Collection of 35 original photogravures by Edward S. Curtis from The North American Indian, his monumental 20-volume and 20-portfolio documentation of Indigenous peoples of North America, produced under the patronage of J.P. Morgan. Images represented are from Volumes 3, 6, and 17 and Portfolio 18. Only 272 of the originally proposed 500 sets were completed.
Made/Created
Artist
Edward S. Curtis
Date made
1908 - 1928
Location
* Untyped Location
AHN Storage Unit
Acquisition
Acquisition Method
Bequest
Acquired From
VGN
Notes
VGN bequest to AHN, originally displayed in Silver Run Log Cabin
Valuations
Valuation Type
Appraisal
Value
$2,250.00
Estimator
Jane de Lisser
Date
2012
General Notes
Note
Volume 3: 1908
Volume 6: 1911
Volume 17: 1926
Portfolio 18: associated with Volume 18, published 1928
Name/Title
Edward S. Curtis, The North American Indian Photogravures, Collection of 35
