Lot #1562: EDWARD S. CURTIS - Beads of the Navajo - Original vintage sepia toned photogravure

 

Artist: Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868 - 1952).
Title: "Beads of the Navajo".
Medium: Original vintage sepia toned photogravure.
Date: Composed c1908. Printed 1909.
Dimensions: Image size: 6 1/16 x 4 in. (154 x 102 mm).
Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition. Comment(s): Edward Sheriff Curtis was an American photographer and ethnologist whose work focused on the American West and on Native American peoples. N.B. This is an original photogravure published separately from ‘The North American Indian’ portfolioand Curtis’s editioned works. [676-1-100]