a truly sacred race before they were obliterated and the memories of a richly textured and spiritual life erased forever...

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